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Trade and poverty allevation: The case of Bangladesh apparel sector
(BRAC University, 2004)
Least developed countries beset with poverty are liberalizing trade policies with growth objectives. Trade contributions to economic growth are established, but impacts of liberalized trade policies on poverty have not ...
Local level politics in Bangladesh: Organization and process
(BRAC University, 2004)
This paper focuses on local level politics and the organization of political parties to examine how the political leaders mobilize their supporters at the local level. The involvement of local people is also analyzed here. ...
Use of a nested numerical scheme in a shallow water model for the coast of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2004)
The coast of Bangladesh is very irregular in shape and the off-shore region is full of small and big islands. In this paper a nested finite difference scheme is used to solve the vertically integrated shallow water equations. ...
IT strategies for Business competitiveness in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2004)
In the growth envelope, Information & Communication Technology plays the facilitating role of revitalizing the competitiveness of businesses across any country. This article offers a pedagogical perspective on ICT enabling ...
Assesing needs and scopes of upgrading urban squatters in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2005)
In almost all urban areas of developing countries squatter growth is a common phenomenon, characterized by filthy, dense, unhygienic and poorly-serviced human settlement, which can pose paramount threat to the discipline ...
The economic impact of E-commerce
(BRAC University, 2005)
E-commerce has a significant impact on business costs and productivity. E-Commerce has a chance to be widely adopted due to its simple applications. Thus it has a large economic impact. It gives the opportunity for “boundary ...
Morbidities among older people in Bangladesh: evidence from an ageing survey
(BRAC University, 2006)
In recent decades, the population structure in many countries has been reshaping due to combined effect of falling fertility and increased life expectancy. Because of demographic interaction, a trend of increasing proportion ...
Management accounting development and practices in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2006)
The more the development of the market economy, the more the significance of management accounting. To keep pace with this increasing market economy, it becomes imperative for the organizations to adopt new management ...
Health, Nutrition and human resource development: a crucial link
(BRAC University, 2006)
Health and nutrition is one of the important components of human resource development. The relationship between health-nutrition and human resource development is reciprocal and takes a cyclical fashion. The first section ...
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC): organizational innovation in population, health and development in Bangladesh in the context of the millennium development goals
(BRAC University, 2007)
Bangladesh has marked strides to make in reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)for child mortality and maternal health by 2015. Progress and achievements that have been made to date are recognized. However, ...