Patterns of Working Class Development In Bangladesh Since Independence 1972-1988 (Hardcover)

This book is based on the Ph. D Thesis of the writer which explores the Marxian theory of workers emancipation and its validity in case of Bangladesh after its independence in 1971, especially in the context of the growth pattern of its emerging working class. In the 1960-1970s, it was the time of vibrant global socialist movement and its fervor was felt everywhere, every nook and corners of the 6 continents; thus in that context Bangladesh examining the social realities of the expected success was felt necessary.br At first it explores Marxian and different Marxists’ theories on the consequence of emerging capitalism and its concomitant working class development, in terms of quantity as well as quality; a rise of a new big class of people with different qualities, hopes and aspirations and capable agent of social change; not in an evolutionary process but in a revolutionary method. Actually Marx developed a kind of socio-economic model of social revolution based on some socio-economic assumptions, and declared that it would be inevitable in all capitalist societies given the assumptions remain constant, and the birth and fast growing of the variable of social change, the modern working class or the proletariat, their grave diggers. This new class of people not only grow in numbers along the capitalist development, but also grow in quality, with totally newer mentalities, attitudes, capacities, and finally a kind of class consciousness, which grow through alienation from previous rural roots, agriculture, means of production etc., those were not found in case of previous exploited classes. Class consciousness again has two levels, at the lower level it is called class in itself, when they just got united in trade unions and understands its utility for achieving immediate demands, class interest collectively, and at the upper level with full consciousness of its role of social change, change qualitatively with social revolution, called class for itself.br Thereafter an empirical study was conducted to see the realities of Bangladesh and its emerging working class. For that a sample survey was conducted among the workers of 4 big industries in and around Dhaka city in 1988-89. Then with data tabulation the findings are analyzed to see whether the Bangladeshi working class at that time were growing and developing in line with Marxist theories, and to play the leading role of a social revolution Marx and his followers predicted? Detailed outcomes are delineated in this book with enough theoretical analysis and empirical examination of collected facts and figures as well as available from various primary, secondary and tertiary sources in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.
Syed Tarique-Uz-Zaman was born in 1954 at the Barisal District town of Bangladesh though the family originally hailed from Chakhar, Banaripara, Barisal. He completed school from Barisal Zilla School, college from Barisal B.M College and then did his BA (hons.) and Ma from Dhaka University. After working for 8 years in a government company he got a government of India scholarship to undergo Ph. D research at Bombay (now Mumbai) university in 1987 and after completion in 1990 awarded the degree in 1992.
Thereafter he worked in different government organizations including Planning Commission, Ministry of Textiles, and International NGO. After retirement in 2014 he has been working in different organizations including the Ministry of Finance (WB and ADB projects), Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (UNWOMEN project), World Bank, UNFPA, UNICEF, GK projects as Consultant.
During students life was involved in politics, Trade Union movement, in the freedom struggle of 1971 as a Guerrilla fighter
He is keen to read and write on subjects like economics, politics, freedom struggle of Bangladesh in 1971, travelogue etc., and is involved in different social work. At present lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh.