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Dissecting Public Sector Corruption in Bangladesh: Issues and Problems of Control

Public Organization Review volume 1, pages 465–486 (2001)Cite this article

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The public sector in Bangladesh is ridden with corruption of various dimensions and shades. Apart from bribery, rent-seeking and misappropriation of funds, the performance of public organizations is adversely affected by a host of other factors like excessive lobbying, delays in service provision, pilferage and larceny, irresponsible conduct of officials, bureaucratic intemperance, patronage and clientelism. The several institutional mechanisms to combat administrative malfeasance are rendered ineffective by a non-committed political leadership, a blase"d bureaucracy, weak accountability structures, and unproductive legislative labors. The public body for controlling corruption is itself associated with all sorts of malpractices and conducts its affair most unprofessionally. Despite several attempts, the constitutionally authorized ombudsman is yet to find its place in the governance framework.

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  1. School of Social Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia

    Habib Zafarullah

  2. Department of Political Science, International Islamic University, Malaysia, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Noore Alam Siddiquee

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Zafarullah, H., Siddiquee, N.A. Dissecting Public Sector Corruption in Bangladesh: Issues and Problems of Control. Public Organization Review 1, 465–486 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013740000213

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  • corruption
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  • public sector
  • Bangladesh