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Representative and responsive bureaucracy in Nepal: a mismatch or a realistic assumption?

Public administration and policy, 2020-12, Vol.23 (2), p.141-156 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Ishtiaq Jamil and Hasan Muhammad Baniamin. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;ISSN: 1727-2645 ;EISSN: 2517-679X ;DOI: 10.1108/PAP-03-2020-0016

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  • Title:
    Representative and responsive bureaucracy in Nepal: a mismatch or a realistic assumption?
  • Author: Jamil, Ishtiaq ; Baniamin, Hasan Muhammad
  • Subjects: Affirmative action ; Bureaucracy ; Bureaucrats ; Civil service ; Democracy ; Elitism ; Legitimacy ; nepal ; Public officials ; representative bureaucracy ; responsive bureaucracy ; Society
  • Is Part Of: Public administration and policy, 2020-12, Vol.23 (2), p.141-156
  • Description: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate, firstly, to what extent has Nepal’s bureaucracy become representative in terms of reflecting the country’s demographic composition, and secondly, has the bureaucracy become more responsive to citizens since the implementation of a quota policy in 2007. Design/methodology/approach This paper relies on factual and perceptual data in analysis. In order to analyze and interpret representative bureaucracy, this paper adopts factual data derived from the secondary sources, especially data generated by the Government of Nepal. Second, the perceptual set of data was collected through two rounds (2008, 2014) of a country-representative survey in Nepal. Findings The findings suggest that in terms of representativeness, the bureaucracy is still dominated by high-caste Hindus, while other ethnic communities, except the Newars, are utterly under-represented. Surprisingly, Dalits are represented in higher posts as per their percentage in the population, but they are still underrepresented in the civil service in general. Women’s representation has also increased through participation in the civil service, but they still mostly hold junior or non-gazetted posts. Citizens’ evaluations regarding responsiveness and processes of service provision are also mixed. Originality/value This paper is a unique attempt to understand the aspects of representativeness and responsiveness in relation to Nepalese Civil Service.
  • Publisher: Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1727-2645
    EISSN: 2517-679X
    DOI: 10.1108/PAP-03-2020-0016
  • Source: ProQuest Central
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