TY - BOOK ID - 142261954 TI - Is the Bangladesh paradox sustainable? : the Institutional Diagnostic Project AU - Raihan, Selim AU - Bourguignon, François AU - Salam, Umar PY - 2023 SN - 9781009284677 1009284673 9781009284691 9781009284660 1009284703 1009284681 100928469X 9781009284707 9781009284684 PB - Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Economic development KW - Economic stabilization KW - Structural adjustment (Economic policy) KW - Bangladesh KW - Economic conditions. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:142261954 AB - Bangladesh is widely seen as a 'paradox'. Over the last quarter of a century, it has maintained economic growth and has outperformed many countries on social indicators while scoring very low on the quality of governance. Moreover, its economic progress does not seem to indicate significant improvement in comparative institutional indicators. Is the Bangladesh Paradox Sustainable? thus examines whether such a paradoxical combination can be sustained in the long run if growth continues with no improvement in the quality of institutions. It argues that although Bangladesh has become the second largest world exporter in the garments, export diversification is needed, both within and outside the garment sector, if it is to maintain its development pace. Based on a thorough account of the country's economic, social and political development, this companion volume analyzes Bangladesh's critical institution- and development-sensitive areas such as the garment sector, banking, taxation, land management, the judiciary, and education. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. ER -