Jannatul Ferdous is associate professor at the Department of Public Administration, Comilla University, Bangladesh.Mohammad Razaul Karim, Ph.D., is associate professor of the Department of Public Administration at Comilla University, Bangladesh.

The book takes a thorough approach to local government in Bangladesh and employs rigorous analysis. The book gives professionals in local government access to important research findings and professional insights into contemporary issues and trends in local government.

• Chapter One. Local Government: Concepts and DecentralizationChapter Two. Evolution of Local Government in BangladeshChapter Three. The Current Structure, Composition, and Functions of Local Government in BangladeshChapter Four. Financial Management of Local Government: The Myth of Self-RelianceChapter Five. Relations between Central and Local Governments in BangladeshChapter Six. Local Government in Bangladesh: Key Issues and ChallengesConclusion

Jannatul Ferdous is associate professor at the Department of Public Administration, Comilla University, Bangladesh.Mohammad Razaul Karim, Ph.D., is associate professor of the Department of Public Administration at Comilla University, Bangladesh.

The book takes a thorough approach to local government in Bangladesh and employs rigorous analysis. The book gives professionals in local government access to important research findings and professional insights into contemporary issues and trends in local government.

• Chapter One. Local Government: Concepts and DecentralizationChapter Two. Evolution of Local Government in BangladeshChapter Three. The Current Structure, Composition, and Functions of Local Government in BangladeshChapter Four. Financial Management of Local Government: The Myth of Self-RelianceChapter Five. Relations between Central and Local Governments in BangladeshChapter Six. Local Government in Bangladesh: Key Issues and ChallengesConclusion

Jannatul Ferdous is associate professor at the Department of Public Administration, Comilla University, Bangladesh.Mohammad Razaul Karim, Ph.D., is associate professor of the Department of Public Administration at Comilla University, Bangladesh.

The book takes a thorough approach to local government in Bangladesh and employs rigorous analysis. The book gives professionals in local government access to important research findings and professional insights into contemporary issues and trends in local government.

• Chapter One. Local Government: Concepts and DecentralizationChapter Two. Evolution of Local Government in BangladeshChapter Three. The Current Structure, Composition, and Functions of Local Government in BangladeshChapter Four. Financial Management of Local Government: The Myth of Self-RelianceChapter Five. Relations between Central and Local Governments in BangladeshChapter Six. Local Government in Bangladesh: Key Issues and ChallengesConclusion