Foreign Aid and Bangladesh - Donor Relations and Realpolitik

This book offers a rich combination of aid history and a nuanced perspective of aid partnerships at the country level. It will be of interest to professionals and academics of aid and development studies, policy studies, development aid and political science as well as South Asian Studies.

List of contents

Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Aid and the making of a development agenda: A historical account; Chapter 2. The new aid regime, country-level partnerships and realpolitik: Developing an analytical framework; Chapter 3. Bangladesh and foreign aid: A historical review; Chapter 4. Bilateral donors- Japan and the US: From emergence as donors to country partnerships; Chapter 5. Bangladesh and multilateral banks-the World Bank and Asian Development Bank: From emergence as international financial institutions to country partnerships; Chapter 6. Bangladesh and emerging donors- India and China: From emergence as donors to country partnerships; Chapter 7. Bangladesh and technical assistance: From the emergence of a global agenda to country-level practice; Chapter 8. Leveraging aid for development: Lessons from successful experiences; Chapter 9. Navigating realpolitik in Bangladesh's development partnerships; Chapter 10. Conclusion: What the future holds; Index

About the author

Mohammad Mizanur Rahman is an associate researcher (non-resident) at the Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp, Belgium. He has over 25 years of civil service practice experience, including four and a half years in a policy specialist role to advocate for aid effectiveness at the UNDP. His research focuses on the political economy of international aid, democratic developmental states, development planning, public administration, and governance.

Summary

This book offers a rich combination of aid history and a nuanced perspective of aid partnerships at the country level. It will be of interest to professionals and academics of aid and development studies, policy studies, development aid and political science as well as South Asian Studies.

Product details

• Authors: Mohammad Mizanur Rahman
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032318516
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3231851-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Bangladesh, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Aid & relief programmes, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Regional Geography, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), Aid and relief programmes