Governance in South, Southeast, and East Asia: Trends, Issues and Challenges

Governance in South, Southeast, and East Asia - Trends, Issues and Challenges.- Introduction Theories of Governance: South Asian Perspective.- Network Governance and Policy Making: Developments and Directions in Asia.- Public Management as a Building Block for Governance: Drawing on the Experiences of Hong Kong.- Globalization, State Formation, and Reinvention in Public Governance: Exploring the Linkages and Patterns in Southeast Asia.- The Relevance of the Concept of Good Governance: Revisiting Goals, Agendas and Strategies.- Good Governance and Human Development in Developing Countries, with Special Reference to South Asia.- Key Issues in Women's Representation in Bureaucracy: Lessons from South Asia.- Citizens' Trust in Public and Political Institutions in Bangladesh and Nepal.- Constructing Co-governance between Government and Civil Society: An Institutional Approach to Collaboration.- The Reform of Public Service Units in China: A Decentralization Approach.- Dynamics of Public Policy: Determinants of Policymaking and Implementation in Bangladesh.- The Purposeful Destruction of State Capacity in Bihar, India.- Conclusion