G Shabbir Cheema

G. Shabbir Cheema is Principal Adviser on Governance, Division for Public Administration and Development Management, United Nations. He is also visiting Fellow, The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovations, Harvard University. As a senior UN official for the past 15 years, including six years as the Director of Governance Division of UNDP, he provided leadership in crafting democratic governance and public administration programs at the country level. He also designed global...See more

G. Shabbir Cheema is Principal Adviser on Governance, Division for Public Administration and Development Management, United Nations. He is also visiting Fellow, The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovations, Harvard University. As a senior UN official for the past 15 years, including six years as the Director of Governance Division of UNDP, he provided leadership in crafting democratic governance and public administration programs at the country level. He also designed global research and training programs in electoral and parliamentary systems, human rights, transparency and accountability of government, urban management and decentralization. Dr. Cheema has authored and edited eight books and numerous book chapters and journal articles on governance and public administration. His books include "Reinventing Government for the Twenty First Century: State Capacity in a Globalizing Society", co-editor (Kumarian Press 2003); "Urban Shelter and Services: Public Policies and Management Approaches", author (Praeger 1987); and "Decentralization and Development: Policy Implementation in Developing Countries", co-editor (Sage Publications 1984). See less