Fifty Years Of Bangladesh

Author : Taj Hashmi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030971588

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Fifty Years of Bangladesh, 1971-2021 by Taj Hashmi Pdf

This book, the first historical sociology of its kind concerning Bangladesh, examines the country's what-went-wrong-syndrome during the first fifty years of its existence, 1971-2021. The work is an exception to the traditional studies on modern and contemporary Bangladesh. The study is also a post-history of united Pakistan. Busting several myths, it sheds light on many known and unknown facts about the history, politics, society, and culture of the country. Besides being a twice-born country – liberated twice, from the British in 1947 and from West Pakistanis in 1971 – it is also an artificial entity suffering from acute crises of culture, development, governance, and identity. Hashmi attributes the culture and identity crises to the demographic byproducts of bad governance. In addition to being overpopulated, Bangladesh is also resource-poor and has one of the most unskilled populations, largely lumpen elements and peasants. According to Marx, these people represent “the unchanging remnants of the past”. The second round of independence empowered these lumpen classes, who suffer from an identity crisis and never learn the art of governance. The proliferation of pseudo-history about liberation has further divided the polity between the two warring tribes who only glorify their respective idols, Mujib and Zia. Pre-political and pre-capitalist peasants’ / lumpen elements’ lack of mutual trust and respect have further plagued Bangladesh, turning it into one of the least governable, corrupt, and inefficient countries. It is essential to replace the pre-capitalist order of the country run by multiple lumpen classes with capitalist and inclusive institutions.

Author : Rounaq Jahan,Rehman Sobhan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000998641

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Fifty Years of Bangladesh by Rounaq Jahan,Rehman Sobhan Pdf

Fifty Years of Bangladesh portrays the multi-faceted dimensions of Bangladesh’s development journey, its economic and social transformation and political and cultural contestations. The book presents new empirical data supplemented with critical analysis of processes, actors and actions that have been the drivers of Bangladesh’s transformation and offers new ways of understanding Bangladesh. Organized in six sections, the book provides a multi-disciplinary, holistic and interrelated narrative of the Bangladesh story covering its economic and social transformation, the political history and changing cultural landscapes. It presents new empirical data and proposes new theoretical and analytical frameworks to explain the country’s complex and paradoxical developments. Capturing the vast landscape of changes that have taken place in different sectors of Bangladesh during the last fifty years, the contributors analyse the variety of Bangladesh’s experiences, its achievements as well as the shortfalls and mistakes. They propose new models and perspectives to ground Bangladesh’s developments, identify persistent and emerging challenges and suggest ways forward. A valuable addition to scholarship on Bangladesh, this book can be used as a reference in universities, research institutions and international development agencies interested in Development Studies, South Asian Studies and studies of the Global South.

Author : Taj Hashmi
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3030971600

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Fifty Years of Bangladesh, 1971-2021 by Taj Hashmi Pdf

This book, the first historical sociology of its kind concerning Bangladesh, examines the country's what-went-wrong-syndrome during the first fifty years of its existence, 1971-2021. The work is an exception to the traditional studies on modern and contemporary Bangladesh. The study is also a post-history of united Pakistan. Busting several myths, it sheds light on many known and unknown facts about the history, politics, society, and culture of the country. Besides being a twice-born country – liberated twice, from the British in 1947 and from West Pakistanis in 1971 – it is also an artificial entity suffering from acute crises of culture, development, governance, and identity. Hashmi attributes the culture and identity crises to the demographic byproducts of bad governance. In addition to being overpopulated, Bangladesh is also resource-poor and has one of the most unskilled populations, largely lumpen elements and peasants. According to Marx, these people represent “the unchanging remnants of the past”. The second round of independence empowered these lumpen classes, who suffer from an identity crisis and never learn the art of governance. The proliferation of pseudo-history about liberation has further divided the polity between the two warring tribes who only glorify their respective idols, Mujib and Zia. Pre-political and pre-capitalist peasants’ / lumpen elements’ lack of mutual trust and respect have further plagued Bangladesh, turning it into one of the least governable, corrupt, and inefficient countries. It is essential to replace the pre-capitalist order of the country run by multiple lumpen classes with capitalist and inclusive institutions.

Author : Harun- Or-Rashid
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781040004159

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Understanding Fifty Years of Bangladesh Politics by Harun- Or-Rashid Pdf

This book studies the first 50 years of Bangladesh politics since independence. It looks at Bangladesh politics as a unique case for study to analyze and understand the role of institutions, political parties, the election commission, election-time government, judiciary, the media, etc. The volume cross-examines the 1971 War of Liberation and the brutal killing of the republic’s founding father in 1975 as the two great divides that crystallized in the political arena between the Awami League on the one side and the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami on the other. Through deep dives on major historical events and key political developments that have since shaped Bangladesh’s entire society and politics, it then delves into topics including the parliament, electoral integrity, civil society, and politics as they take on a confrontational course. An incisive study on major struggles, achievements, and challenges faced by Bangladesh in the 20th century, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers in political science, democracy, modern history, and South Asia studies.

Author : Mustafa K. Mujeri,Neaz Mujeri
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030567910

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Bangladesh at Fifty by Mustafa K. Mujeri,Neaz Mujeri Pdf

This book explores the diverse experience of Bangladesh’s development over the last fifty years and provides systematic explanations of its success in socioeconomic development. It also assesses future trends on the basis of past experiences. It is widely acknowledged that Bangladesh provides one of the most striking examples in the study of present day development along with rapid growth and catching up. The analysis highlights the development traps that Bangladesh faced during its journey and the ones that may have to be faced in the coming decades in order to move towards prosperity. The book asserts that explaining Bangladesh’s development is not for the simpleminded; any single mono-causal explanation for Bangladesh’s development is bound to fall down in the face of reality. This book will be of interest to academics, students, policy makers and development practitioners especially in developing countries—in particular in South Asia and Bangladesh.

Author : Rounaq Jahan,Rehman Sobhan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Bangladesh
ISBN : 1003411266

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Fifty Years of Bangladesh by Rounaq Jahan,Rehman Sobhan Pdf

"Fifty Years of Bangladesh portrays the multi-faceted dimensions of Bangladesh's development journey, its economic and social transformation and political and cultural contestations. The book presents new empirical data supplemented with critical analysis of processes, actors and actions that have been the drivers of Bangladesh's transformation and offers new ways of understanding Bangladesh. Organized in six sections, the book provides a multi-disciplinary, holistic and interrelated narrative of the Bangladesh story covering its economic and social transformation, the political history and changing cultural landscapes. It presents new empirical data and proposes new theoretical and analytical frameworks to explain the country's multi-faceted developments. Capturing the vast landscape of changes that have taken place in different sectors of Bangladesh during the last fifty years, the contributors analyse the variety of Bangladesh's experiences, its achievements as well as the shortfalls and mistakes. They propose new models and perspectives to ground Bangladesh's developments, identify persistent and emerging challenges and suggest ways forward. A valuable addition to scholarship on Bangladesh, this book can be used as a reference in universities, research institutions and international development agencies interested in Development Studies, South Asian Studies and studies of the Global South"--

Author : Md Shariful Islam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-28
Category : Bangladesh
ISBN : 9390095298

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Fifty Years of Bangladesh-India Relations by Md Shariful Islam Pdf

Examines the key issues - including border management, water cooperation, and connectivity - challenges and possibilities in Bangladesh-India relations in the last fifty years. The book investigates the role of the 'China factor', civil society in Bangladesh-India relations and maps out the future course of actions in Bangladesh-India partnership.

Author : Ipshita Basu,Joe Devine,Geof Wood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351781688

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Politics and Governance in Bangladesh by Ipshita Basu,Joe Devine,Geof Wood Pdf

Since its Independence in 1971, Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in terms of reducing poverty levels, achieving high levels of economic growth over a sustained period of time, and meeting its Millennium Development Goals (MDG) targets set by the United Nations. With some justification, Bangladesh is considered an international development success story, and the country appears to be well on track to meet its policy target of becoming a middle-income country by 2021, the same year the country will celebrate 50 years of Independence. This book explores the central issue of Bangladeshi politics: the weakness of governance. The coexistence of a poor governance track record and a relatively strong socioeconomic performance makes Bangladesh an intriguing case which throws up exciting and relevant conceptual and policy challenges. Structured in four sections - Political Settlement, Elites and Deep Structures; Democracy, Citizenship and Values; Civil Society, Local Context and Political Change; Informality and Accountability – the book identifies and engages with these challenges. Chapters by experts in the field share a number of conceptual and epistemological principles and offer a combination of theoretical and empirical insights, and cover a good range of contemporary issues and debate. Employing a structurally determinist perspective, this book explains politics and society in Bangladesh from a novel perspective. Academics in the field of governance and politics in developing countries, with a focus on South Asia and Bangladesh will welcome its publication.

Author : Janet Campbell Ballantyne,Maureen Dugan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : International relations
ISBN : WISC:89121697825

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Fifty Years In USAID by Janet Campbell Ballantyne,Maureen Dugan Pdf

Author : S. Narayan,Sreeradha Datta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Bangladesh
ISBN : 939012252X

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Bangladesh at 50 by S. Narayan,Sreeradha Datta Pdf

Author : Seidl Daniel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3000678409

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Celebrating 50 Years of Bangladesh by Seidl Daniel Pdf

Author : Shalini Chawla
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781003805717

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India's Neighbourhood by Shalini Chawla Pdf

India’s neighbourhood has witnessed crucial developments in the last decade: complex security challenges, looming economic crises, socio-political unrest, border clashes, China’s expanding engagement, India’s rising profile, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last eight years, India has advocated the “Neighbourhood First” policy which ‘focuses on creating mutually beneficial, people-oriented, regional frameworks for stability and prosperity’. India’s neighbourhood presents complex dynamics, and the challenges demand attention and serious consideration in its policy options. The versatile neighbourhood also offers opportunities for India to extend cooperation at the regional level and address common strategic, economic, social and security concerns. India’s Neighbourhood: Challenges and Opportunities with insights of leading experts is a timely contribution to academia, practitioners, and keen readers. The book fills a critical void in the domain of neighbourhood studies and comprehensively analyses India’s bilateral relations with Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Iran, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The book assesses the traditional security challenges like terrorism, examines crucial non-traditional security issues (hydro-politics and climate change), scans the emerging dynamics of rare earth elements and evaluates the wider possibilities of India’s role in stirring regional cooperation in these key areas. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)

Author : Mahbuba Nasreen,Khondoker Mokaddem Hossain,Mohammed Moniruzzaman Khan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000819236

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Coastal Disaster Risk Management in Bangladesh by Mahbuba Nasreen,Khondoker Mokaddem Hossain,Mohammed Moniruzzaman Khan Pdf

This book addresses disaster and disaster risk reduction (DRR) practices, constraints and capacity in the context of coastal Bangladesh. Located in the lower riparian of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh has to face frequent disasters such as floods, cyclones, river erosion, salinity intrusion as well as drought. Drawing together a range of multidisciplinary perspectives, Coastal Disaster Risk Management in Bangladesh explores the connection between climate change and DRR issues in this region. The editors reorganize disaster studies around social and physical changes that can reduce these risks and put at risk populations on a stronger footing by making risk reduction the focus. These include measures to improve disaster preparedness, to boost recovery by creating better disaster planning and programs, and physical and social initiatives to improve disaster resilience. Also, analyzing the gender perspective, the volume also utilizes the local knowledge framework to consider whether these populations have resilient knowledge that needs to be incorporated into initiatives based on advanced technology and perspectives. This book will be of interest to academics, researchers, students, policymakers and practitioners in the field of disaster, DRR and governance, climate change, climate change adaptation (CCA) and the environment.

Author : Ziauddin M. Choudhury
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781469133454

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Forty Years of Bangladesh by Ziauddin M. Choudhury Pdf

This book is a collection of essays that were published earlier in Bangladesh Magazines and Dailies reflecting on our national achievement and failings in the past years. The articles pay homage to the millions of our people who have toiled unfalteringly to take us to the place where we are now. Some articles also reflect on the vices that affect our growth such as unbridled corruption, political violence, and lack of leadership. Some articles also are grim reminders that the path to democracy is also fettered by threats that may emanate from politics of religious bigotry and extremism that are not always open to the eyes. The founding father of Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had many dreams for his nation and his people. He did not live to see if his dreams of Shonar Bangla (Golden Bengal) were fulfilled and what stormy path his beloved country traveled in last forty years. His life was cut short early in a violent and cruel manneran ironic end for a man who believed in non-violence.

Author : Imtiaz A. Hussain,Jessica Tartila Suma
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811971952

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Branding Bangladesh by Imtiaz A. Hussain,Jessica Tartila Suma Pdf

This book explores Bangladesh's shift from a 'bottomless pit' into a 'middle-income' category. Six chapters in the book cover topics on microfinance growth, ready-made garment production, and social safety net programs playing pivotal roles particularly for women empowerment. In doing so, the book shows that the net effect was not just a change to the country's limited number of representative brands, but also a realization of many more brands to have built up over time.