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Economic and Social Development of Bangladesh

Miracle and Challenges

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Editors:
  1. Yasuyuki Sawada

    1. Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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  2. Minhaj Mahmud

    1. Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Dhaka, Bangladesh

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  3. Naohiro Kitano

    1. Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan

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  • 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

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxix
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  2. Economic Transformation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Development Transformation in Bangladesh: An Overview

      • Minhaj Mahmud, Keijiro Otsuka, Yasuyuki Sawada, Eiji Yamada
      Pages 3-26

    3. The Miraculous Development of the Garment and Pharmaceutical Industries in Bangladesh

      • Tetsushi Sonobe, Khondoker Abdul Mottaleb, Md. Nurul Amin
      Pages 27-51

    4. Welfare Implications of Subsidies in the Microfinance Industry in Bangladesh

      • Yasuyuki Sawada, Yuhei Miyauchi, Junichi Yamasaki
      Pages 53-70

    5. Bangladesh’s Structural Transformation: The Role of Infrastructure

      • Shahidur R. Khandker, Hussain A. Samad
      Pages 71-92

    6. International Migration and Remittances for Economic Development in Bangladesh: An Overview

      • Akira Murata
      Pages 93-113

  3. Social Transformation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. Non-farm Sector Growth and Female Empowerment in Bangladesh

      • Minhaj Mahmud, Keijiro Otsuka, Yasuyuki Sawada, Mari Tanaka, Tomomi Tanaka
      Pages 117-134

    3. Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Education in Bangladesh: Achievements and Challenges

      • Hisaki Kono, Yasuyuki Sawada, Abu S. Shonchoy
      Pages 135-149

    4. NGO Employments and Job Preferences of Youth: Evidence from Bangladesh

      • Akira Murata, Naoki Nishimura
      Pages 151-174

  4. Welfare Improvements

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175
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    2. Bangladesh’s Achievement in Poverty Reduction: The Role of Microfinance Revisited

      • Shahidur R. Khandker, Hussain A. Samad
      Pages 177-198

    3. Is Multiple Borrowing a Bad Sign? Evidence from Bangladesh and India

      • Yasuyuki Sawada, Mari Tanaka, Minhaj Mahmud
      Pages 199-214

    4. Urbanization and Subjective Well-Being in Bangladesh

      • Minhaj Mahmud, Yasuyuki Sawada
      Pages 215-232

    5. Happiness in Life Domains: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh

      • Minhaj Mahmud, Yasuyuki Sawada
      Pages 233-250

  5. Risk and Challenges

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 251-251
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    2. Challenges in Reducing the Number of Disaster Victims in Bangladesh

      • Masahiro Shoji, Akira Murata
      Pages 253-272

    3. Governance Challenges: Institutional Quality and Trust in Bangladesh

      • Minhaj Mahmud, Yasuyuki Sawada
      Pages 273-289

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 291-311
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About this book

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. The authors examine what led to this successful economic development, and the potential challenges that it presents, aiming to elicit effective policy interventions that can be adapted by other developing countries.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Yasuyuki Sawada

  • Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Minhaj Mahmud

  • Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan

    Naohiro Kitano

About the editors

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. 

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