Introduction: NGOs, Social Capital and Community Empowerment
This introductory chapter provides a brief outline about the capacity of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) towards social capital and community empowerment. This chapter briefly explains the three concepts used in this book e.g., NGO, social capit
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M. Rezaul Islam
NGOs, Social Capital and Community Empowerment in Bangladesh
M. Rezaul Islam University of Dhaka Dhaka, Bangladesh
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For (late) Rejia Begum, my mother
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to acknowledge the love and support of my family over the years—my wife, parents and children. It is they, above all other, who have made possible my involvement in such academic work. Far too many people to mention individually assisted my work in so many ways. They all have my sincere gratitude. In particular, I would like to thank to my PhD supervisor Professor William John Morgan (University of Nottingham). I have also got direct and indirect supports from some of my colleagues and international scholars: Professor Alan Rogers (University of East Anglia), Professor P. Sillitoe (University of Durham), Professor D. Lewis (LSE), Professor A. Mia (University of Development Alternative), Professor S. Marshall (University of West Indies), Miss Sharmin Rahman (London Kings College), Dr M. M. Ahmad (AIT), Dr J. Devine and Dr S. White (University of Bath), Professor J. Buckland (University of Winnipeg), Dr K. E. Jackson (University of Auckland), Dr Richard Coll (Vice Chancellor, University of Fiji), Dr Peter Gates and Dr Mark Lymbery (University of Nottingham), Dr M. Emranul Haque (Univers
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