Bangladesh - Politics, Economy and Civil Society

This book explains how Bangladesh is becoming of increasing interest to the international community as a portal into some of the key issues of our age, and how the country is emerging as a functioning democracy.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. A state in the making; 3. Towards Bangladesh: British and Pakistani rule; 4. State, politics and institutions; 5. Non-governmental actors and civil society; 6. Economic development and transformation; 7. Population, natural resources and environment; 8. Conclusion: Bangladesh faces the future.

About the author

David Lewis is an anthropologist by training and has written and researched extensively on development issues, particularly with reference to South Asia. His primary geographical focus is Bangladesh, but he has also worked in Nepal, India and the Philippines. Books include Anthropology, Development and the Postmodern Challenge (with K. Gardner, 1996) and The Management of Non-Governmental Development Organizations (2001). He recently completed a life work history research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) on the experiences and policy implications of activists and professionals who cross between the public sector and the non-governmental sectors. He is currently Professor of Social Policy and Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Summary

Since its hard-won independence from Pakistan, Bangladesh has been ravaged by economic and environmental disasters. Only recently has the country begun to emerge as a fragile, but functioning, parliamentary democracy. The story of Bangladesh, told through the pages of this concise and readable book, is a truly remarkable one.

Product details

• Authors: David Lewis, David (Professor of Social Policy and Devel Lewis, Lewis David
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2011
• EAN: 9780521886123
• ISBN: 978-0-521-88612-3
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, Bangladesh, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Politics & government, Politics and government, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies