The understanding Bangladesh's unexpected success Hossain, Naomi creator text bibliography enk 2017 First edition. Bangladesh edition. monographic eng

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xvi, 244 pages, xxiii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. "From an unpromising start as 'the basket-case' to present day plaudits for its human development achievements, Bangladesh plays an ideological role in the contemporary world order, offering proof that the neo-liberal development model works under the most testing conditions. How were such rapid gains possible in a context of chronically weak governance? The Aid Lab subjects this so-called 'Bangladesh paradox' to close scrutiny, evaluating public policies and their outcomes for poverty and development since Bangladesh's independence in 1971. Countering received wisdom that its gains owe to an early shift to market-oriented economic reform, it argues that a binding political settlement, a social contract to protect against the crises of subsistence and survival, united the elite, the masses, and their aid donors in the wake of the devastating famine of 1974. This laid resilient foundations for human development, fostering a focus on the poorest and most precarious, and in particular on the concerns of women.0In chapters examining the environmental, political and socioeconomic crisis of the 1970s, the book shows how the lessons of the famine led to a robustly pro-poor growth and social policy agenda, empowering the Bangladeshi state and its non-governmental organizations to protect and enable its population to thrive in its engagements in the global economy. Now a middle-income country, Bangladesh's role as the world's laboratory for aided development has generated lessons well beyond its borders, and Bangladesh continues to carve a pioneering pathway through the risks of global economic integration and climate change."-- pt. 1. The paradox -- pt. 2. The basket case -- pt. 3. The test case for development -- pt. 4. The Bengal tiger. Naomi Hossain. Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-238) and index. BIGD, ENH Economic development Bangladesh Women Bangladesh Global environmental change Bangladesh Economic conditions Bangladesh Economic policy Bangladesh Social policy Bangladesh Bangladesch HC440.8 .H64 2017 330.95492 9780198785507 019878550X 9789845064699 (hbk) 2016945506 Ayesha Abed Library ERASA 171127 20251029162559.0 32107 eng