Economic and Social Development of Bangladesh

Part I. Economic Transformation

1. Development Transformation in Bangladesh: An Overview
Minhaj Mahmud, Keijiro Otsuka, Yasuyuki Sawada, Eiji Yamada

2. The Miraculous Development of the Garment and Pharmaceutical Industries in Bangladesh
Tetsushi Sonobe, Khondoker Abdul Mottaleb, Md. Nurul Amin

3. Welfare Implications of Subsidies in the Microfinance Industry in Bangladesh
Yasuyuki Sawada, Yuhei Miyauchi, Junichi Yamasaki

4. Bangladesh’s Structural Transformation: The Role of Infrastructure
Shahidur R. Khandker, Hussain A. Samad

5. International Migration and Remittances for Economic Development in Bangladesh: An Overview
Akira Murata

Part II. Social Transformation

6. Non-farm Sector Growth and Female Empowerment in Bangladesh
Minhaj Mahmud, Keijiro Otsuka, Yasuyuki Sawada, Mari Tanaka, Tomomi Tanaka

7. Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Education in Bangladesh: Achievements and Challenges
Hisaki Kono, Yasuyuki Sawada, Abu S. Shonchoy

8. NGO Employments and Job Preferences of Youth: Evidence from Bangladesh
Akira Murata, Naoki Nishimura

Part III. Welfare Improvements

9. Bangladesh’s Achievement in Poverty Reduction: The Role of Microfinance Revisited
Shahidur R. Khandker, Hussain A. Samad

10. Is Multiple Borrowing a Bad Sign? Evidence from Bangladesh and India
Yasuyuki Sawada, Mari Tanaka, Minhaj Mahmud

11. Urbanization and Subjective Well-Being in Bangladesh
Minhaj Mahmud, Yasuyuki Sawada

12. Happiness in Life Domains: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh
Minhaj Mahmud, Yasuyuki Sawada

Part IV. Risk and Challenges

13. Challenges in Reducing the Number of Disaster Victims in Bangladesh
Masahiro Shoji, Akira Murata

14. Governance Challenges: Institutional Quality and Trust in Bangladesh
Minhaj Mahmud, Yasuyuki Sawada

Avainsanat: Political Science and International Relations, Development and Social Change, Development Policy, Asian Economics, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Urban Economics, International Political Economy