Social Formation in Dhaka, 1985-2005

Kamal Siddiqui is Associate Professor and Director of the Governance Programme at the University of South Pacific, Fiji. Jamshed Ahmed is Director of the National Institute of Local Government, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Kaniz Siddique is Professor of Economics at North-South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Sayeedul Huq is Director of the National Institute of Local Government, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abul Hossain is Research Fellow at the Power and Participation Research Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Shah Nazimud-Doula is Assistant Director of the National Institute of Local Government, Dhaka, Bangladesh and Nahid Rezawana is Lecturer in Geography, Dhaka University, Bangladesh.

Preface; Chapter 1 An Introduction and an Overview of Dhaka City; Chapter 2 Methodology Used for Information Collection; Chapter 3 A General Household Survey (GHS) of Dhaka City, 1985–2005; Chapter 4 The Residents of Dhaka City’s Government Quarters; Chapter 5 The Educated Middle Class of Dhaka City; Chapter 6 The Richest People of Dhaka City; Chapter 7 The Formal Sector Poor of Dhaka City; Chapter 8 The Informal Sector Poor of Dhaka City; Chapter 9 Beggars, Prostitutes and Criminals of Dhaka City; Chapter 10 Special Areas and Groups in Dhaka City; Chapter 11 The Power Structure and Change Agents in Dhaka City; Chapter 12 Major Findings and Concluding Remarks;