Title: Making reform work : institutions, dispositions, and the improving health of Bangladesh

Authors: Faquet, Jean-Paul and Ali, Zulfigar

Place: [Amsterdam etc.]

Publisher: Elsevier

Year: cop. 2008

Journal: World development

Volume: vol. 37, no. 1

PAGE: 208--218

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, health services, local government, political aspects, accountability, health, women, bangladesh

Abstract: This article examines whether local governance in Bangladesh can reduce maternal and child mortality, using data from high and low-performing upazilas. According to theory local government responsiveness and accountability is primarily the product of the openness and competition of its politics.

URL: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/27158/1/Making_reform_work_(LSERO).doc.pdf

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