Bangladesh Politics, Economy and Civil Society

Name: Bangladesh Politics, Economy and Civil Society
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ISBN: 9780521713771

ISBN-10: 0521713773

ISBN-13: 9780521713771

Edition: 2011

Authors: David Lewis

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Relatively little is known or understood about Bangladesh by outsiders. Since its hard-won independence from Pakistan in 1971, it has been ravaged by economic and environmental disasters. Only recently has the country begun to emerge as a fragile, but functioning, parliamentary democracy, relatively self-sufficient in food production and with an economy that has been consistently achieving growth. The story of Bangladesh, told through the pages of this concise and readable book, is a truly remarkable one. By delving into its past, and through an analysis of the economic, political and social changes that have taken place over the last twenty years, the book explains how Bangladesh is…

Book details

List price: $47.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/7/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.02" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Maps


Abbreviations


Acknowledgements



Introduction


Approaching Bangladesh in the Literature



A State in the Making


Bangladeshi Society


Bangladesh and the International Aid System


Conclusion: The Current Picture



Towards Bangladesh


Precolonial Bengal


Conclusion: Past and Present



State, Politics and Institutions


Governing Bangladesh (1): From Nation-building to the Military Era


Governing Bangladesh (2): From Democratic Renewal to "Illiberal Democracy"


Understanding the State, Politics and "Illiberal Democracy"


Conclusion: The Patron State



Nongovernmental Actors and Civil Society


Nonstate Actors in Historical Perspective: Religion, Charity and Resistance


The Modern Nongovernmental Organisation Sector


The Idea of Civil Society


Conclusion: Creativity and Contradiction



Economic Development and Transformation


The Formal Economy since 1971


Bangladesh in the International Economy (1): The Rise of Nontraditional Exports


Bangladesh in the International Economy (2): Global and Regional Issues153


Poverty and Economic Change


Conclusion: Cautious Optimism?



Population, Natural Resources and Environment


atural Resources and Ecology


Population


Migration and Refugees


Well-Being and Capabilities


Conclusion: People, Nature and Resources



Conclusion


Dilemmas in an Age of Neoliberalism


Wider Issues


Glossary of Bengali Terms


Bibliography


Index