Social Formation in Dhaka, 1985-2005: A Longitudinal Study of Society in a Third World Megacity

Author:   Kamal Siddiqui ,  Jamshed Ahmed ,  Kaniz Siddique ,  Sayeedul Huq
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138278776


Pages:   420
Publication Date:   28 November 2016
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Author:   Kamal Siddiqui ,  Jamshed Ahmed ,  Kaniz Siddique ,  Sayeedul Huq
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138278776


ISBN 10:   1138278777
Pages:   420
Publication Date:   28 November 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface; Chapter 1 An Introduction and an Overview of Dhaka City; Chapter 2 Methodology Used for Information Collection; Chapter 3 A General Household Survey (GHS) of Dhaka City, 1985–2005; Chapter 4 The Residents of Dhaka City’s Government Quarters; Chapter 5 The Educated Middle Class of Dhaka City; Chapter 6 The Richest People of Dhaka City; Chapter 7 The Formal Sector Poor of Dhaka City; Chapter 8 The Informal Sector Poor of Dhaka City; Chapter 9 Beggars, Prostitutes and Criminals of Dhaka City; Chapter 10 Special Areas and Groups in Dhaka City; Chapter 11 The Power Structure and Change Agents in Dhaka City; Chapter 12 Major Findings and Concluding Remarks;

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'Social Formation in Dhaka, 1985-2005 is the most comprehensive and up-to-date work on the subject. The authors distinguish several social groups, namely, the residents of government quarters; the educated middle class; the richest people; the formal sector poor; the informal sector poor; beggars, prostitutes and criminals; special areas and groups. ... The book will be the authoritative compendium for Dhaka's social formation for many years to come. It sets a fine example of academic rigour and is an excellent starting point for more, and more detailed, research on the City.' Internationales Asienforum 'There could be various dimensions of studying changes in a rapidly growing capital city like Dhaka. However, studying it in terms of social formation is not very common. This painstaking and complex task has been sincerely and aptly accomplished by the learned authors of this book, in which they have vividly portrayed the social changes in Dhaka city over a period of twenty years (1985-2005). ... This book written by Siddiqui et al. could be termed a 'landmark study' in the field of urban sociology of Bangladesh. The book will be of use to policy planners. Although it is purely a research-based work, it may also be of interest to those who are not very much concerned about research and its methods but want to know about the people of Dhaka. The chapters are so well organised and chapter designing is so appropriate that it almost reads like a novel, which one would want to read from the beginning to the end.' The Financial Express This comprehensive and unique analysis provides important insight into pressing issues of urban 'development and the constitution of its actors, especially as statistical data on the livelihoods of Dhaka's inhabitants are scarce and longitudinal analyses of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics data sets on Dhaka have not yet been conducted. The book's presentation of results specifically underlines how over the years some population


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Kamal Siddiqui is Associate Professor and Director of the Governance Programme at the University of South Pacific, Fiji. Jamshed Ahmed is Director of the National Institute of Local Government, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Kaniz Siddique is Professor of Economics at North-South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Sayeedul Huq is Director of the National Institute of Local Government, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abul Hossain is Research Fellow at the Power and Participation Research Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Shah Nazimud-Doula is Assistant Director of the National Institute of Local Government, Dhaka, Bangladesh and Nahid Rezawana is Lecturer in Geography, Dhaka University, Bangladesh.

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