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A number of specialists on the economy of Bangladesh examine and analyze the fundamental problems and growth potential of this third-world economy.

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Nationalization Versus Privatization: The Debate and the Course We Are Taking by Alema Karim Social Frictions, Social Dynamics, and Economic Development: Some Experiences of Bangladesh by Masudul Alam Choudhury and Abu N. M. Wahid Democracy, Economic Development, and Civil-Military Relations in Bangladesh by Choudhury M. Shamim Liberal Human Capital Production and the Dilemma of Manpower Planning by Saud A. Choudhry Inefficiency in Forest Resource Management and Its Environmental Repercussions in Bangladesh by Amin U. Sarkar Financial Repression in Economic Development: A Test of the McKinnon-Shaw Hypothesis for Bangladesh by M. Kabir Hassan Challenges of Monetary Policy in an Economy with a Dual Money Market: The Experience of Bangladesh by Syed M. Ahmed and M. M. Kabir Monetary Policy, Output, and Inflation in Bangladesh: A Dynamic Analysis by Abdur R. Chowdhury, Minh Q. Dao, and Abu N. M. Wahid The Fiscal Policy of Bangladesh: An Empirical Analysis of Its Budgetary Balance and Foreign Dependence by Muhammad Q. Islam and Abu N. M. Wahid Real Exchange Rate in Bangladesh: An Empirical Analysis by Asif Dowla Macroeconomic Implications of International Migration: The Case of Bangladesh by Matiur Rahman The Export Garment Industry in Bangladesh: A Potential Catalyst for Breakthrough by Anisul M. Islam, Mumir Quddus, and Farid U. Ahmed The Grameen Bank in Bangladesh: A Socioeconomic Development Initiative by M. Moosa Khan Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh: Evidence and Policies by Muhammad Mazharul Islam Export-Growth Nexus in a Small Open Economy: The Bangladesh Experience by Muhammad N. Islam and M. Iftekharuzzaman Select Bibliography Index

About the Author

ABU N. M. WAHID is a visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and Finance at Tennessee State University. CHARLES E. WEIS is Professor of Economics and Finance at Tennessee State University.