Development, Neoliberalism, and Islamism in South Asia

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.

Offers an incisive view into the politics of development and religion in Bangladesh through neo-liberalism Demonstrates how major political parties have mainstreamed political Islam in the country Explores dual hegemony and the politics of development in Bangladesh

Autorentext

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

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Development, Political Economy, and Neoliberalism.- Chapter 3: Neoliberalism, Class Structures and Politics of Development in Bangladesh.- Chapter 4: Neoliberalism, Infrastructure and Philosophical Poverty.- Chapter 5: Neoliberalism, Islam and Intolerance.- Chapter 06: Neoliberalism and the Political Economy of Bangladesh Military.- Chapter 7: Conclusion. <b