Publications
CPD’s current publication list contains more than 500 titles including Books, Monographs, Working Papers, Dialogue Briefs and Policy Briefs. If you want to collect the hard copies of the publications, please contact with CPD. You can find the soft copies of the book in the CPD website.
December 21, 2018
This paper aims to capture the possible short- and mediumterm implications of Brexit for the economy of Bangladesh. Read more
December 10, 2018
The journal article, “Human Insecurity in South Asia: Challenging Market Injustice” by Professor Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, CPD, recently published under SAGE Journals.
The article has addressed the issue of market injustice rooting from the human insecurities in South Asia. Professor Sobhan also gave recommendations on how the underprivileged segments in the society should be uplifted through state initiatives. Read more
December 5, 2018
Drawing on the negotiations and other developments that transpired in the run up to MC11 and thereafter, the paper underlines four core directions to be considered while giving shape to a revamped LDC agenda. Read more
October 25, 2018
The study presents some preliminary observations on economic and social impact of recent Rohingya influx to Bangladesh, based on field-level investigations. Read more
October 21, 2018
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. Read more
October 16, 2018
This report provides a systematic exploration of the nature and causes of youth unemployment in Bangladesh. The quantitative and qualitative analysis of this report is based on the official Labour Force Survey data and focus group discussions. Read more
October 12, 2018
The world is currently home to nearly 1.2 billion youth, and among them 27.4 million reside in Bangladesh. Recognising the immense potentials of this huge youth population, the Agenda 2030 strongly advocates for creating a safe and enabling environment for them, where they will fully enjoy their rights, and will grow as capable citizens to take on the responsibility of the future of this world. Read more
September 23, 2018
The key issues highlighted in this Brief include the comparative performance of enterprises of EPZs and non-EPZ areas with respect to ownership, management, technology, productivity and worker-related issues. Read more
September 23, 2018
The subcontractee (Tier 3) enterprises have faced severe criticism for their poor compliance standards particularly after the re disaster in Tazreen Fashions Limited and collapse of Rana Plaza, which caused deaths of thousands of workers. Read more
September 23, 2018
The poor state of workers’ organisations at the enterprise level is the weakest part of a globally competitive readymade garment (RMG) value chain of Bangladesh. Read more
September 23, 2018
After successful completion of inspection and remediation of readymade garment (RMG) enterprises in 2018 under two major international initiatives, major stakeholders are waiting to know more about the future monitoring system which will replace the existing one. Read more
September 23, 2018
The lack of real-time data of readymade garment (RMG) enterprises fails to commensurate with the robust industrial growth of the sector over the decades. Most of the available public and private databases are not comprehensive and do not meet the data requirements. Read more