Banker to the Poor is an autobiographical account of the founder of the Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus. This work is fundamental rethink on the economic relationship between the rich and the poor, their rights and obligations.

The book is an autobiographical account of the author's journey through life beginning with the pre-partition years of India. The author's ambivalence about what really happened at that time and why, is reflected in the book along with stories of his youthful days in Bengal and of the school years in the social and political context of the country. The communal divide of India, the political negotiations and the terrible conflicts at the time of the independence of India and Pakistan are briefly captured. Coming to East Pakistan was not without a silver lining. The short lived enthusiasm for Pakistan gave way to discontent and apathy due to neglect of East Pakistan by Pakistan's rulers. A new nationalism in East Pakistan soon emerged based more on Bengali ethnicity, language and culture.

It provides valuable insight into development process. It is a must read for policymakers, scholars and students in the fields of public policy, economic development, political science and sociology.

Contents:1. Introduction / 2. Public Administration as an Academic Discipline / 3. Public Administration as a Practice / 4. Governance Reforms and Public Administration: International Experience / 5. Conclusion

Contents:1. Introduction of International Relations: Its Nature and Scope / 2. Major Approaches to the Study of International Relations / 3. Evolution of International Relations / 4. Elements of International Relations / 5. Geopolitics / 6. International Relations from 1919 to the End of the Cold War in 1989 / 7. European Imperialism: Emergence of New States in Asia and Africa: Their Role in World Politics / 8. Origin and Role of the League of Nations and the UN / ­9. Inter-Governmental Institutions: Global and Regional / 10. Role of Diplomacy / 11. Laws of War and Neutrality / 12. Bangladesh in International Affairs: Birth of Bangladesh, and Foreign Policy / 13. Bangladesh’s Foreign Relations with Other States / 14. International Law: Its Nature, Sources, Approaches and Principles of Law on Important Topics / 15. Global Environmental Issues / 16. Disarmament and Arms Control / 17. Human Rights / 18. Refugees, Migrants and Displaced Persons.

Some of the micro-borrowers in Bangladesh have benefited in certain respects. A lot of them are struggling under the stringent terms of credit including high cost of borrowing and a weekly repayment schedule starting a week after a credit is taken. Many have gone further into indebtedness and face a bleak future.

The volume presents a wealth of information and should be useful to policy makers, researchers, academics as well as the general readership who intend to go beyond the rhetoric and wishes to understand the substance of the discourse on this important issue.

In this book of three essays (emerging from lectures at BRAC University and Bangladesh Economic Association), Professor Nurul Islam examines the opportunities as well as risks Bangladesh faces in foreign trade, investment and labour export, first in the context of economic globalization and then in the regional context, in forging mutually beneficial economic relations with India.

This is the first book that presents a comprehensive analysis of the apparel export industry of Bangladesh. Readymade garment exports from Bangladesh started modestly in the late 1970s primarily as a result of local initiatives. Soon the industry had the benefit of foreign collaboration in marketing, management and production.