Synopses & Reviews
While the problems of low level of economic development, grinding poverty and environmental degredation are widespread throughout the developing world, few regions have taken a more severe toll than South Asia. The absence of a plural and open political system compounds the problems of overall socio-economic development. This book uses case studies to analyze different aspects of the economics-environment nexus.
Synopsis
This book contains case studies which examine the problems of low level economic development in South Asia, with particular attention to the absence of a plural and open political system and problems of socio-economic development.
About the Author
Mohammad Alauddin is Senior Lecturer in Economics and
Samiul Hasan is Lecturer in Geographical Sciences and Planning, both at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Table of Contents
Views and Perspectives on the Development-Governance-Environment Nexus: Issues Considered and Plan of this Volume--Mohammad Alauddin and Samiul Hasan * Socio-Economic Policy and Change in South Asia: A Review Concentrating on Bangladesh--Clem Tisdell * Economic Liberalism in LCDs: The South Asian Experience--Richard T. Shand * The Political Economy of Macroeconomic Management: The Case of Bangladesh--Akhtar Hossain & Anis Chowdhury * Aid and Fiscal Behavior in Developing Asia--Akhter Ahmed * Economic Liberalization and Growth in Bangladesh: The Role of Foreign Private Investment--M. Yunus Ali * Economic Adjustment in South Asia: Its Impacts on Exports of Primary Products * Trade Among South Asian Nations: Complementaries and Competitiveness--Mohammad Alauddin * Rural Women and Environmental Crisis: The Case of Bangladesh--Nilufar Jahan * Constitutionalism and Governance in Bangladesh--M. Rafiqul Islam * Consolidating Democratic Governance: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back--Habib Zafarullah * Dilemmas and Strategies for Development in Bangladesh--Ahmed Shafiqul Huque * Status and Health Center Accessibility in Rural Bangladesh: A Location-Allocation Model Based Analysis--Shams-ur Rahman & David K. Smith * Government and the "Fourth Sector" Partnership: A Strategy for Local Governance and Sustainable Development in Bangladesh--Samiul Hasan * Governance, Politics and Development Management in Bangladesh--Samiul Hasan * Sustainable Agriculture, and New Research and Extension Approaches: Implications for South Asia--Shankaria Chamala * Ecotourism Under Multiple-Use Management of the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest in Bangladesh: Issues and Options--M. Akhter Hamid & Bruce Frank * Coastal Aquaculture in South Asia: Past Experiences and Lessons Learned * Concluding Overview and Comments--Mohammad Alauddin & Samiul Hasan