DEVELOPMENT POLITICS AND SECURITY Third World Context

This edited volume examines how development, politics and security intertwine across the Global South, with Bangladesh as a key case. Contributors argue that development gains cannot be sustained without political settlements that constrain predation and provide credible rules, and that security is brittle when institutions crowd out participation or neglect human needs. The book analyzes episodes of macroeconomic reform, decentralization and sector change, showing how policy outcomes hinged on administrative capability, coalition management and policy feedback. It unpacks security through a broad lens: food and energy vulnerability, disaster risk, illicit flows and conflict over scarce resources. Comparative chapters draw lessons from Asia, Africa and Latin America on what kinds of institutions deliver both order and inclusion. The volume’s distinct contribution is its operational bent—less about slogans, more about the craft of reform in tough contexts. By mapping incentives, capacity and sequencing, it becomes a field guide for practitioners and students seeking durable change.