Overview
- 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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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.
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.
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Keywords
- Economics of Bangladesh
- Poverty Reduction in Bangladesh
- Women Empowerment in Bangladesh
- Social Development of Bangladesh
- Financial Access in Bangladesh
- Inclusive Finance in Bangladesh
- Garments Industry in Bangladesh
- Women Employment in Bangladesh
- Agricultural Development in Bangladesh
- Developing Countries in Asia
- Developmental Challenges in Bangladesh
- Developmental Challenges in Asia
- Development Model of Bangladesh
- sustainability
Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Drawing the Boundary of Bangladesh’s Development
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Role of Government and NGOs for Development
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Conclusion
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Editors and Affiliations
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).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Bangladesh's Economic and Social Progress
Book Subtitle: From a Basket Case to a Development Model
Editors: Munim Kumar Barai
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1683-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-1682-5Published: 01 April 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-1685-6Published: 01 April 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-1683-2Published: 31 March 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVII, 426
Number of Illustrations: 58 b/w illustrations
Topics: Development Economics, Development and Social Change, Sustainability Management, Asian Economics, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, Development and Sustainability