The Face of Urbanization and Urban Poverty in Bangladesh

Pranab Kumar Panday is Professor at the Department of Public Administration, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. He was a Senior Fulbright Fellow at the Department of Development Sociology, Cornell University, USA in 2012. Professor Panday's main areas of research include public policy, public administration, governance and gender studies. His major book publications include Women’s Political Participation in Bangladesh: Institutional Reforms, Actors and Outcomes (2013) and Women Empowerment in South Asia: NGO Interventions and Agency Building in Bangladesh (2016).

Chapter One: Introduction.- Chapter Two: Theoretical Debates on Urbanization and Urban Poverty.- Chapter Three: Urbanization and Urban Poverty in Bangladesh.- Chapter Four: Formation of Slums and Slum Upgradation Initiatives in Bangladesh.- Chapter Five: Global Good Practices of Urban Slum Development Initiatives.- Chapter Six: Good Practices of Urban Slum Upgradation Initiatives in Bangladesh: Major Challenges and Possible Solutions.- Chapter Seven: Conclusion.