New book on Bangladesh’s political economy published

A new book, titled ‘Politiconomy of Bangladesh: Essays and Analysis’, has been published recently.

Written by Professor Abdullah A Dewan, the book is a collection of the author’s various articles and essays published in three English newspapers in the country earlier, according to a statement.

The book is divided into 14 chapters, and articles are distributed based on 14 different topics and thoughts. These include education and learning; good governance; politicians and political goods; monetary policy and interest rates; poverty reduction; international economics; religion and economics; and financial markets.

Abdullah Dewan is currently a professor of economics at Eastern Michigan University, USA.

In the preface of the book, he writes: “This book is a carefully curated compilation of articles of a multitude of my newspaper opinion columns published in several English dailies (March 2005 – January 2024) that are multidisciplinary in areas, issues, and interests. They reflect the past and present state of the politics and economics of Bangladesh, with some prognosis of what to expect in the future.”

He also adds: “Although the articles were originally intended for avid opinion column readers, they are now repurposed for a much wider body of readers. More specifically, the book would be of interest to BCS examination candidates, Bangladesh Bank executives, university faculty and students, politicians and policymakers, journalists, retired officials, and of course, general readers at large.”

Joybangla Prokashani has published the book. The price of the book is Tk 800 (US$40).