Suchergebnisse

This book looks at Bangladesh at and beyond its fifty years since its formation in 1971. A comprehensive, holistic narrative is constructed to track key development dynamics at the sectoral, sub-sectoral and macro levels. This much-needed exercise dispels the notion that the 'Bangladesh surprise' can be reduced to singular dimensions such as the trauma of the 1971 war or women's empowerment and micro-credit. The mixture of economic history, political economy and institutional and actor analysis provide fresh insights to the themes addressed. A well-argued case to view emerging Bangladesh as the newest member of the Flying Geese club, The Odds Revisited includes a detailed review of macro and sectoral developments over the last fifty years and provides new material and insights into the rise of Bangladesh's capitalist class; a socio-economic perspective of the role of Dhaka-based urbanization; and the rise of a new middle class.

The study assesses the relative role of weather and technology affecting instability in foodgrain production and, in particular, examines the character of the new technology in this context. The extent of damage due to weather variables is quantified and fluctuations in output by alternative factors are explained. (DÜI-Sen)

This study is concerned with adjustments to food-shortages at the micro-level in terms of consumption, employment and demand. It is argued that such effects are more serious today than e.g., in the sixties, and are not limited to the direct cultivators alone, affecting employment, income and demand in the non-food and non-agricultural sectors. (DÜI-Sen)

As the author sees it, food policy planning in Bangladesh has consistently ignored the problem of output fluctuations, despite the fact that this has led to considerable dislocation of overall economic performance. The paper scrutinizes the magnitude of instability in foodgrain production and whether there has been a tendency for it to increase over time. (DÜI-Sen)

Capacity under-utilization of irrigation equipment has been a serious and persistent problem in Bangladesh agriculture, despite high rates of return from irrigation. The author puts forward the hypothesis that initial 'structural' conditions (described by land-ownership patterns, poverty, landlessness, tenancy etc) creates an environment that is inimical to group-cooperation and management required for efficient and optimal use of irrigation equipment. (DÜI-Sen)

Over large rural areas in developing countries, markets for land, labour, credit and goods are interlocked. This article examines the implications for rural livelihood in Bangladesh for arrangements of this kind. (ODA)

The study provides some estimates of the change in landlessness at the district and national levels. These estimates show a rapid increase in landlessness at a rate that is faster than the population growth rate. Substantial interdistrict variations are also noted and the authors attempt to explain them in terms of the popular nations of the causes of landlessness. (DÜI-Sen)

The authors present empirical evidence in price and market structure in the grain markets of a backward area of Bangladesh. They show that institutional structures can influence the ability of small traders to accumulate and the extent of competition in an apparently free market. (DÜI-Sen)