Salahuddin M. Aminuzzaman, Harald Baldersheim, Ishtiaq Jamil
The study assesses the efficacy of the Village Phone (VP) scheme in ameliorating the 'information poverty' of the villages that have obtained access to mobile phones in Bangladesh. More specifically, the study has sought to describe the ways in which the VP is operated, how the service is utilised a...
Harald Baldersheim, Ishtiaq Jamil, Salahuddin M. Aminuzzaman
Electoral participation in Bangladesh varies substantially from region to region. Why is this so? The regional variation offers an opportunity to test theories of democratic development and participation. Theories of modernisation suggest that socio-economic development is important for democratic p...