Two Bengals

Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal share many characteristics, including a common language, fertile land, abundant rainfall, year-round warmth, and a dense population. This book examines the progress made in crucial economic sectors that have paved the way for the development of Bangladesh and West Bengal. The book begins by describing how Bangladesh is moving toward achieving the status of a middle-income nation, and how West Bengal seems to have fallen into the trap of developmental experiments with different political ideologies over time. The book then compares the trajectory of development in various economic sectors of the two economies. In doing so, it covers social development, education, health care, food habits, cinema and theatre, and the entrepreneurship of both entities. The chapters take an empirical and descriptive approach to address various issues, analyse results, draw conclusions, and make policy suggestions.

Covers various sectors of the two economies of Bangladesh and West Bengal Focuses on macroeconomics, agriculture, manufacturing, education and health care Includes chapters on Bengali literature, cinema, and cuisine

Autorentext

Arindam Banik is the Associated Cement Companies Chair Professor of International Finance and Business at the International Management Institute, Delhi, India. He holds a Ph.D. from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.

Munim Kumar Barai is Professor of Finance at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan. He holds a Ph.D. Degree from the Delhi School of Economics, India. He is a Fulbright Scholar.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Two Bengals Two Entities: Construction of Their Development Narrative.- Chapter 2: Macroeconomic Development of Bangladesh and West Bengal.- Chapter 3: Agriculture Sector of Two Bengals.- Chapter 4: Manufacturing Sector of Bangladesh and West Bengal.- Chapter 5: Financial Sectors in Bengals: Towards Development and Inclusion.- Chapter 6: Education in Two Bengals: A Comparative Development Narrative of Bangladesh and West Bengal of India.- Chapter 7: Health Care and Social Development of Bangladesh and West Bengal .- Chapter 8: Entrepreneurship in Two Bengals: Lost in Transition .- Chapter 9: Bangladesh and West Bengal: Changing Economic and Social Issues through Literary Perspectives.- Chapter 10: Two Cinemas in Two Bengals: From Indigenization to Globalization of Bengali Film Industries of Bangladesh and West Bengal.- Chapter 11: Defining Bengali Cuisine: The Culinary Difference between West Bengal and Bangladesh.- Chapter 12: Conclusion.