Economic and Social Development of Bangladesh

Miracle and Challenges

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

This book discusses Bangladesh’s economic and social development that may be called a “miracle” since the country has achieved remarkable development progress under several unfavorable situations: weak governance and political instabilities, inequality, risks entailed in rapid urbanization, and exposure to severe disaster risks.

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Utgivningsdatum:2018-01-17
Mått:148 x 210 x 21 mm
Vikt:560 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:311
Upplaga:18001
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319638379

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Yasuyuki Sawada is Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank, Professor of Economics at University of Tokyo and Former Visiting Researcher at JICA-RI, Japan.Minhaj Mahmud is Senior Research Fellow, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies and Visiting Scholar at JICA-RI, Japan. Naohiro Kitano is Director at JICA Research Institute, Japan.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Development Transformation in Bangladesh: An Overview.- 2. The Miraculous Development of the Garment and Pharmaceutical Industries in Bangladesh.- 3. Welfare Implications of Subsidies in the Microfinance Indusrty in Bangladesh.- 4. Bangladesh’s Structural Transformation: The Role of Infrastructure.- 5. International Migration and Remittances for Economic Development in Bangladesh: An Overview.- 6. Non-farm Sector Growth and Female Empowerment in Bangladesh.- 7. Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Education in Bangladesh: Achievements and Challenges.- 8. NGO Employments and Job Preferences of Youth: Evidence.- 9. Bangladesh's Achievement in Poverty Reduction: The Role of Microfinance Revisited.- 10. Is Multiple Borrowing a Bad Sign? Evidence from Bangladesh and India.- 11. Urbanization and Subjective Well-Being in Bangladesh.- 12. Happiness in Life-domains: Evidence from rural Bangladesh.- 13. Challenges in Reducing the Number of Disaster Victims in Bangladesh.- 14. Governance Challenges: Institutional Quality and Trust in Bangladesh.