Sustainable Development and All That

This book deals with `sustainable development', which claims the limelight in the present-day development parlance across the world. Right from the tall office of the UN in New York to the corridors of policy making offices, universities and research organizations, and other institutions concerned with development in countries around the world, this is now the talk of the globe. This is even more so following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development on 25 September 2015 by the United Nations, which is of implementation, as appropriate, by all countries of the world individually and collectively. The author of this book, Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman ahmad, eminent economist and a leading development thinker and practitioner, seeks to shed light on sustainable development from multiple angles as well as in relation to the historical evolution of the concept. Sustainable development is now clearly understood as socially acceptable and environmentally sound economic growth. The values and principles underpinning the concept and practical dynamics related to its implementation have been looked at in some depth, process. What is more specifically important about this book is that it takes into account the prospects and perspectives concerning sustainable development in Bangladesh with emphatic references to policies, strategies and financing. The readers will experience a comprehensively profitable journey as they move from the firs article to the following ones. This volume will certainly be an exceptional addition to the human-centric sustainable development sustainable development perspectives and pathways, with special reference to Bangladesh.