Mustahid M. Husain

Development, Neoliberalism, and Islamism in South Asia

The Case of Bangladesh

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Produktbeschreibung

This monograph analyzes development through an examination of those class relations and how they are situated vis-à-vis the politics of development and economic globalization in Bangladesh, and how they shape aid delivery mechanisms and aid recipients' choices in participating in such program. One of the main findings is that development in Bangladesh relies on dual hegemony, which he articulates as an alliance between the new Bangladeshi political and economic elite and the Western international aid/development industry. He argues that dual hegemony functions in such a way that it erodes the Bangladeshi middle-class and reinforces class and caste differences through the privatization of the public sector and greater fragmentation of civil society. This book is of interest to scholars of political Islam, international politics, and security studies, including terrorism and the politics of South Asia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-031-03108-3
• 1st ed. 2022
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 315g
• ISBN-13: 9783031031083
• ISBN-10: 3031031083
• Artikelnr.: 63611653

Autorenporträt

Mustahid Husain is a scholar based at the University of British Columbia, Canada. 

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Presentation of Chapters 8

Chapter 2: Development, Political Economy, and Neoliberalism.. 12

2.1 Development in Context: Historical Processes and Contested Categories 12

2.2 The Late 18th-Century Rise of Industrial Capitalism.. 15

2.3 The 1944 Bretton Woods Conference and the end of WWII 17

2.4 The Breakdown of the Bretton Woods control in early 1970s: Capital Movements and Beyond. 20

2.5 International Development 27

Chapter 3: Neoliberalism, Class Structures and Politics of Development in Bangladesh. 35

3.1 Contemporary Bangladesh and Class Structures 35

3.2 Dual Hegemony and Expanding Inequality. 44

3.3 The Construction of Poverty. 50

Chapter 4: Neoliberalism, Infrastructure and Philosophical Poverty. 59

4.1 Contemporary Bangladesh, BRTA and the World Bank. 59

4.2 Bangladesh Road and Transport Authority (BRTA) 61

4.3 Neoliberal Directives in Post-Secondary Education. 72

4.4 Free Market Induced Short Term Outcomes in Bangladeshi Higher Education. 75

4.5 Euphemisms and Marketing Globalization. 79

4.6 Rickshaw Faculty. 80

4.7 "McDonaldization" of Culture. 82

4.8 Zombie Graduates. 86

4.9 Betrayal by the Neo-elites and Intellectuals. 87

Chapter 5: Neoliberalism, Islam and Intolerance. 89

5.1 Theoretical influence. 91

5.2 Islam-neoliberalism in contemporary Turkey, Egypt, and Indonesia. 95

5.3 Islam in Neoliberal Bangladesh: Analysis and discussion. 101

Chapter 06: Neoliberalism and the Political Economy of Bangladesh Military. 117

6.1 Theoretical influence. 118

6.2 Key Findings. 121

Chapter 7: Conclusion. 125

10.1 Bangladesh's Divisive and Fractured Middle-Class. 126

10.2 Dual-hegemony of State and Aid Agencies Operating in Bangladesh. 127

10.3 Bangladesh's Import Dependency. 129

10.4 The Failure of the Education System to Prepare Citizens for Participation in a Truly Democratic State 131

10.5 Specific Responses to Research Questions. 131

10.6 Policy Recommendations/Prescriptions. 134

10.7 Limitations and Future Research. 136

Rezensionen

"This ambitious work intends to bring three apparently different themes under a broad framework: development, neo-liberalism, and Islamic politics. ... The book is quite well referenced, refers to the works of some leading theorists in the field, the book would be a nice introductory reading for students and researchers studying development studies and South Asia, in general, and Bangladesh, in particular." (Sujay Ghosh, Economic & Political Weekly, epw.in, Vol. 58 (18), May 6, 2023)

"Husain's monograph stands as an excellent introduction to the state of western development in Bangladesh and the ways in which neoliberal strategies have abandoned and exploited the lower classes and the poor, instead working to fill the coffers of the development aid industry ... . the work offers a much needed examination and critical evaluation of the nearly 50 years of development in Bangladesh and the very real human consequences they have had for the people living there." (Cooper Dunn, Contemporary South Asia, October 12, 2022)

"The monograph extensively incorporates critical theories and is informed by data collected from multi-sited empirical observations and other field work in Bangladesh. ... Development, Neoliberalism, and Islamism: The Case of Bangladesh offers a great jumping off point for those wishing to understand the intricacies and shortcomings of neoliberal development in Bangladesh and the very real socioeconomic consequences they have for Bangladeshi citizens." (Cooper Dunn, Canadian Journal of Development Studies, October 10, 2022)

"Among various empirical research methods the author conducted to study development-induced corruption in Bangladesh, I am especially fascinated by his interlocutors from different positions in the system. ... The book also offers a unique perspective on the Bangladesh military ... . The empirical findings presented in the book will be of great interest to the students, academics, and practitioners vis-à-vis equitable, ethical as well as socially and environmentally just processes and outcomes of development." (Hana Tr n, Global South Development Magazine, gsdmagazine.org, September 29, 2022)