Working Papers (Brac Institute of Governance and Development): Recent submissions
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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on small and medium enterprises in Bangladesh
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2020-12)Like other economic players, the novel pandemic severely hit small businesses—the larger source of growth and employment but also the most vulnerable sector—by disrupting national and international business networks, supply ... -
The savings and growth nexus in Bangladesh
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2021-09)The paper investigates the causal relationship between Bangladesh’s gross domestic savings (GDS) and gross domestic product (GDP). Using yearly time series data from 1980 to 2018, we employ two short-run and one long-run ... -
Material barriers, cultural boundaries: A mixed-methods analysis of gender and labour market segmentation in Bangladesh
(UNU-WIDER, 2021)The research was published as a UNU-WIDER Working Paper. Data on female labour force participation in Bangladesh suggest that, despite the increase in female-intensive employment opportunities through microfinance, export ... -
Slums During COVID-19: Exploring the Unlocked Paradoxes
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2021)Urban informal settlements commonly known as slums are characterized by a lack of proper housing, tenure security, and have insufficient living spaces and poor access to safe water and sanitation. Due to such living ... -
Cheaper, cleaner power: De-risking as an anti-collusion strategy in Bangladesh
(ACE SOAS Consortium, 2020-06)Collusive contracting with private power plants in Bangladesh has resulted in high power prices that cost the taxpayer around US$1 billion a year in subsidies, as well as the selection of environmentally damaging fuels and ... -
Development and human security in Asia: an analysis from human rights and cultural relativism point of view
(BRAC University, 2015-10)This paper attempts to discuss the conflict between the liberal doctrine of Universal Human Rights and cultural relativism from the view point of development and human security in Asia. Using the Universal Declaration ... -
The political economy of urban space: land and real estate in Dhaka City
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Internationalization of the Renminbi: theory and evidence
(BRAC University, 2012-08)We investigate the possibility of the Chinese currency, Renminbi (RMB), becoming a dominant international currency. Using a qualitative analysis of the volume of trade and financial transactions, especially cross-border ... -
Geo-politics, democratization and external influence: the Bangladesh case
(BRAC University, 2013-03)Bangladesh’s strategic importance is enormous as it is located at the heart of two very important regions of the globe and might turn out to be a hub in South and Southeast Asia. Recognizing the country’s strategic ... -
Citizen’s charter and its effectiveness: a case study of department of immigration and passports of Bangladesh
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Climate change finance and governance: Bangladesh perspectives
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Promoting & embedding voice mechanisms for accountable governance: concepts, tools and practices
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Sea level rise and coastal flooding in urban area: the case of Chittagong City Corporation
(BRAC University, 2015-10)Sea level rise differs among coasts across the globe due to inherent differences in physical settings and human activities. Projection on relative changes in the sea level is important to understand the possible impacts ... -
Democratic transition in Bangladesh: challenges towards consolidated democracy
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Access to water in urban poor settlements: addressing crisis through good governance
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Domestic violence against women in Bangladesh: discovering two sides of a coin
(BRAC University, 2013-06)Bangladesh has made significant stride as far as women empowerment is concerned reflected in various gender indicators. However, the country’s progress has seen less satisfactory in one particular area and that is domestic ... -
Institutional approach to anti-corruption: an evaluation of the Anti Corruption Commission in Bangladesh
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Democratic consolidation in Bangladesh: a reality check
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Primary education in Bangladesh: policy transfer, external influence and national ownership
(BRAC University, 2013-07)This paper aims to explain and analyze how external influence works to transfer the policy agenda from the international practices in the country’s primary education sector and assess the national ownership in the context ...
