Economic and Social Development of Bangladesh Miracle and Challenges /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sawada, Yasuyuki (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Mahmud, Minhaj (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kitano, Naohiro (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Economic development.; Social change.; Economic policy.; Asia-Economic conditions.; Social structure.; Social inequality.; Urban economics.; Political economy.; Development and Social Change.; Development Policy.; Asian Economics.; Social Structure, Social Inequality.; Urban Economics.; International Political Economy.

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 urbaniz...

Table of Contents:

• 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.