M. Shahid Alam

M. Shahid Alam is Professor of Economics at Northeastern University, Boston. His writings have appeared in leading economic journals, including American Economic Review, Cambridge Journal of Economics and Kyklos; in popular newspapers and web sites including Counterpunch, Al Ahram, Commondreams.org, and the Dawn, Holiday, Asia Times, and Outlook India; in literary journals, including Chicago Review, Marlboro Review and Beloit Poetry Journal. His published many books including Poverty from the Wealth of Nations (Macmillan, 2000), Governments and Markets in Economic Development Strategies (Praeger: 1989), and Is There An Islamic Problem (Kuala Lumpur: The Other Press, 2004).

Professor Alam was born in Bangladesh. He holds a BA from the University of Dhaka, MA from the University of Karachi, and Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario.

He lives in a suburb of Boston.

External links

• The to the Website of M. Shaid Alam, Official site
• Is There an Islamic Problem, CounterPunch
• Is the United States "a Terrorist Magnet"?, CounterPunch
• America's Dual Mission, CounterPunch