Economic and Social Development of Bangladesh

Discusses Bangladesh's economic and social development
Analyzes new challenges against the further success of the country
Aims to elicit effective policy interventions that can be adapted by other developing countries

Discusses Bangladesh's economic and social development Analyzes new challenges against the further success of the country Aims to elicit effective policy interventions that can be adapted by other developing countries

Autorentext

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.

Inhalt

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.