Edited by Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Routledge Taylor & Francis group has published Bangladesh’s Graduation from the Least Developed Countries Group: Pitfalls and Promises. Eminent economist and Chairman of CPD Professor Rehman Sobhan wrote the forwarding of the book.
The book, containing six chapters authored by CPD researchers, aims to articulate appropriate strategies and initiatives to help Bangladesh to maintain its developmental momentum and to prepare for a sustainable graduation in 2024. In doing so, the book explores themes such as key analytical issues of the LDC graduation paradigm, smooth transition, and structural transformation, and post-graduation challenges and opportunities. It also takes into cognisance the uncertain external environment and the emerging global scenario within which Bangladesh’s graduation is to take place. The book spelling out the conceptual discourse around LDC graduation and the particular narrative around Bangladesh’s journey towards LDC graduation will be of interest not only to scholars of Bangladesh but also to researchers and policymakers with an interest in LDC graduation for other countries facing similar challenges.
Chapters in the book:
Chapter 1: Bangladesh moving out of the LDC group: Looking through the issues
Debapriya Bhattacharya and Sarah Sabin Khan
Chapter 2: The LDC paradigm, graduation and Bangladesh: Concepts, comparison and policy
Debapriya Bhattacharya and Sarah Sabin Khan
Chapter 3: Structural transformation of Bangladesh economy: Role of smooth transition after graduation
Khondaker Golam Moazzem and Akashlina Arno
Chapter 4: Pathways to Bangladesh’s sustainable LDC graduation: Prospects, challenges and strategies
Mustafizur Rahman and Estiaque Bari
Chapter 5: Bangladesh’s pursuit of the 2030 agenda: Will it facilitate smooth transition after LDC graduation?
Fahmida Khatun, Shahida Pervin and Md. Masudur Rahman
Chapter 6: Pursuing a graduation strategy within the global and regional environment: What are the pitfalls for Bangladesh?
Towfiqul Islam Khan and Muntaseer Kamal
Publication period: 2018
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