Bangladesh Economy : Turns of the Decades/Mahbub Ullah. Dhaka, Adorn Pub., 2003, 368 p., tables, ISBN 984-8193-71-4.

    Contents: 1. Social structure and surplus mobilisation in pre-colonial Bengal. 2. Major famines in colonial Bengal - the lessons learnt. 3. Agrarian crisis in Pakistan. 4. Budget and the people. 5. Policy paradoxes. 6. Incentives for growth. 7. Development strategy for Bangladesh agriculture under colonial legacy. 8. On inflation in Bangladesh. 9. Economics of resistance. 10. An approach to local planning in Bangladesh. 11. Political economy of rural development. 12. Irrigated agriculture in the early decades of Bangladesh conflicts and contradictions.13.  Consequences of an imported technology : case study of a garments factory in Chittagong. 14. Labour relations in Purbalach - a note. 15. Understanding the terms of exchange of rural households. 16. Bangladesh economy today. 17. Bangladesh economy in the 21 century and prospects for regional and sub-regional cooperation. 18. Land rights and land policies and agriculture in the Chittagong Hill tracts. 19. Adamjee is dead, jute is not. 20. Adam Smith and Friedrisch list : a fresh look. Index.

    "This book is about the economy of Bangladesh written from the perspective of political economy. The author paints lively and realistic pictures of the economy of Bangladesh in a wide canvas spreading between the pre-colonial period and the most recent episode of the closure of Adamjee Jute Mill. The events and issues chosen are discrete, but there is a continuity in epistemological linkage. The author demonstrates a rare dexterity in combining insights from a variety of disciplines to drive home his point. Those who are baffled by the persisting impasse of the Bangladesh economy will get a convincing explanation about its present predicament. To get a feel about the weal and woe of the economy the reader will benefit from reading the book cover to cover." (jacket)

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