Women in Governing Institutions in South Asia Parliament, Civil Service and Local Government /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ahmed, Nizam (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Public policy.; Women in development.; Political science.; Identity politics.; Public administration.; Public Policy.; Development and Gender.; Governance and Government.; Politics and Gender.; Public Administration.

This edited volume examines policies aimed at increasing the representation of women in governing institutions in six South Asian countries. Divided into three parts, it addresses the implications of uniformity and diversity for the substantive representation of women in parliament, civil service an...