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.

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

Autorentext

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).

Klappentext

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.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Construction of a Development Model for Bangladesh.- 2. Examining the distinct features of Bangladesh's development: Interactions between Growth, Poverty and Social Development.- 3. Inclusive Economic Growth and Climate Resilient Development in Bangladesh.- 4. Education, Healthcare and Life Expectancy in Bangladesh: Transcending Conventions.- 5. Financial Sector Development and Its Contribution to the Economic Progress of Bangladesh.- 6.Access to Finance for Inclusive Development: Recent Evidence from Bangladesh.- 7. Development Dynamics of Remittances in Bangladesh.- 8. Agricultural Development and the Rural Economy: The Case of Bangladesh.- 9. Growth Trajectory and developmental impact of Ready-made Garments Industry in Bangladesh.- 10. Pace and Prospects of Light Engineering Sector in the Economic Development of Bangladesh.- 11. Explaining Bangladesh's Development Puzzle: Government's Approaches and Civil Servants' Accountability.- 12. NGOs for Development: Experience of Bangladesh.- 13. Conclusion: Bangladesh's Development Challenges to Sustainability and the Way Forward.