ISBN10: 9840517821, ISBN13: 9789840517824, [publisher: The University Press Limited] Hardcover Contents: Abbreviations. Contributors. Preface. 1. Reflections on democracy and development in Bangladesh/Nurul Islam. 2. Sovereignty, national interests and the challenges of democratization in Bangladesh/Zillur R. Khan. 3. On good governance/Abul Maal A. Muhith. 4. Political leadership and legitimacy among the urban elite in Bangladesh/Syed Saad Andaleeb and Zachary T. Irwin. 5. Towards institution building in Bangladesh: trends in democracy and human rights/Syedur Rahman. 6. Aspirations and realities: parliaments and the democratic culture/Zillur R. Khan. 7. Mediating political conflict in a confrontational environment: the experience of the G-5/Rehman Sobhan. 8. National Budgets and public spending patterns in Bangladesh: a political economy perspective/Wahiduddin Mahmud. 9. Political economy of sustainable development in Bangladesh/Amin U. Sarkar. 10. Effects of political instability on the domestic savings rate in Bangladesh: an empirical study/Rahim M. Quazi. 11. Indo-Bangladesh relations: context, concerns, hopes/Ahrar Ahmad. 12. The Bangladesh-India Friendship Treaty: a critical analysis/Choudhury M. Shamim. 13. The Forgotten Biharis: policy options for their repatriation and rehabilitation/Tazeen M. Murshid. Index. "Political Culture in Bangladesh: Perspectives and Analyses presents the thoughts of prominent thinkers about political issues pertaining to Bangla ...