Development by default Programme aid to Bangladesh

Bangladesh's GDP per head was US$ 259 in 1996, which is well below other countries in the region. Bangladesh is also faced with a huge (124.3 million) population on a relatively small piece of land. It is the most densely populated country in the world. Furthermore, it is prone to natural disas...

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Published inProgramme Aid and Development pp. 35 - 72
Main Author van Donge, Jan Kees
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2003
Edition1
Subjects
IMF Data
World Bank
IMF Programme
Exchange Rate
Bilateral Donors
Cape Verdean
RRV
Swedish Programme Aid
SEM Rate
Public Administration
Enhance HIPC Initiative
Jute Industry
Foreign Exchange Rate
USI
Nationalised Commercial Banks
IMF Lending
Private Sector Development
ESAC
IMF Agreement
Aid Flows
Commodity Aid
Policy Dialogue
Project Aid
SEM
ADB
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ISBN9780415259880
0415259886
DOI10.4324/9780203770122-5

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Summary:Bangladesh's GDP per head was US$ 259 in 1996, which is well below other countries in the region. Bangladesh is also faced with a huge (124.3 million) population on a relatively small piece of land. It is the most densely populated country in the world. Furthermore, it is prone to natural disasters such as cyclones and floods. It is a predominantly agrarian economy, but has a small and fast growing manufacturing sector. Bangladesh's economic performance is judged reasonable, if not good, since the mid-1980s. Two major factors - extraneous to policies - have changed its economic fortunes in recent decades: an increased inflow of remittances from Bangladeshis working abroad and the discovery of substantial natural gas deposits.
ISBN:9780415259880
0415259886
DOI:10.4324/9780203770122-5