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Research Article
How to bring about change in the Bangladesh civil service? Attempts to change mindsets, behaviours and practice
Article first published online: 16 JUN 2009
DOI: 10.1002/pad.536
Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Jacobs, C. (2009), How to bring about change in the Bangladesh civil service? Attempts to change mindsets, behaviours and practice. Public Administration and Development, 29: 218–227. doi: 10.1002/pad.536
Publication History
- Issue published online: 13 JUL 2009
- Article first published online: 16 JUN 2009
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Keywords:
- civil service;
- reform;
- Bangladesh;
- public services
Abstract
This article addresses three critical questions central to many donor funded programmes which seek to enable pro-poor reform and growth. In the context of Bangladesh, the research asks first, does the civil service has a role in promoting change of this kind? Second, can a senior civil service development programme succeed in creating reform minded civil servants? And, third, if so how might the contribution be made both more substantive and of value? These questions are addressed systematically through a literature review and evidence drawn from Managing at the Top (MATT 2)—a DFID funded programme. Some tentative conclusions are drawn in the final section. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.