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After discussing four alternative methods for policy analysis, the author examines the impact of industrial policies in Bangladesh by assembling evidences on changes in objective variables - such as industrial investment, output, employment and productivity. He shows the sluggishness of industrial investment and production in the country. The author also investigates the causes of poor response of entrepreneurs and the industrial economy to incentives. (DÜI-Sen)

The concept of effective rate of assistance (ERA) developed in this paper is an extension of the conventional approach of measuring effective rate of protection (ERP). The authors explore ERA in Bangladesh economy. They show that the assistance provided to different industries varies a lot. (DÜI-Sen)

Productivity growth in the industrial sector has come to be identified as a key factor in the structural formation of the developing countries. The paper employs the production function framework to study productivity growth and technical efficiency in thirty important industries in Bangladesh using the CMI (Census of manufacturing Industries) data for individual firms for the years 1974/75, 1975/76; 1979/80 to 1985/86. (DÜI-Sen)

Labour legislation in Bangladesh owes its origin to the labour laws of British India, which have only marginally been improved upon since the end of the British rule. The authors point out that the labour laws and industrial relations have an important bearing on industrial growth and labour welfare. They explore the effect of labour laws and labour practices on employment and industrialization in Bangladesh. (DÜI-Sen)

According to the authors, the first-generation South Asian development model overemphasized capital formation per se and scarcely recognized the critical role of productivity and technological change in economic development. They attempt to assess productivity in Bangladesh manufacturing. According to their findings, total factor productivity has probably declined in Bangladesh. Little evidence has been found for the effectiveness of the New Industrial policy of the Bangladeshi government on industrial growth. (DÜI-Sen)