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Aid LabNaomi Hossain

Aid Lab

2017288 pages
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From an unpromising start as 'the basket-case' to present day plaudits for its human development achievements, Bangladesh plays an ideological role in the contemporary world order, offering proof that the neo-liberal development model works under the most testing conditions. How were such rapid gains possible in a context of chronically weak governance? The Aid Lab subjects this so-called 'Bangladesh paradox' to close scrutiny, evaluating public policies and their outcomes for poverty and development since Bangladesh's independence in 1971. Countering received wisdom that its gains owe to an…

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  • Other · English · 2017
    Oxford University Press · 288 pages · 9780198785507
Bangladesh, economic conditionsEconomic conditionsEconomic policySocial policyEconomic developmentWomenGlobal environmental change