2ndSemest

er

PA121:I
ntr
oduct
iont
oPol
it
icsandGov
ernment

Thepr i
mar ygoaloft hiscoursei stoobt ai
nanunder standi
ngoft hebasi cprincipl
es,
functi
ons and foundat i
ons ofmoder n state syst
em and t o contextuali
ze them i n
Bangladesh. An under st
anding of pol i
ti
cal systems f r
om pol it
ical phil
osophy
perspecti
veisessentialtocompr ehendthef uncti
oningofademocr acyandt helibert
ies
ofitspeople.Knowledgei nconjuncti
onwi ththewi l
l
ingnessandabi li
tytoaffectchange
i
nt hegov ernmentarewhatsepar at
epassi vesubjectsfrom acti
veci t
izens.Thus,t he
secondpar tofthecour sedeal swi t
hconnect ionbet weenpolit
icsandadmi nistr
ation
and keyi ssuesin cont emporaryBangl adesh politi
csand gov ernmentt hataf fects
functi
oningofdemocr acyinBangl adesh.

Cour
seCont
ent
s:

PartI:Pol
it
icalPhil
osopher
s:EightKeyPhil
osopher
st hatI
nfl
uencedt heModernStat
e
System wi
llbedi scussedi
nt hi
sCour se-
Plat
o,Ari
stotl
e,Machiavell
i
,Hobbes,Locke,
Rousseau,Marx,Woodr owWil
son(Relat
ingPoli
ti
cal
SciencetoPublicAdmini
str
ati
on)

Par
tII
:Pol
it
icsandGov
ernment

Basi
cConcept
sofPolit
ics:Def
ini
ngPoli
ti
cs,Power,Obl
igat
ion,Legi
ti
macy,Author
it
y,
Sour
cesofAut
hor
it
y,UsesofAuthor
it
yandPower-Coerci
on,Consent,
Sover
eignt
y.

Concept
sRel
atedwi
thSt
ate:Ev
olut
ionoft
heConceptofSt
ateandRel
atedTheor
ies.

Const
it
uti
onandConst
it
uti
onal
ism:Basi
cTheor
iesonConst
it
uti
onal
i
sm.

Nat
ion and Nati
on-
Stat
e:Nati
on-Buil
ding and Nat
ional
i
sm,Gr
owt
h ofNat
ional
i
sm,
Nat
ion-
Buil
dingandSt
ateFor
mationinBangladesh.

Pol
it
icalProcess:Defini
ngPoli
ti
calSyst
em andIdent
ify
ingi
tsComponent
s,For
msof
Pol
it
icalSystem (Emphasison Democr acy
),El
ector
alSyst
ems,Publi
cOpini
on and
El
ecti
on,Poli
ti
calProcessinBangl
adesh.

Pol
it
icalCultur
e:TypesandCl assi
fi
cationofPol
i
ticalCul
tur
e,Gr
owt
hoft
heEx
ist
ing
Pol
i
ticalCul
tureinBangl
adesh-theProcess.

Poli
ti
cs-Admini
str
ati
onInteracti
on:MaxWeberand‘ Apoli
ti
cal
’Bureaucracy
,Woodrow
Wil
son and Pol i
ti
cs-
Admi nist
rati
on Dichot
omy , Complementari
ty of Pol i
ti
cs-
Administr
ati
on,
thePoli
ti
cs-Administ
rat
ionI
nter
act
ionintheExi
sti
ngPol i
ti
calSy
stem of
Bangladesh.
Suggest
edReadi
ngs:

Jahan,F.&Shahan,A.M.2008.“TheVici
ousCycl
eofAdminist
rati
vePol i
ti
cizat
ionin
Bangladesh:Gai
noft
heI
ncompetentFew,Lossoft
heCi
ti
zenr
y,”JournalofBangladesh
St
udi
es.

Jahan,F.& Shahan,A.M.2008.“Pol
i
tics-
Bur
eaucr
acyRel at
ionshipinBangladesh:
Consequencesfort
hePubl
i
cServi
ceCommi ssi
on,
”Vol.8,Publ
icOr gani
zat
ionReview,
No.4:307-328.

Por
ter
,M.Jane.2009.Cl
assi
csi
nPol
i
ti osophy,3rdEdi
calPhi
l ti
on,
Canada:Pr
ent
iceHal
l
,
I
nc.

Rhodes,R.A.W.BinderS.A.&RockmanB.A.2008.TheOxf
ordHandbookofPol
i
tical
I
nsti
tuti
ons,NewYork:
OxfordUni
ver
sit
yPr
ess

Weingast
,B.R. & Wit
tman,D.A.(Eds.
).2008. TheOxf
ordHandbookofPol
i
tical
Economy,NewYor
k:Oxfor
dUniv
ersi
tyPr
ess.

Zafarul
lah,H.M.&Khan,M.M.2001.“ Bureaucr
acyinBangladesh:Poli
ti
cswi t
hinand
theInfl
uenceofPar
ti
sanPol
i
tics,
”inFarazmand,A.(
Ed.)
,HandbookofCompar ati
veand
DevelopmentPubli
cAdmini
strat
ion.2ndediti
on.New York,Mar celDekker
,2001,pp.
98197.
PA122:I
ntr
oduct
iont
oBangl
adeshPubl
icAdmi
nist
rat
ion

Themaj orobj
ecti
veofthecourseist oint
roducet hest
udent st
othestr
uct
ure,process
andf uncti
onsofpubli
cadministr
ationinBangladesh.Havingcomplet
edthecourse,the
studentswoul dbeabletounderstandandexpl aintheint
ricaci
esofBangl
adeshpubl i
c
administrat
ionandthewayitworksi nthecontextofBangladesh.

Cour
seCont
ent
s:

Bangl
adeshConstit
uti
on:PhilosophyoftheConsti
tut
ionofthePeopl
e’sRepubl
icof
Bangl
adesh,Pr
ovisi
onsRelatedt oPubli
cAdminist
rati
on,RecentDev
elopment
sand
AmendmentsoftheConsti
tut
ion.

Hist
oricalBackgroundofPubl i
cAdministr
ationinBangladesh:Hi
stor
icalBackgr
ound
ofBangladeshCivilServ
ice:(
a)TheSt
ructureandOrganizati
onofPubli
cAdmi ni
str
ati
on
i
nBr i
ti
shIndia(b)StateofPubli
cAdmi
nistrat
ioninUni
tedPaki st
an.

Str
uctur
eofPubl i
cAdmi ni
str
ationinBangl adesh
ThreeBranchesofGovernmentandt hei
rI nter
rel
ati
onship;Secret
ari
atSet-
Up,Mini
str
ies,
Div
isi
ons, Departments, Autonomous and Semi -Autonomous Bodi es/
Agencies-
Str
uctur
e,Functi
onsandRel at
ionship,FieldAdmi ni
str
ationinBangladesh:Di
stri
ctand
Thana/Upazil
aAdministr
ati
on-Structur
e, Functi
ons,ControlandCoordi
nati
on.

Const
itut
ionalBodi
esinBangl
adesh:St
ruct
ure,Funct
ions,SuccessandFai
l
ure(
Speci
al
Att
ent
ionwi l
lbegi
venon‘
EC,CAGandPSC’).

Administr
ati
veCultur
ei nBangladesh:TheNor mati
veRoot sofAdmi ni
str
ati
veCultur
ein
Bangladesh,t
heCul t
ureof‘ Tadbi
r ’
:the‘
Bui
ldingBlock’ofDecisi
onMak i
ngintheCi vi
l
Serv
ice of Bangl
adesh,Pol i
ti
cizati
on of Admini
strati
on.Di mensi
ons,Causes and
ConsequencesofCor rupti
on,Pol i
ti
calandAdmi nistr
ati
veCor r
upti
oni nBangladesh,
WhyCor rupti
onPersist
sI nBangladesh?RecentAnti-Corrupt
ionIni
ti
ati
vesRol
eofAnt i-
Corr
upt i
onCommi ssion(ACC) .

Admini
str
ati
ve Ref or
ms: Defi
ning Admi ni
str
ati
ve Reform,Constr
aint
st o Major
Admini
str
ati
ve Reforms,Str
ategies f
orFacili
tat
ing MajorAdmini
str
ati
ve Ref
orms,
Gover
nmentReform Eff
ort
sinBangladesh.
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edReadi
ngs:

Al
i
,S.
A.M.
M. Ci
2007. vi
lSer
viceManagementi
nBangl
adesh,
Dhak
a:UPL.

Al
i,
S.A.
M.M. Bangl
2004. adeshCi
vi
lSer
vice:APol
i
ticalAdmi
ni
str
ati
vePer
spect
ive,
Dhak
a:
UPL.

Chowdhury
,A.M.&Alam, F.(
Ed.
).2002.Bangl
adesh:Ont
heThr
eshol
doft
heTwent
y-Fi
rst
Cent
ury,
Asiat
icSoci
etyofBangl
adesh.

Hussain,B.2008.Consti
tut
ionalHist
oryofBangladesh:Comment sonContemporar
y
s
t
Pol
it
icalCri
si
sandLeadingCase-Laws,1 Edi
ti
on,
Dhak a:Bangl
adeshLawBookCompany.

Jami
l
,I. Admi
2007. ni
str
ati
veCul
tur
einBangl 1stEdi
adesh, ti
on,
Dhak
a:AHDPHPubl
i
cat
ion.

Khan,M.M.2006.Domi
nantExecut
iveandDor
mantLegi
sl
atur
e,Dhaka:AHDPPubl
i
shi
ng
House.

Zafar
ull
ah,H.&Khan,M.M.2005.TheBur
eaucr
ati
cAscendancy
:Publ
icAdmi
ni
str
ati
oni
n
Bangl
adesh:TheFi
rstThr
eeDecades,
Dhak
a:AHDPPubli
shingHouse.
PA123:LocalGov
ernmentandDecent
ral
izat
ion

Theobj ect
iveofthecour seistof amili
ari
zet hestudentswiththeconceptsandi ssues
ofruraldevel
opmentandl ocalgovernment .Havingcompl et
edthi
scour sethest udents
wil
lgai n usefulinsights aboutt he dynami cs ofr ur
aldev el
opmentef f
orts,t hei
r
j
ustif
icati
onandf unctioni
ngofl ocalgovernmenti nBangladeshasacor einsti
tutionfor
rur
aldev el
opment .Thecour sewi l
lalsoenabl ethestudentstodiagnosethest rengths
aswel lastheweaknessesofl ocal gover
nmenti nsti
tut
ions.

Cour
seCont
ent
s:

LocalGov
ernment
:Def
ini
ti
on,
Concept
sandAppr
oaches.

Decentral
izat
ion: Concept
s,Forms,Import
ance,FiscalDecent
ral
i
zat
ion-
Funct
ional
Assignment,Revenue Assi
gnment,Expendi
tur
e Assignment
,LocalDiscr
eti
on and
Autonomy.

LocalGovernmentandt
heLocalDev
elopment
:Localgov
ernmentandl
ocalser
vice
del
iver
yint
erface.

LocalGov er
nment in Bangl
adesh:Evol
uti
on of LocalGover
nment Sy
stems i
n
Bangl
adesh.WheredoesBangl
adeshStandontheFr
ontofDecent
ral
i
zat
ionandFi
scal
Decent
ral
izat
ion?

Rur
aland Urban Localgover
nmenti
n Bangl
adesh:LegalFr
amewor
k,St
ruct
ure,
Composi
ti
onandFuncti
ons.

Central
-LocalRel
ati
ons i
n Bangladesh:Pol
i
ticaland Admi
nist
rat
ive Contr
oloft he
Centr
alGov er
nmentoverLocalBodi
esandthePowerPlayamongt heCentralvs.Local
Leadershi
pandBureaucr
acy.

LocalGovernmentFinance:Sour cesofI ncome-Int

ernalRevenueGener
ati
on,Cent
ral
GovernmentTransf
ers/Grants,LocalGov ernmentBorrowi
ng,Expendi
tur
ePatter
nsof
RuralandUr
banLocal Government ,WeaknessesofLocalFi
nance.

I
nnov at
ionsi
nLocalGov ernance:WhyI nnovat
ionisNecessar y?GovernmentandDonor
I
nit
iati
ves:Si
rajgonjLocalGov ernanceDev el
opmentPr oject(SLGDP),LocalGovernance
SupportProgram I -
Lear
ningandI nnovati
onComponent( LGSP I-
LIC),LGSP-2,Union
Pari
shad Gov ernance Project( UPGP) ,Upazila Gov er
nance Pr oj
ect( UZGP) ,Urban
GovernanceandI nfr
astr
uctureI mpr ov
ementPr oject(UGI I
P),Munici
palGov er
nanceand
Servi
cesProj
ect( MGSP) ,
Hor izontalLearni
ngPr ogram (HLP) .
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edReadi
ngs

Ahmed,AKA.F.2013.RuralDevelopmentby NGOs in Bangl

adesh:Per
spect
ive,
Per
for
manceandPar
adoxes,
Dhaka:
OsderPubl
icat
ions,
Dhaka.

Cheema,G.S.&Rondinel
li
,D.A.(Eds.
).2007.Decentr
ali
zi
ngGover
nance:Emer
ging
Concept
sandPr
act
ices,Washi
ngt
on,DC:Brooki
ngsInst
it
uti
onPr
ess.

Khan,M.M.2010.Decent
ral
i
zat
ioni
nBangl
adesh:Myt
horReal
i
ty?Dhaka:AHDP
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ishi
ngHouse.

Khan,M.M.2011.LocalGov
ernmenti
nBangl
adesh:SomeCont
empor
aryI
ssuesand
Pract
ices,
Dhaka:
AHDPH.

Rondi
nel
li
,D.A.Nel
li
s,J.R. &Cheema,G.S.1983.“ Decentr
ali
zat
ioninDevel
opi
ng
Count
ri
es:ARev
iewofRecentExper
i ,
ence”Washi
ngt
on,
D.C.:TheWorldBank.

Si
ddi
qui
,K.2005.Local
Gover
nmenti
nBangl
adesh,
Dhaka:
UPL.
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The cour
se willfocus on the concept,i
ssues and di
ff
erentdimensions ofrural
dev
elopment.Itwi l
lalso focus ruraldev
elopmentfrom a holi
sti
c perspect
ive of
dev
elopment.TheBangladeshsit
uationwil
lrecei
veduecont
extual
focus.

Cour
seCont
ent
s:

ConceptofRur
alDev
elopment
:Nat
ure,
ScopeandI
mpor
tanceofRur
alDev
elopment

Rur
alDev elopmentand OtherRelat
ed Aspect
s:Communi
ty Dev
elopment
,Rur
al
Moder
nizati
on,PowerSt
ruct
ureandI
tsChangi
ngPatt
ern

Thi
nker
sofRur
alDev
elopment
:Gandhi
,Rabi
nranat
h,Akt
herHameedKhanandOt
her
s.

ModelsofRuralDev
elopment
:V-AI
D,Comill
aModel ,I
RDP,Compr
ehensi
veVi
l
lage
Dev
elopmentPr
ogr
am,UjamaaModel
,SaemaulUndongModel
.

I
ncl
usi
veRuralDevelopment:Communi
tyPar
ti
cipat
ioni
nRur
alDev
elopment
,Rol
eof
NGOsi
nRuralDevelopment.

Rethi
nki
ngRuralDevel
opment:HowJusti
fi
edRuralDev
elopmenti
s?Changi
ngCont
ext
ofRural
Real
i
ty,Changi
ngTrendofRur
alDevel
opmentPoli
cyi
nSouthAsi
a.

Tr
ansfor
ming Agrar
ian Str
uctur
e:PleaofLand Reform,Theor
iesofLand Ref
orm,
Ty
pologyofLandRefor
m, Basi
cChanges,
LandLegi
slati
onandImplement
ati
on.

Povert
yAllev
iat
ionandSafet
yNetProgr
ams:Ty
pes,Management
,Achi
evement
sand
Chall
engesofSafet
yNetPr
ograms.
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edReadi
ngs:

Asaduzzaman,M.2007.I nst
it
uti
onalAnal
ysi
s ofRuralDevelopment
:A St
udy of
Bangl
adeshRuralDevel
opmentBoar
d(BRDB)
,Dhaka:
OsderPubl
icati
ons.

Ashl
ey,C.& Maxwell
,S.2001.“
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hinki
ngRur
alDev
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i
cy
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ent
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Huq,M.A.1976.Exploi
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A.1993.Rur
Quddus,M. alDevel
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nBangl
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Stev
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,E.1966.Changi
Tepper ngPatt
ernsofAdmini
str
ati
oni
nRur
alEastPaki
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acuse,
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sit
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Todar
o,M.P.1989.Economi
cDevel
opmenti
ntheThi
rdWor
ld,11thEdi
ti
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k:
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Wiggins,S.& Proct
or,S. 2001.“How Speci
alare RuralAr
eas? The Economic
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mplicati
onsofLocat
ionf
orRur
alDev
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