This book examines public administration in South Asia in the context of rapid changes and
modernization of administrative traditions thoughts and practices. The existing literature
has however not given adequate attention to these developments at least in a single volume.
The book describes both the shared administrative traditions of Bhutan Bangladesh China
India the Maldives Nepal Pakistan and Sri Lanka and how far they have adapted their
administrative systems to respond to contemporary administrative and governance challenges. The
book studies how national civil service reforms have been carried out in each member state of
South Asia and how the national civil service acts and different regulations are being
implemented as well as what are the critical factors associated with the implementation of
national civil service acts and reform measures in the region.
