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1032532858 pdf Fifty Years of Bangladesh portrays the multi-faceted dimensions of Bangladeshs 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 Bangladeshs 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 countrys 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 Bangladeshs experiences, its achievements as well as the shortfalls and mistakes. They propose new models and perspectives to ground Bangladeshs developments, identify persistent and emerging challenges and suggest ways forward. Read more