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Human Security Driven Rural Development : An Inquiry in the Context of Bangladesh

It is evident that absence of people centric and sustainable rural development planning poses a serious threat towards ensuring human security. With this notion as the focus, this paper examines how human security issues are focused in the development policies and programs in rural Bangladesh, and h...

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Main Author: Mohammad Tarikul Islam
Format: Journal Article
Published: KILA Journal of Local Governance 2013
Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/005910.pdf
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Summary:It is evident that absence of people centric and sustainable rural development planning poses a serious threat towards ensuring human security. With this notion as the focus, this paper examines how human security issues are focused in the development policies and programs in rural Bangladesh, and how people’s movement and local community initiatives responded to the threats through innovative approaches to human security at the local and community level. It is revealed from the civic opinion that, human security has not been on the top of the agenda of the Local Government in Bangladesh.
Physical Description:p.54- Vol.1 - No.2 July-December 2013