Caf Dowlah

Caf Dowlah, Ph.D. joined the Queensborough Community College-CUNY as an Assistant Professor of Economics in January, 2003. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a Ph.D. in Political Economy and Public Policy in 1990. Prior to that, he earned two separate Master’s degrees – in Economics and Public Administration -- from the same institution.

Dr. Dowlah launched his career in academia in 1991 as Assistant Professor of Economics and Government at the State University of New York – Canton College – where he worked until 1996. Thereafter, he accepted a Consultant Economist position with the Dhaka Office of the World Bank, and then, a Policy Adviser position with the United Nations. Before returning to the U.S. in 2001 as Visiting Scholar at Columbia University, he worked as a Japan Foundation Fellow and Visiting Professor of Economics at Otaru University Commerce. He also worked in consultancy capacities for the United Nations, USAID, USIA (United States Information Agency), the European Union and the German GTZ, among other organizations.

A recipient of numerous prestigious scholarships, including that from Fulbright, Commonwealth, Rotary Foundation, and Asia Foundation, Dr. Dowlah has conducted important research in the areas of transition of formerly socialist countries; economic reform issues in under-developed countries; and globalization and international trade issues, particularly in the context of the World Trade Organization.

Besides, Backwaters of Global Prosperity, he authored two other books -- The Life and Times of Soviet Socialism (Praeger Publishers, 1997) and Soviet Political Economy in Transition: From Lenin to Gorbachev (Greenwood Press, 1992). His articles appeared in refereed journals, including the World Economy; International Journal of Social Welfare, The Asia-Pacific Development Journal; and The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations. He also wrote columns for the Japan Times (Tokyo), The Daily Star (Dhaka); and The Financial Express (Dhaka).