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Democratic Dynasties? Internal Party Democracy in Bangladesh

Journal Article | Jan 2016

First of all, this paper explores the rationale for internal party democracy, highlighting the ‘school for democracy’ argument. Second, it ...

Intra-party politics, democratization, dynasties, Bangladesh

Agricultural Trade between Bangladesh and India: An Analysis of Trends, Trading Patterns and Determinants

Report in External Series | Nov 2012

The paper analyses the indices of trends and patterns of India-Bangladesh bilateral agriculture trade, and estimates the short and long-run elasticities ...

Agricultural trade, Bangladesh, India

Bangladesh: Severe poverty and a well functioning economy?

CMI Report | Jan 2000

The report consists of two parts. Part 1 comprises an assessment and overview of the prevailing macro-economic situation in Bangladesh. With this background, ...

Asia: Bangladesh

The Human Rights Situation of the Adibasis of Bangladesh

Project | Dec 2003 - Apr 2004

This study analyses the current situation for the adibasis (indigenous) people in north-west Bangladesh. Since the independence, the adibasis have experienced ...

Human rights, indigenous people, land laws, social discrimination, demography, violent confrontation, Asia: Bangladesh

Expanding foreign investment in the energy sector: Challenges and risks for Bangladesh?

CMI Brief | Apr 2014

Our recent research indicates that increased corruption brings increased foreign direct investment (FDI) in the extractive industries. Moreover, corruption ...

Bangladesh

Possible socio-economic implications of Norwegian assistance to Bangladesh's inland waterways transport sector

DERAP Working Paper | Jan 1981

Possible socio-economic implications of Norwegian assistance to Bangladesh's inland waterways trans

Asia: Bangladesh

Choice of irrigation technology in Bangladesh: Implications for dependency relationships between rich and poor farmers

Journal Article | Jan 1979

Choice of irrigation technology in Bangladesh: Implications for dependency relationships between ri

Asia: Bangladesh

Fiscal decentralisation in developing countries: Lessons for Bangladesh

CMI Brief | Apr 2014

There is an ongoing debate in Bangladesh in civil society and among policymakers, whether the country should move from a highly centralised unitary state ...

Bangladesh

Returns to education among entrepreneurs in Bangladesh

Journal Article | Jul 2014

This article estimates returns to education among entrepreneurs in Bangladesh, using unique survey data from 2012. Our main instrument for education is ...

Entrepreneurship, returns to schooling, endogeneity, heterogeneity, Bangladesh, Bangladesh

Introduction

Book Chapter | Jan 1990

(In cooperation with Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies and Chr. Michelsen Institute)

The country boats of Bangladesh, social and economic development and decision-making in inland water transport

Book | Jan 1989

The country boats of Bangladesh, social and economic development and decision-making in inland wate

Asia: Bangladesh

Dilemmas involved in defining and delimiting household units in rural surveys in Bangladesh

Journal Article | Jan 1983

Dilemmas involved in defining and delimiting household units in rural surveys in Bangladesh Eirik G

Asia: Bangladesh

Corruption in the Education Sector in Bangladesh

Project | Jan 2001 - Mar 2005

The project focuses on the relationship between education and corruption in Bangladesh. The main interest is in the types of interpersonal transactions ...

Corruption, education, bureaucracy, transactions, anthropology, Bangladesh, Asia: Bangladesh

The Parliament of Bangladesh: Representation and Accountability

Project | Sep 2010 - Dec 2012

The Bangladesh Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) was established in 1972 following the separation of Bangladesh from Pakistan. Presidentialism and parliamentarism ...

Parliament, legislature, politics, good governance, Bangladesh

Mid-Term Review of the Country Programme (MoU: 2003:2008) between Norway and Bangladesh

CMI Report | May 2008

This report provides an assessment of Norway's bilateral development assistance to Bangladesh, covering the period 2003 to 2007, based on information ...

Development aid, Aid evaluation, Bangladesh, Norway

The Parliament of Bangladesh. Challenges and Way Forward

CMI Brief | Apr 2012

In the forty years since independence Bangladesh has rotated between electoral democracy and military rule, and between parliamentary and presidential ...

Parliament, democratisation, institutionalisation, Bangladesh

Financial return of irrigation equipment to owners and users: The case of shallow tube wells in Bangladesh 1981-85

DERAP Working Paper | Jan 1987

Financial return of irrigation equipment to owners and users: The case of shallow tube wells in Ban

Asia: Bangladesh

Has recent political unrest affected garment exports from Bangladesh?

CMI Report | Jan 2018

According to the World Bank, political unrest in Bangladesh in the first part of 2015 resulted in a loss of 1% of GDP.[1] A previous study by UNDP (2005) ...

Garment exports, Trade channels, , Bangladesh

Mujib dynasty retains control in Bangladesh

Newspaper Op-Ed | Aug 2018

Across South Asia political dynasties are generally in decline. The Nehru-Gandhi dynasty of the Indian Congress Party and the Bhutto clan of the Pakistan ...

Political dynasty, governance, democratisation, political economy, Bangladesh

Country advisor to NORAD on Bangladesh

Project | Jan 2000 - Dec 2004

The project is part of the Country Reporting Agreement between NORAD, CMI and the Nordic Consulting Group (NCG). The annual report consists of a Part ...

Bangladesh, Poverty, Energy, Public economy, Norad