Exploring the Coordination Matter in Urban Governance: A Critical Analysis

Authors

  • Mohammad Al-Amin Department of Public Administration, Comilla University, Kotbari, Cumilla-3506, Bangladesh
  • Rokeya Akter Department of Public Administration, Comilla University, Kotbari, Cumilla-3506, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54536/ajsde.v1i1.800

Keywords:

Cumilla City Corporation, Dhaka City Corporation, Organizational Coordination, Policy Formulation, Policy Implementation

Abstract

The study aims to draw attention to the problem of dual urban management. The local level of governance has a crucial role in national politics. ULG is the aspect of any government system that is given the most priority. It serves as a pillar for forming policies, and the framework of urban bodies is essential to a successful urbanization system. Bangladesh has seen fast urbanization during the previous several decades. Urban government entities like City Corporations and special-purpose agencies are given some responsibility for beautiful urban design and providing better services to its citizens. Both original data for Cumilla City Corporation and secondary data from various sources were used in this exploration for Dhaka City Corporation. DCC split into two businesses at the same time, and CuCC was founded in 2011. Twenty respondents were chosen from randomly department officials and elected officials to gather primary data using the KIIs tool and secondary data utilizing observation. They consequently deal with a variety of issues. The lack of autonomy, the improper mobilization of local resources, the lack of sound management, the functional overlap, various modes of operation, and patterns of accountability, have all been identified as major issues and barriers to the improvement of urban infrastructural quality in this paper. Those create hazards and chaos situation among the different institutions associated with the management of Comilla and Dhaka City Corporation. This article also proposed some recommendations by which these problems can be reduced.

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Published

2022-12-10

How to Cite

Al-Amin, M., & Akter, R. (2022). Exploring the Coordination Matter in Urban Governance: A Critical Analysis. American Journal of Social Development and Entrepreneurship, 1(1), 5–16. https://doi.org/10.54536/ajsde.v1i1.800