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Bangladesh's Economic and Social Progress

From a Basket Case to a Development Model

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Editors:
  1. Munim Kumar Barai

    1. College of International Management, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu-shi, Japan

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  • Aims to fill the gap in the existing development theories that explain Bangladesh’s development

  • Argues that interactive dynamics of various development efforts have played a pivotal role in the overall development of Bangladesh

  • Takes account of the bottlenecks and challenges to Bangladesh’s future development path and offers potential solutions

  • Posits that Bangladesh per se can offer a development model to other developing countries

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxvii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction: Construction of a Development Model for Bangladesh

      • Munim Kumar Barai
      Pages 3-62

  4. Finance and Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
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    2. Financial Sector Development and Its Contribution to Economic Development of Bangladesh

      • Prashanta Kumar Banerjee, Md. Abdul Kayum, Helal Uddin
      Pages 147-178

    3. Access to Finance for Inclusive Development: Recent Evidence from Bangladesh

      • S. M. Sohrab Uddin, Mohammad Zoynul Abedin, Nahid Afroz
      Pages 179-204

    4. Development Dynamics of Remittances in Bangladesh

      • Munim Kumar Barai
      Pages 205-233

  5. Economic Sectors and Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-235
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    2. Agricultural Development and the Rural Economy: The Case of Bangladesh

      • Mohammad Dulal Miah, Rashedul Hasan, Helal Uddin
      Pages 237-266

    3. Growth Trajectory and Developmental Impact of Ready-Made Garments Industry in Bangladesh

      • Kazi Mahmudur Rahman, Ehsanul Huda Chowdhury
      Pages 267-297

    4. Pace and Prospects of Light Engineering Sector in the Economic Development of Bangladesh

      • Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman, Mohammad Monirul Islam Sarker, Md. Masudur Rahman
      Pages 299-316

  6. Role of Government and NGOs for Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 317-317
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    2. Explaining Bangladesh’s Development Puzzle: Government’s Approaches and Civil Servants’ Accountability

      • Swapan Kumar Bala
      Pages 319-349

    3. NGOs for Development: Experience of Bangladesh

      • Tamgid Ahmed Chowdhury, Ashit Baran Das, Liton Chakraborty, Munim Kumar Barai
      Pages 351-380
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About this book

This book evaluates Bangladesh’s impressive economic and social progress, more often referred to as a ‘development surprise’. In doing so, the book examines the gap in existing explanations of Bangladesh’s development and then offers an empirically informed analysis of a range of distinctive factors, policies, and actions that have individually and collectively contributed to the progress of Bangladesh. In an inclusive way, the book covers the developmental role, relation, and impact of poverty reduction, access to finance, progress in education and social empowerment, reduction in the climatic vulnerability, and evolving sectoral growth activities in the agriculture, garments, and light industries. It also takes into account the important role of the government and NGOs in the development process, identifies bottlenecks and challenges to Bangladesh’s future development path and suggests measures to overcome them.


By providing an inclusive narrative to theorize Bangladesh’s development, which is still missing in the public discourse, this book posits that Bangladesh per se can offer a development model to other developing countries.

Editors and Affiliations

  • College of International Management, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu-shi, Japan

    Munim Kumar Barai

About the editor

Munim Kumar Barai is a Professor at the Graduate School of Management, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), Japan. He was a Fulbright Scholar and completed post-doc research at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Dr. Barai is widely published. He has guest-edited two Scopus indexed journals and is a co-editor of the book Towards A Common Future: Understanding Growth, Sustainability in the Asia Pacific Region (2017). 

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