Bangladesh : politics, economics, and civil society / David Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, David, 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bangladesh--Politics and government--1971-.

Bangladesh.

Bangladesh--Economic conditions.

Bangladesh--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

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. 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 becoming of increasing interest to the international community as a portal into some of the key issues of our age. In this way the book offers an important corrective to the view of Bangladesh as a failed state.

Contents:

Cover; BANGLADESH; For Nazneen; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Approaching Bangladesh in the Literature; Structure of the Book; 2 A State in the Making; Bangladeshi Society; Politics, Economy and Civil Society; Religion and Identity; International Context: From Cold War to "War on Terror"; Bangladesh and the International Aid System; Conclusion: The Current Picture; 3 Towards Bangladesh British and Pakistani Rule; Precolonial Bengal; The Mughals and the East India Company; British Rule; The Pakistan Period; Formation of Bangladesh

Conclusion: Past and Present4 State, Politics and Institutions; Governing Bangladesh (1): From Nation-building to the Military Era; Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1971-1975); General Ziaur Rahman (1976-1981); General H. M. Ershad (1982-1990); Governing Bangladesh (2): From Democratic Renewalto "Illiberal Democracy"; The First Khaleda Zia BNP Government (1991-1996); Sheikh Hasina's Awami League Government (1996-2001); Khaleda Zia's Second Bangladesh Nationalist Party Government (2001-2006); The Military-backed Caretaker Government (2007-2008); The Second Hasina Awami League Government (2009)

Understanding the State, Politics and "Illiberal Democracy"Nation Building and the State; Patronage Politics; State and Identity; Weak State, Strong Society?; The "Everyday State"; The Politics of State Governance; Conclusion: The Patron State; 5 Nongovernmental Actors and Civil Society; Nonstate Actors in Historical Perspective: Religion, Charity and Resistance; The Modern Nongovernmental Organisation Sector; Origins; Diversity and Change; Credit; Relations with Government; Critical Views of Nongovernmental Organisations; The Idea of Civil Society; Globalisation

Interest Groups and PatronageCivil Society as a Contested Idea; Religion and Civil Society; Uncivil Society; Conclusion: Creativity and Contradiction; 6 Economic Development and Transformation; The Formal Economy since 1971; Agriculture; Infrastructure; Industry; Energy; Foreign Aid; Economic Governance; Bangladesh in the International Economy (1): The Rise of Nontraditional Exports; Garments; Shrimp; Remittances; United Nations Peacekeeping; Bangladesh in the International Economy (2): Global and Regional Issues; Energy and Investment; Relations with India

Relations with the United States and ChinaPoverty and Economic Change; Urbanisation; Conclusion: Cautious Optimism?; 7 Population, Natural Resources and Environment; Natural Resources and Ecology; Natural Hazards; Human Impact; The International Politics of Water Management; Flood Control; Climate Change; Population; Population Growth and Family Planning; Migration and Refugees; Migration, Conflict and Refugees in the Chittagong Hill Tracts; International Migration to the United Kingdom, the Gulf and Elsewhere; Bangladeshis in India; Bangladesh beyond Its Borders; Well-Being and Capabilities

Social Protection

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-22611-2

1-139-15248-3

1-283-34096-8

1-139-15990-9

9786613340962

1-139-01713-6

1-139-16090-7

1-139-15534-2

1-139-15885-6

1-139-15709-4

OCLC:

767502502