Islamic NGOs in Bangladesh development, piety and neoliberal governmentality

NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) have emerged in both a development and aid capacity in Bangladesh, providing wide-reaching public services to the country's population living in extreme poverty. However, resistance to and limitations of NGO-led development - which in conjunction with Bangl...

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Main Author: Salehin, Mohammad Musfequs (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY Routledge 2016
Series:Routledge contemporary South Asia series
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