The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster Systems: Lessons for Bangladesh
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Committees are ubiquitous. They are found in all types of legislatures- large or small, old or new. Parliamentary committees are important because they can provide a number of values that are not easily available otherwise. However, although it is widely acknowledged that committees have greater resilience in Congressional and Continental systems than in Westminster-style democracies, there are not many studies that explore variations in committee influence and impact in the latter. This volume intends to fill this gap. It provides a detailed account of the organisation and working of parliamentary committees in Australia, Bangladesh, Britain, Canada, India and New Zealand and identifies the reasons that explain why they matter more in some Westminster-style democracies than in others. It also explores the lessons that Bangladesh can learn from the experiences of other countries. This comparative study should be of interest to parliamentarians, party politicians, researchers, academics and civil society representatives.
Nizam Ahmed
Nizam Ahmed is Professor of Public Administration at the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. He graduated with Honours and obtained a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Dhaka. He also has a Master of Social Sciences (Administration) degree from the University of Tasmania, Australia and a Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne, Australia. His fields of interest are legislative behaviour, local government, party politics and comparative administration. He has published several books and numerous articles in leading journals. His most recent publications include Aiding the Parliament of Bangladesh: Experience and Prospect (Dhaka: UPL, 2012) and The Bangladesh Parliament: A Data Handbook (Dhaka: IGS, 2013).
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