Overcoming the Governance Crisis in Dhaka City

Overcoming the Governance Crisis in Dhaka City' by Abdul Awal, Dr. Kamal Siddiqui, Mostaque Ahmed, and Jamshed Ahmed tackles the urgent challenges facing megacities in the developing world in the 21st century. The authors argue that without adequate urban management, cities like Dhaka risk severe deterioration, given the existing poverty, gender discrimination, and environmental degradation. Based on more than a year of extensive fieldwork, this pioneering study analyzes Dhaka's governance problems from a holistic perspective.

The book examines the role of every major service-providing organization, both individually and in relation to one another. It concludes with a set of practical reform proposals and a strategy for policymakers to adopt. While focused on Dhaka, the insights offered here have relevance far beyond Bangladesh's capital, making this an important read for urban planners, administrators, and students of governance.