JBS Vol 10. Num 2. 2008 - The Vicious Cycle of Administrative Politicization in Bangladesh

Ferdous Jahan
Asif Mohammad Shahan
Abstract

The paper argues that the excessive and extra-legal practice of politicization in public service recruitment system in Bangladesh creates a vicious cycle of incompetence: because of politicization, fewer competent candidates enter the civil service; with fewer competent new entrants, the scope for politicization increases; and less-competent civil service and politicization together deter the most able candidates from entering the civil service.