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The Economy of Bangladesh

A Quarter Century of Development

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Azizur Rahman Khan

    1. University of California, Riverside, USA

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-9

  3. Growth and Structural Change: An Overview

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    Pages 10-21

  4. Macroeconomic Accounts: The Structure of Demand

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    Pages 22-38

  5. The Emerging Pattern of Structural Change

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    Pages 39-51

  6. Agriculture: Past Success and Future Prospects

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    Pages 52-66

  7. Structure, Growth and Direction of Manufacturing Industries

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    Pages 67-88

  8. Trade and Global Links

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    Pages 89-107

  9. Infrastructure and Environment

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    Pages 108-125

  10. Income Distribution, Poverty and Living Standard

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    Pages 126-156

  11. Conclusion: Credits, Constraints and Prospects

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    Pages 157-171

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 172-210
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In the quarter century since its emergence from military rule and integration into the global economy, Bangladesh's economy has achieved high growth, reduced aid dependence and made remarkable improvement in social indicators while at the same time it continues to suffer from increasing inequality. This book analyses these successes and failures.

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  • University of California, Riverside, USA

    Azizur Rahman Khan

About the author

Azizur Rahman Khan is Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of California Riverside, USA. He has also taught at the London School of Economics, UK, and, as a visiting professor at Pennsylvania State University and Columbia University, USA. He has held the position of Senior Research Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford, UK, as well as Research Director at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics and the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, and staff member of the ILO and the World Bank. He has published extensively in various areas of development economics and advised developing countries of Asia and Africa.

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