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Scope and approaches of integrating sustainability issues in public procurement process for sustainable development of Bangladesh
(© 2017 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2017)
Achieving sustainable development is one of the challenges of Bangladesh in its attempt to attain the middle-income country status by 2021. Recognising the strategic importance of public procurement, the study seeks to ...
Exploring water consumption in Dhaka city using instrumental variables regression approaches
(Springer Link, 2020-09-24)
This paper explores water consumption in Dhaka city for better understanding of its usage, and considers the implications of findings from distributive rationale. Using 459 household survey data collected by BRAC Institute ...
The moral and political economy of the pandemic in Bangladesh: Weak states and strong societies during COVID-19
(Elsevier, 2021-01)
As the Covid-19 pandemic spread in 2020, the government of Bangladesh ordered a lockdown and promised a program of relief. Citizens complied at first, but soon returned to economic and social life; relief proved slow and ...
Development, welfare and governance: explaining Bangladesh’s ‘development surprise’
(© 2014 Taylor and Francis, 2014-01)
Role of regional cooperation and integration in resolving energy insecurity in South Asia
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2020-04)
This chapter is part of the book titled Energy Insecurity in Asia: Challenges, Solutions, and Renewable Energy, which provides insightful case studies and offers practical policy recommendations for solving energy insecurity ...
Credit and land contracting: A test of the theory of sharecropping
(Wiley Online Library, 2019-03-26)
Choice of a share vs. fixed rent land rental contract has figured prominently in the theory of industrial organization. This theory tells us that, while a share contract is inefficient in a first-best world, it may be the ...
The ‘fishnet approach’ to livelihood improvement in depressed basins: Evidence from BRAC’s Integrated Development Programme
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-02-27)
The multidimensional nature of poverty renders comprehensive development efforts encompassing livelihoods, health, and education as well as communal support, essential for achieving equality in growth. Such an integrated ...
Nutrition promotion and collective vegetable gardening by adolescent girls: Feasibility assessment from a pilot in Afghanistan
(AESS, 2018-10-04)
This study aimed to assess the feasibility of collective vegetable gardening
into an existing development programme for adolescent girls as a means of
improving awareness about health and nutrition and increasing ...
Livelihood, cash Transfer, and graduation approaches: How do they compare in terms of cost, impact, and targeting?
(International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2018-10)
Social protection initiatives in Africa increasingly aim to institutionalize systems that guarantee assistance for the poor and protect the vulnerable against livelihood risks. Through direct and indirect income effects, ...
Power and influence of islam-based political parties in Bangladesh: perception versus reality
Bangladesh has received scholarly attention about the extent and nature of Islamism in the political domain. We argue that, to analyze the significance of religion in the political process, it is essential to consider the ...