{"product_id":"inflation-and-the-hard-truths-taming-the-beast-9798196370557","title":"Inflation and the Hard Truths: Taming the Beast","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mohammad Omar Farooq\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Finance - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInflation is often treated as a technical malfunction-something to be corrected with interest rates, budget tightening, or short-term administrative controls. In Bangladesh, these tools have been used repeatedly. Inflation persists\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInflation and the Hard Truths\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eargues that this persistence is not a policy accident but a systemic outcome shaped by incentive structures, enforcement capacity, and coordination failures. Prices do not rise in a vacuum. They are formed along supply chains where market power, weak competition, selective enforcement, and fragmented governance interact-often blunting the effectiveness of otherwise sound policies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by an economist but for a broad, policy-oriented audience, this book moves beyond textbook explanations to examine how inflation actually forms, spreads, and hardens in institutionally constrained and partially captured systems. It explains why conventional tools often stall, why growth alone does not guarantee price stability, and why inflation control cannot succeed without credible competition, accountability, and enforcement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book makes a clear, evidence-grounded case that inflation in Bangladesh can be stabilized and gradually reduced-without sacrificing growth-but only through a coordinated, whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach. It presents a practical framework linking monetary and fiscal policy with market oversight, competition policy, trade management, law enforcement, judicial accountability, and information-driven citizen engagement that reinforces policy credibility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not a call for repression or austerity. It is a call for state capacity and governance effectiveness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eInflation and the Hard Truths\u003c\/i\u003e is for policymakers, students, journalists, business leaders, development practitioners, and citizens who want to understand why prices keep rising-and what it will truly take to tame the beast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy inflation matters?\u003cbr\u003eA note to economists \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I - Understanding the Beast\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Inflation in Everyday Life \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: How Inflation Is Supposed to Work (and Why That Story Falls Short) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Bangladesh's Inflation Pattern -- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat makes inflation persistent here\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II - Where the System Breaks Down\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Supply Chains, Power, and Price Formation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Syndicates, Patronage, and Market Distortions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: The Limits of Monetary and Fiscal Policy Alone\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III - The Captured Economy \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Inflation in a Captured System\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Ethics, Corruption, and Inflation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV - Taming the Beast Is Possible\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Growth, Productivity, and Inflation Control\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: A Whole-of-Government Inflation Strategy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: Law, Accountability, and Deterrence\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V - Society as a Reform Force\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: Organized Citizens at the Choke Points\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13: Organized Consumers and Market Discipline\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI - The Policy Framework\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14: A Coordinated Framework to Stabilize and Reduce Inflation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15: Political Will, Popular Support, and Reform Survival\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16: From Structural Inflation to Stability\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion: From a Captured System to a Capable State\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47892801388695,"sku":"9798196370557","price":1892.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798196370557.webp?v=1781189058","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/inflation-and-the-hard-truths-taming-the-beast-9798196370557","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}