Fifty Years of Bangladesh

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"The latest in a growing number of scholarly collections on Bangladesh's 50th year of national independence takes on all the big issues it promises to, and delivers a thorough, authoritative and occasionally startling set of essays. The editors, Rounaq Jahan and Rehman Sobhan, are currently, and through those 50 years, two of the country's leading public intellectuals and scholars of its polity and economy, respectively. [...] it is an excellent source for the well-informed general reader, and a valuable source for students of development studies, South Asian or Bangladesh politics, or for researchers looking for specific expertise and further reading on Bangladesh."

-- Naomi Hossain, University of London, UK, Journal of Bangladesh Studies, Vol 26, No. 1, 2024.

"This book features articles by some of the finest economists, social scientists, and other leading intellectuals of Bangladesh who have been engaged with the country's development history professionally. [...] The book offers intriguing yet varied perspectives on Bangladesh's evolving economic fortunes. Such multifocal yet complementary takes are of great value to the students who seek to understand the remarkable economic transformation of the country from a basket-case to a lower-middle-income economy with aspirations to be a middle-income economy in the not-too-distant future in all its complexities. [...] The book will make an enduring contribution to Bangladesh studies as more narratives and counter-narratives are likely to emerge in the days to come."

-- Habibul Haque Khondker, Zayed University, UAE, Economic & Political Weekly, February 8, 2025 vol LX no 6.