Public Affairs And Governance

  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 2

People's participation and accountability at the sub-district council in Bangladesh

  • Author:
  • Mamtaj Uddin Ahmed1, Amir Mohammad Nasrullah1,
  • Total Page Count: 24
  • Published Online: Oct 1, 2019
  • Page Number: 176 to 199

1Department of Public Administration, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh

*Email id: nanditakshl28@gmail.com

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Abstract

Many scholars have argued that establishing elected local government can ensure people's participation in the service delivery activities and also can ensure better accountability of the service provider in its constituency. This study assesses the validity of this argument in the context of Subdistrict Council (SDC) in Bangladesh. Specifically, this study aims to critically evaluate to what extent SDC is using the prescribed mechanisms to ensure people's participation and accountability in its safety-net programmes and projects.

Keywords

People's Participation, Accountability, Local Government, SubDistrict Council, Bangladesh