Using data collected from Savar sub-district (in Dhaka district), the authors investigate the socio-economic status of women and identify the factors that affect choice of contraception in rural Bangladesh. The study suggests that women who work outside their homes are independent and their...

The past two decades have witnessed a growing awareness of the importance of involving women in development programmes, not only for the direct benefit that can accrue to families, but also for the indirect effects on health and family planning practices that could arise from attendant changes...

Why has Bangladesh failed to raise quality in basic education when it successfully expanded school provision? This paper explores this problem through analysis of the influence of the political settlement on the design and delivery of the third Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP3), an...