Browsing Working Papers (Brac Institute of Governance and Development) by Subject "Bangladesh"
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Paradox of change in women’s capabilities: Case of two villages in Bangladesh
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2016-08)The paper seeks to understand why women’s capabilities and outcomes significantly vary in two apparently similar contexts characterized by prosperity, international migration and religiosity. By analyzing the data from two ... -
The political economy of the landscape of trade unions in Bangladesh: The case of the RMG sector
(BIGD, 2022-07)The paper explores the political economy landscape of trade unionism in Bangladesh. The focus is on the Ready-Made Garments (RMG) sector, where trade unions (TU) are highly salient and relatively more operational because ... -
Popular expectations of government: Findings from three areas in Bangladesh
(Programme for Research on Chronic Poverty in Bangladesh (PRCPB), 2006-02)This paper presents findings from research into expectations from the government, based on focus group discussion sessions with over 100 poor and very poor people in rural and urban Bangladesh. The research was designed ... -
Rapid care analysis as a Qualitative research tool to explore unpaid care work: Experience from char area in Bangladesh
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2019-06)Every day unpaid care work is carried out all over the world and it is necessary for a society’s wellbeing. However, unpaid care work is largely ignored by economic and social public policy initiatives. Neither is it ... -
Recovery with distress: Unpacking COVID-19 impact on livelihoods and poverty in Bangladesh
(United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, 2022-02)The social and economic impact of COVID-19 has been deep, wide-ranging, and multi dimensional. While anecdotal evidence of distress among the poor, particularly those with informal occupations, has been widespread, ... -
Relationship between democracy and development: Evidence from Bangladesh
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2016-09)The paper examines the effect of democracy on the development outcomes of Bangladesh for the period 1972 to 2016. It analyzes both the long-run relation and the direction of causality using the Vector Error Correction Model ... -
Sentiment of Bangladeshi residents toward Covid-19 lockdowns: Qualitative analyses of open-ended responses in a large panel survey
(BIGD, 2022-11)This paper explores the public sentiment of Bangladeshi residents concerning the lockdowns imposed by the Bangladeshi government in 2021 in response to COVID-19. Through open-ended question design and analyses of natural ... -
Social life of masks: Experience from Bangladesh
(BIGD, 2022-04-30)The framework of masks’ social life is critical in numerous ways to understanding people’s behaviour concerning public health issues by providing a nuanced understanding of the use of masks in the community from a ... -
Targeting effectiveness of CFPR/TUP in scale-Up environment
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2006-02)Effective targeting is a hallmark of the BRAC’s CFPR/TUP program. Like many other targeted programs, CFPR/TUP combines a number of targeting methods. Launched in 2002, this program has scaled up in 2005. Despite this scaling ... -
Targeting the Poorest in Microfinance: Poverty outreach of BDP ultra poor program
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2006-08)Despite the general consensus that microfinance does not reach the poorest; recent evidence suggests that nearly 15% of microfinance clients in Bangladesh are among the poorest. It is from the realization that even within ... -
Towards Sustainable Development Goals: Indexing the performance of Bangladesh in achieving the MDGs
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2015-11)The study evaluated the performance of regions in Bangladesh, both across divisions and districts, in their attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Based on the data from the Multiple Cluster Survey and applying ... -
The under reporting of women’s economic activity in Bangladesh: An examination of official statistics
(BRAC Development Institute (BDI), 2011-02)In Bangladesh, women are engaged in a variety of economic activities ranging from homestead based expenditure saving activities to outside paid work. However, women’s work always remains under-reported, especially women’s ... -
Understanding alternative dispute resolution for the rural women in Bangladesh: Some illustrations from BRAC HRLS rogram
(2010-10)During the last decade, Alternative Disputes Resolution (ADR) gained enormous currency in the rural development arena as an informal justice institution in Bangladesh, and BRAC’s HRLS Program has contributed in the domain ...