Dr  Farhad Hossain - Publications

Authored book

• F. Hossain. Administration of Development Initiatives by Non-Governmental Organisations: A Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal. Tampere: University of Tampere, 2001. eScholarID:4b1625

Edited book

• F. Hossain, C.J. Rees & T. Knight-Miller (Forthcoming, 2011). ed. Microcredit and International Development: Contexts, Achievements and Challenges. Abingdon: Routledge, 2011. eScholarID:119410
• F. Hossain & Z. Rahman. ed. Microfinance and Poverty: Contemporary Perspectives. Tampere: University of Tampere. Helsinki: Service Centre for Development Co-operation., 2001. eScholarID:4b1624
• J. Vartola, M. Ulvila, F. Hossain & T.N. Dhakal. ed. Development NGOs Facing the 21st Century- Perspectives from South Asia. Kathmandu: Institute for Human Development. New Delhi: Global Responsibility Forum., 2000. eScholarID:4b1626
• F. Hossain, M. Ulvila & W. Newaz. ed. Learning NGOs and the Dynamics of Development Partnership. Dhaka: Ahsania Books. New Delhi: Global Responsibility Forum., 2000. eScholarID:4b1627
• F. Hossain & S. Myllyla. ed. NGOs Under Challenge: Dynamics and Drawbacks in Development. Helsinki: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Department for International Development Co-operation., 1998. eScholarID:4b1628

Book contribution

• R. Ishii & F. Hossain. "Decentralisation Reform and People’s Participation: Empirical Observations from the Philippines." In Towards Good Governance in South-Asia, ed. J. Vartola, I. Lumijärvi & M. Asaduzzaman, 293-314. Tampere: Tampere University Press, 2010. eScholarID:119407
• F. Hossain. "Digital Divides and Grassroots-Based E-Governance in Developing Countries (Republished)." In Electronic Government: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, ed. Anttiroiko, A, 3810-3818. New York: Information Science Reference, 2008. eScholarID:68461
• F. Hossain. "Digital Divides and the Challenges of Grassroots-Based E-Governance in Developing Countries." In The Encyclopedia of Digital Government, ed. A Anttiroiko & M Malkia, Idea Group Inc, 2006. eScholarID:3b2306
• F. Hossain. "Global Response to Poverty Alleviation: Challenges for Development NGOs in South Asia." In Rich and Poor. Disparities, Perceptions, Concomitants, ed. Wolfgang Glatzer, 193-202. Dordrecht/Boston/London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002. eScholarID:3b3412
• M. Miles & F. Hossain. "Rights and disabilities in educational provisions in Pakistan and Bangladesh: roots, rhetoric, reality." In Disability, Human Rights & Education: cross-cultural perspectives, ed. Felicity Armstrong & Len Barton, 67-86. Buckingham: Open University Press, 1999. eScholarID:3b3413

Journal article

• A. Priyadarshee & F. Hossain. "Decentralisation, Service Delivery, and People's Perspectives: Empirical Observations on Selected Social Protection Programs in India." International Journal of Public Administration 33, no. 12-13(2010) : 752-766. eScholarID:119404 | DOI:10.1080/01900692.2010.513359
• A. Priyadarshee, F. Hossain & T.G. Arun. "Financial Inclusion and Social Protection: A Case for India Post." Competition and Change 14, no. 3–4(2010) : 324-342. eScholarID:119402 | DOI:10.1179/102452910X12837703615490
• S. Rowley, P. Barry & F. Hossain. "Leadership through a Gender Lens: How cultural environments and theoretical perspectives interact with gender." International Journal of Public Administration 33, no. 2(2010) : 81-87. eScholarID:68455 | DOI:10.1080/01900690903241757
• C. J. Rees & F. Hossain. "Perspectives on Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing and Transitional Countries." International Journal of Public Administration 33, no. 12-13(2010) : 581-587. eScholarID:119405 | DOI:10.1080/01900692.2010.514459
• J. Adjei, T.G. Arun & F. Hossain. "Asset Building and Poverty Reduction in Ghana: The Case of Microfinance." Savings and Development 3, no. XXXIII(2009) : 265-291. eScholarID:119399
• T. Knight, F. Hossain & T.G. Arun. "Financing low-income borrowers in the Caribbean: Experiences from the Barbadian microfinance sector." Asian Journal of Latin American Studies 22, no. 4(2009) : 41-68. eScholarID:119401
• T. Knight, F. Hossain & C.J. Rees. "Microfinance and the Commercial Banking System: Perspectives from Barbados." Progress in Development Studies 9, no. 2(2009) : 115-125. eScholarID:68352 | DOI:10.1177/146499340800900203
• A.K. Ghalib, F. Hossain & T.G. Arun. "Social Responsibility, Business Strategy and Development: The Case of Grameen-Danone Foods Limited." Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal 3, no. 4(2009) : 1-15. eScholarID:119400
• F. Hossain & T. Knight. "Can micro-credit improve the livelihoods of the poor and disadvantaged? Empirical observations from Bangladesh." International Development Planning Review 30, no. 2(2008) : 155-175. eScholarID:68411 | DOI:10.3828/idpr.30.2.4
• F. Hossain & T. Helao. "Local Governance and Water Resource Management: Experiences from Northern Namibia." Public Administration and Development 28, no. 3(2008) : 200-211. eScholarID:68393 | DOI:10.1002/pad.499
• F. Hossain. "What Has Happened to Development Administration? Some Critical Reflections." International Journal of Excellence in Public Sector Management 2, no. 1(2008) : 1-16. eScholarID:68383
• R. Ishii, F. Hossain & C.J. Rees. "Participation in Decentralized Local Governance: Two Contrasting Cases from the Philippines." Public Organization Review 7, no. 4(2007) : 359-373. eScholarID:68415
• F. Hossain. "E-Governance Initiatives in Developing Countries: Helping the rich? Or, creating opportunities for the poor?" Asian Affairs 27, no. 4(2005) : 5-23. eScholarID:1b6207
• Hossain, M F. "Public, Private and Nonprofit: Institutional Analysis on the Sustainability of Development NGOs in Hekuli Village in Midwestern Nepal." Public Administration Journal, Nepal XX & XXI(2004) . eScholarID:1b6208
• F. Hossain. "Small Loans, Big Claims." Development in Practice 13/4(2003) . eScholarID:1b3978 | DOI:10.2307/3183463
• M. Ulvila & F. Hossain. "Development NGOs and Political Participation of the Poor in Bangladesh and Nepal." Voluntas - International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations 13, no. 2(2002) : 149-163. eScholarID:1b3979 | DOI:10.1023/A:1016055705828
• F. Hossain. "Research on Development Administration and the Challenges of International Development." Administrative Studies 21, no. 4(2002) : 9-16. eScholarID:1b6212

Working paper

• J. K. Adjei, T. G. Arun & F. Hossain. "The Role of Microfinance in Asset-Building and Poverty Reduction: The Case of Sinapi Aba Trust of Ghana." Brooks World Poverty Institute - BWPI Working Papers(2009) . eScholarID:69087
• T. Knight & F. Hossain. "Helping the Needy: Factors Influencing the Development of Microfinance in Barbados." Brooks World Poverty Institute - BWPI Working Papers(2008) . eScholarID:69099
• A. K. Ghalib & F. Hossain. "Social Business Enterprises - Maximising Social Benefits or Maximising Profits? The Case of Grameen-Danone Foods Limited." Brooks World Poverty Institute - BWPI Working Papers(2008) . eScholarID:69093
• F. Hossain. "What Has Happened to Development Administration? Some Critical Reflections." Institute for Development Policy and Management - IDPM Working Papers - IDPM General Discussion Papers(2007) . eScholarID:69108