Administrative Reform in Bangladesh: Where to Start?

Expansion of the private, NGO, and international sectors has made administrative reform very urgent in Bangladesh. The rigidity of the government pay scale in presence of private and international pay scales has led to a bad equilibrium in the government service factor market. This bad equilibrium has led to decline in effort and quality of entrants. It has led to an unhealthy gap in official and effective pay. It is harming national interests. Bangladesh should put an end to this “bad” equilibrium and move to a “good” equilibrium, an equilibrium that can safeguard her national interests in face of private and international pressures. First Draft: August 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The author would like to thank those whose comments and views have benefited this paper. They are however not responsible for any remaining error of shortcoming. The views expressed here are author’s personal and should not be ascribed to the organizations that he is affiliated with. For correspondence, please send e-mail to: [email protected]