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1.       The Pattern of Governance in South Asia

i]. South Asia’s weak development: The role of governance, The Center for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh:

ii]. Governance in South Asia: From Crisis to opportunity, ADB

iii]. Pakistan: Devolution – The Reality [seminar proceedings], The British Council

iv]. Parliament and good governance: Towards a new agenda for strengthening accountability in South Asia

v]. Strengthening Democratic governance, conference report, Asian Center for Democratic Governance:

vi]. Legal reform in Asia

2.       Country-Wise Governance issues:

PAKISTAN

i). Governance Reforms: Pakistan Development forum, April, 2002

ii). The Governance and Democracy in Pakistan, by Atiq-ul-Hassan, Media Monitors Network:

iii]. Resolution on issues on governance underlying relations between India and Pakistan, Asian Human Rights Commission:

iv]. Pakistan: A political history, ASKASIA

INDIA

i). India: No Governance, No Growth, by N J Jharavi, Rediff.com

ii). India: Good Governance Agenda, by Sarah Joseph, The Hindu, July 31, 2001

iii). Studies on political issues and governance, Center for Policy Research, New Delhi

iv]. A consultation paper on: Review of the working of political parties especially in relation to elections and reform options, National Commission to Review Working of the Constitution:

v]. Crisis of governance in India by Saurabh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Institute of Policy and Conflict Studies

AFGHANISTAN

i] Afghanistan: Players, politics and prospects, United States Institute of Peace [transcripts of a seminar]

ii]. Building women’s leadership in Afghanistan, UNIFEM

iii]. Rebuilding civil society through community development, Assistance Afghanistan

iv]. Peace-building strategies for Afghanistan, Commission Report, Chr. Michelsen Institute

 

SRI LANKA

i]. State of governance in Sri Lanka

ii]. Governance and institutional strengthening project, Sri Lanka, Human Rights Research and Education Center

iii]. Recent studies on Governance in Sri Lanka by the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka

iv]. Political-Military relations in Sri Lanka, Working paper, Netherlands Institute of International Relations, 2001

 

MALDIVES

i]. History of political governance in Maldives, Maldives Culture

ii]. Women in the Republic of Maldives [political participation], Country briefing paper, ADB

iii]. Politics and constitution in Maldives

iv]. Maldives – Institutional structure [basic information], PoliSci.com

 

NEPAL

i]. Governance challenge for Nepal, by Dev Raj Dahal

ii]. The concept of decentralized system of government in the context of balanced development of Nepal, by Dr. Durga P. Paudyal

iii]. Is Nepal in search of a political order? 1990 constitution and thereafter, by Dr. Chandrashekaran, South Asia Analysis Group:

iv]. Democratic governance in Nepal, UN

 

BANGLADESH

i]. Good governance in Bangladesh: Exploring the link between governance and poverty elimination, Center for Development Studies, University of Bath

ii]. Bangladesh: Democracy and Governance, USAID

iii]. Political and administrative corruption, Bibliography, Transparency International

iv]. News analysis on Bangladesh politics:

 

3.       A Way Forward:

i]. South Asia: Problems and Potential, CSIS

ii]. Democratization in South Asia, International Center for Ethnic Studies

iii]. South Asia: Accountable Governance [workshop proceedings of a conference], Katmandu, Nepal on April 10-11th, 2000, International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance

4.       Resources:

i]. Asian Network for Free Elections

ii]. Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia (ARDA)

iii]. Asian Center for Democratic Governance

iv]. Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development