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A Story of Ambivalent Modernization in Bangladesh and West Bengal

The Rise and Fall of Bengali Elitism in South Asia

By: Pranab Chatterjee

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A Story of Ambivalent Modernization in Bangladesh and West Bengal

The Rise and Fall of Bengali Elitism in South Asia

By: Pranab Chatterjee

This book details the evolution of Bengali culture (in both Bangladesh and West Bengal) since antiquity and argues for its modernization. Originally peripheral to Hindu civilization based in North India, Bengali culture was subjected to various forms of Sanskritization. Centuries of invasions (1204-1757) resulted most notably in the Islamization of Bengal. Often there were conflicts between Sanskritization and Islamization. Later colonization of Bengal by Britain (1757) led to a process of Anglicization, which created a new middle class in Bengal that, in turn, created a form of elitism among the Bengali Hindu upper caste. After British rule ended (1947), Bengali culture lost its elitist status in South Asia and has undergone severe marginalization. Political instability and economic insufficiency, as reflected by many quantitative and qualitative indicators, are common and contribute to pervasive unemployment, alienation, vigilantism, and instability in the entire region. A Story of Ambivalent Modernization in Bangladesh and West Bengal is appropriate not only for Bengali intellectuals and scholars but for sociologists, political scientists, cultural anthropologists, historians, and others interested in a case study of how and why a given culture becomes derailed from its path toward modernization.

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Peter Lang

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1433108208

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9781433108204

Development Microeconomics

By: Pranab Bardhan,Christopher Udry

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Development Microeconomics

By: Pranab Bardhan,Christopher Udry

Traditional development economics has recently been revolutionized by the application of new economic tools and concepts. Development Microeconomics is the first in a series of books which will look at the entire spectrum of development economics issues, combining the strengths of conventional developmental thought with the insights of contemporary mainstream economics. The main new conceptual tool used is the application of the theory of imperfect information and the effects this has on the the behaviour of economic agents. This helps to explain why perfect competition models rarely have success when dealing with developing economies. The authors also stress the necessity of balance in dealing with many of the classic problems in development studiesthe importance of both the individual as economic agent and cultural norms as the framework of social behaviour; the dual relationship between equity and efficiency in economic policy-making; the importance of market rivalry and the potential of market breakdown. Designed specifically for graduate students, this book analyses the key microeconomic problems facing the very poorest sectors of developing economies. It utilises simple theoretical models, and is presented in a compact and analytical form. High technical sophistication is avoided, and the only pre-requisite is some familiarity with the tools of general microecomic theory at a first-year graduate or advanced undergraduate level.

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254

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OUP Oxford

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0191525030

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9780191525032

Women’s Political Participation in Bangladesh

Institutional Reforms, Actors and Outcomes

By: Pranab Kumar Panday

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Women’s Political Participation in Bangladesh

Institutional Reforms, Actors and Outcomes

By: Pranab Kumar Panday

This volume offers an understanding of institutional reforms, gender-related policy dynamics, the role of different actors in the policy process, and the impact of a particular policy on the state of women’s political participation in Bangladesh. The discussion is set against the background of the Fourth World Conference on Women, 1995, in Beijing, in which a Platform for Action signed by heads of governments expressed their countries’ commitment to achieve ‘gender equality and empowerment of women’ through ensuring integration of the gender perspective at all levels. In Bangladesh, notable among the initiatives undertaken was the enactment of the Local Government (Union Parishads) (Second Amendment) of 1997, through which one-third of seats were reserved for women in the Union Parishad (UP) and the system of direct election was introduced to elect women members in reserved seats. The Act of 1997 is considered to be a milestone, since it has enhanced women’s participation in the local government politics significantly. Against this background, the specific research questions that have been addressed in this volume include: the necessity of reform for enhancing women’s participation in politics; the context against which the Government of Bangladesh enacted the Act and the reasons such an initiative was not taken earlier; the actors behind the reforms and their role in the reform process; and the impact of the reform on the state of women’s participation at the local level in Bangladesh.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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813221272X

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9788132212720

Contact Tracing in Post-Covid World

A Cryptologic Approach

By: Pranab Chakraborty,Subhamoy Maitra,Mridul Nandi,Suprita Talnikar

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Contact Tracing in Post-Covid World

A Cryptologic Approach

By: Pranab Chakraborty,Subhamoy Maitra,Mridul Nandi,Suprita Talnikar

This book is a timely document of state-of-the-art techniques in the domain of contact tracing applications. Well known in the field of medical science, this topic has recently received attention from governments, industries and academic communities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This book provides a link between new proposals related to contact tracing applications and a contextual literature review primarily from the cryptologic viewpoint. As these applications are related to security and privacy of individuals, analyzing them from cryptologic viewpoint is of utmost importance. Therefore, present developments from cryptologic aspects of most proposals around the world, including Singapore, Europe, USA, Australia and India, have been discussed. Providing an in-depth study on the design rationale of each protocol, this book is of value to researchers, students and professionals alike.

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Springer Nature

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9811597278

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Book's by Pranab Basuchaudhuri

A Story of Ambivalent Modernization in Bangladesh and West Bengal

A Story of Ambivalent Modernization in Bangladesh and West Bengal

Development Microeconomics

Development Microeconomics

Women’s Political Participation in Bangladesh

Women’s Political Participation in Bangladesh

Contact Tracing in Post-Covid World

Contact Tracing in Post-Covid World

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