Governance in South Asia

Introduction 1 Religion and culture in nation building and governance of South Asia Priyanka Jha 2 Civil service reforms and development of professionalism: a case study of Bangladesh A.T.M. Obaidullah 3 Public service guarantee acts in Indian states: tools of accountability and ethical governance Rumki Basu 4 Information technology as a key to good governance in Pakistan: a case study Sarfraz Khawaja and Jahanzeb Waheed 5 Women empowerment in Kerala: a model in South Asia Ahamed Kabeer M. 6 Natural disasters and women dependent on agriculture in India's rural areas Manika Kamthan 7 Climate change mitigation through whole tree planting: a case study in India Kapil Kumar Joshi, Vinay Sharma and Parag Madhkar Dhakate 8 Forest governance in north-east India and the role of the judiciary Harsha S. and Dijamani Sarmah 9 Occupational health and safety in the ship-breaking industries of Bangladesh Mahfuzul Haque 10 Climate change and its adaptation policies in Bangladesh: a synoptic view M. Shamsur Rahman and Shahriar Shams 11 Model villages in the context of state, civil society and the market: emerging paradigm in India E. Venkatesu 12 Labour motivation in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act/Scheme in India Asif Hasan and Anwar Imam 13 Role of social audit in curbing corruption in India Nitin Dhaktode