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Metropolitan Governance and Interorganizational Coordination: Study of a City Corporation in Bangladesh

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  • Habib Zafarullah

    (University of New England)

  • Jannatul Ferdous

    (University of Comilla)

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Metropolitan governance focuses on democratic participation, citizen-centered services and local growth. In Bangladesh, urban sprawl, rapid population growth, and multiple public agencies providing services make inter-organizational cooperation essential, yet problematic. Limited autonomy, unwieldy institutional procedures, unproductive inter-agency coordination and disjointed collaboration often hinder policy and program execution. Consultation, collaboration, negotiation, and mutual adjustment are aimless, incoherent or ineffective. This exploratory-interpretive study using survey data examines the challenges of inter-organizational coordination in Chittagong, the second-largest city in the country. The focus is on institutional mechanisms, organizational culture, leadership, administrative dualism, accountability, integrity, management quality, and program monitoring and evaluation.

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  • Habib Zafarullah & Jannatul Ferdous, 2024. "Metropolitan Governance and Interorganizational Coordination: Study of a City Corporation in Bangladesh," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 24(1), pages 97-117, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:porgrv:v:24:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1007_s11115-023-00749-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s11115-023-00749-7
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