David Lewis

Bangladesh: Politics, Economy and Civil Society

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 233
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 417g
• ISBN-13: 9780521886123
• ISBN-10: 0521886120
• Artikelnr.: 33385392

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.