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Dr Younas, the founder of Grameen Bank is a larger-than-life figure in Bangladesh, and a nobel prize winner. His social business empire is now so big, that the
by capex 13y ago
Dr Younas, the founder of Grameen Bank is a larger-than-life figure in Bangladesh, and a nobel prize winner. His social business empire is now so big, that the government is fearing a scenario where Dr Younas takes part in politics and drives all others out. This is a real possibility they can't ignore, and so the government is trying its best to fabricate stories and discredit this guy.
- droithomme 13y agoHe also acknowledges that much of the years of endemic poverty and disease in Bangladesh has been due to having a dysfunctional and corrupt government. He is in the process of fixing the country, which as an incidental side effect gives evidence that it was never circumstances beyond their control that caused the failure of the nation, but corruption, fraud and waste. Demolishing Younas's work and returning the country back to a path mired in poverty protects the positions and reputation of those in political power who are now seen by the populace as not just corrupt, not just useless, but actively responsible for past suffering. Eliminating Younas' influence and destroying his work places them back in position as people you have to deal with to get handouts to survive. Self reliance is a threat to dependency and dependency serves the power and wealth of those upon whom people are dependent.
- yaix 13y agoThey have been doing it for many years. They forced him out years ago. And really, this type of power plays "no matter what the cost" is very common in developing countries and a major reason why countries do not develop.
- anonymousDan 13y agoOn this thread, I can really recommend the book "Why nations fail" by Acemoglu and Robinson for an explanation of why this is a common story.