Is the Bangladesh Paradox Sustainable? The Institutional Diagnostic Project

Bangladesh is widely seen as a 'paradox'. Over the last quarter of a century, it has maintained economic growth and has outperformed many countries on social indicators while scoring very low on the quality of governance. Moreover, its economic progress does not seem to indicate significan...

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Main Authors Raihan, Selim (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh), Bourguignon, Francois (Ecole d'economie de Paris and Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris), Salam, Umar (Oxford Policy Management)
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge University Press 10.01.2024
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Economic development
Economic stabilization
Structural adjustment (Economic policy)
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Summary:Bangladesh is widely seen as a 'paradox'. Over the last quarter of a century, it has maintained economic growth and has outperformed many countries on social indicators while scoring very low on the quality of governance. Moreover, its economic progress does not seem to indicate significant improvement in comparative institutional indicators. Is the Bangladesh Paradox Sustainable? thus examines whether such a paradoxical combination can be sustained in the long run if growth continues with no improvement in the quality of institutions. It argues that although Bangladesh has become the second largest world exporter in the garments, export diversification is needed, both within and outside the garment sector, if it is to maintain its development pace. Based on a thorough account of the country's economic, social and political development, this companion volume analyzes Bangladesh's critical institution- and development-sensitive areas such as the garment sector, banking, taxation, land management, the judiciary, and education. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
ISBN:100928469X
1009284665
9781009284660
9781009284691
DOI:10.1017/9781009284677