Bangladesh's Graduation from the Least Developed Countries Group : Pitfalls and Promises
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of annexes -- List of contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1 Bangladesh moving out of the LDC group: looking through the issues -- Context -- Key analytical issues -- Smooth transition and structural transformation -- Post-graduation challenges and opportunities -- SDGs and smooth transition -- The global and regional environment -- Looking ahead -- 2 The LDC paradigm, graduation and Bangladesh: concepts, comparison and policy -- Introduction -- An analytical framework for LDC graduation -- LDC graduation versus becoming an MIC -- Revisiting the role of governance in the development experience of Bangladesh -- A comparative perspective on Bangladesh's graduation outlook -- Concluding observations -- 3 Structural transformation of Bangladesh economy: role of smooth transition after graduation -- Introduction -- Analytical framework and methodological approach -- Benchmarking structural transformation of Bangladesh's economy -- Graduation-ledstructural transformation in Bangladesh -- Structural transformation-enabled smooth transition after graduation -- Policy perspectives on graduation and the post-graduation period -- 4 Pathways to Bangladesh's sustainable LDC graduation: prospects, challenges and strategies -- Introduction -- Prospects for Bangladesh's sustainable graduation -- Costs and benefits of Bangladesh's LDC graduation -- Elements of a sustainable graduation strategy -- Concluding remarks -- 5 Bangladesh's pursuit of the 2030 Agenda: will it facilitate smooth transition after LDC graduation? -- Introduction -- Exploring linkages -- Granger causality and correlation analysis -- Conclusions and recommendations.