Using aggregate indices of education, health, demographic, and gender equality outcomes, we empirically investigate the hypothesis that Bangladesh achieved a higher level of social development compared with countries of similar level of per capita income. Stylized facts and cross-country...

Is Bangladesh's development progress surprising, given its level of economic development? Using aggregate indices of education, health, demographic and gender equality outcomes, we empirically investigate the hypothesis that Bangladesh made exceptional gains in human development compared with...

Introduction -- Thinking Like an Economist, Especially in a Less Developed Country -- The Ethical Basis of Economic Theory and Practice -- Institutions, Morality Norms and Development -- Amartya Sen's Ideas in the Context of Socio-Economic Progress of Bangladesh -- Is there an Economics of...

Impact of remittances sent by Bangladesh workers in the Middle East on balance of payments and the income and savings of the remittance-receiving households in Bangladesh. The Wage Earners' Scheme introduces in Bangladesh in 1974. Furthermore, the authors make several alternative estimates of...

This Handbook on the South Asian Economies (a companion to the Handbook on the Northeast and Southeast Asian Economies) is a comprehensive and unique collection of original studies on the economic and social development of countries in South Asia. The analytical narratives draw upon a wide range...