Development Governnance And Environment In Se Asia

While the problems of low level of economic development, grinding poverty and environmental degredation are widespread throughout the developing world, few regions have taken a more severe toll than South Asia. The absence of a plural and open political system compounds the problems of overall socio-economic development. This book uses case studies to analyze different aspects of the economics-environment nexus.

This book contains case studies which examine the problems of low level economic development in South Asia, with particular attention to the absence of a plural and open political system and problems of socio-economic development.

Mohammad Alauddin is Senior Lecturer in Economics and Samiul Hasan is Lecturer in Geographical Sciences and Planning, both at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.