Non-Governmental Actors are Coming Forward as Policy Actors in Bangladesh: Example from Operational Framework for Pre-Primary Education

Golam Rabbani

Abstract

Public policy making in developing countries is not simply a technical function of government; rather is a complex interactive process influenced by the diverse nature of socio-political and other internal and external forces. This process happens in a specific policy environment which is consisted with different factors, like as economic political, social, geographical, demographical, cultural, institutional, international etc. This paper intends to examine the role of non-sate actors, especially role of NGOs   in policy making of Bangladesh within the context of “Operational Framework for Pre-Primary Education 2008’. This paper has been prepared by reviewing and analyzing of available secondary literature, including recent publications, journals, books, research reports, and news paper articles. The study revealed that non-governmental organizations have more influence in policy demand rising, agenda settings and policy formulation in the ECD sub-sector of Bangladesh due to their resources and potentiality and because of being the legal authority the GoB gets involve in policy formulation process.

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