Bangladesh Economy in the 21st Century: Selected Essay
from the Harvard Conferences in 2008, 2009
Edited
by Munir Quddus, Farida C. Khan
University Press
Limited, Dhaka, 2011
Since the beginning
of the 21st century, the economy of Bangladesh has surprised even
the most astute observers and development agencies at home and
abroad. In recent years, the economy has been resilient and
impressive. In a pioneering book in the early 1970’s Faaland and
Parkinson called Bangladesh a “test case for development.” Their
point was that if Bangladesh could succeed, there was hope for other
poor and less developed nations in the world. Forty years after this
challenge, today Bangladesh presents a model of how with grit and
perseverance, a nation can overcome great odds to emerge as a
successful economy.
The book chronicles
some of the successes, strategies and hopes for the future.
Additionally, it presents sound policy recommendations for
the continued success of the Bangladesh Economy in the 21st
century.
The papers are
organized in four sections and twenty chapters. The book
includes contributions on a wide variety of economic development
topics from a distinguished panel of contributors. The authors
are based in different parts of the world and bring their varied
expertise to their research. The readers will appreciate the
diversity of background and expertise of the contributors that has
produced an extraordinary healthy mix of perspectives, an important
strength of this collection. These papers were presented in two
unique conferences organized by the Bangladesh Development
Initiative (BDI) with partners in 2008 and 2009 at the Ash
Institute, Harvard University, Boston, USA.
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Munir Quddus
is a Professor of Economics and Dean of the College of Business at
Prairie View A&M University, Texas, USA. He earned his
doctoral degree in economics from Vanderbilt University in 1985.
Dr. Quddus has published on the history of economic thought, higher
education, and economic development issues in Bangladesh. He
co-authored (with Salim Rashid) Entrepreneurs and Economic
Development: The Remarkable Story of Garment Exports from Bangladesh
(Dhaka: UPL, 2000), and co-edited (with Farida Khan and Ahrar
Ahmad), Recreating the Commons? NGOs in Bangladesh (Dhaka:
UPL, 2009). Munir is a past President of the Association for
Economic and Development Studies on Bangladesh (AEDSB), and
currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Bangladesh
Studies (JBS) and as the President of the Bangladesh Development
Initiative (BDI).
Farida Chowdhury
Khan is a
Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Center for
International Studies at the University of Wisconsin – Parkside.
She received her doctoral degree in economics from the University of
Maryland in 1990. Farida has taught economics, political
science, history, women’s studies and international studies.
Dr. Khan’s recent work has focused on the question of indigenous
peoples and development policy. She has co-authored two
volumes, Contemporary Economic Issues in Bangladesh (Dhaka:
UPL, 2006); and co-edited (with Ahrar Ahmad and Munir Quddus),
Recreating the Commons? NGOs in Bangladesh (Dhaka: UPL, 2009).
Farida serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Bangladesh
Studies (JBS) and as the Secretary of the Bangladesh Development
Initiative (BDI).