Demographic Dynamics in Bangladesh: Looking at the Larger Picture
Publisher: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and Pathak Shamabesh. Published in 2003 Price: Tk. 750.00

Demographic Dynamics in Bangladesh: Looking at the Larger Picture is a compendium volume of studies prepared under the CPD-UNFPA Programme on Population and Sustainable Development during 1998-2002.

The volume is divided into two broad themes: Part A: Bangladesh Population Momentum, Consequences and Policy Implications; and Part B: Population and Sustainable Development. Apart from dealing with the potential impact of population momentum under various scenarios, and present and past population policies, Part A also presents studies on the interface between population, economic growth and environmental degradation in the context of Bangladesh. Part B, on the other hand, covers a number of issues in the area of urbanisation, migration and development, and education and health policies. The studies have come up with a number of recommendations in each of the abovementioned areas.

The volume is aimed at serving the needs of policymakers, academics, researchers and students who are interested in issues and debates that concern important population correlates in the context of Bangladesh.

Contributors to the volume are: Dr Samad Abedin, Professor Kazi Saleh Ahmed, Professor M Ataharul Islam, Dr M Mazharul Islam, Mr Nitai Chakrobarty, Dr

Nazrul Islam, Professor M Kabir, Dr Fahmida A Khatun, Dr M A Mabud, Ms Rifat Akhter and Dr M A Mannan.

Developing a Policy Agenda for Bangladesh: Civil Society's Task Force Reports 2001
Publisher: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and University Press Limited (UPL). Published in 2003 Price: Tk. 700.00

The volume includes the final versions of the sixteen Policy Briefs prepared by the Task Forces, constituted at the initiative of the CPD, as an input to the national election campaign in 2001. Prepared by leading experts in respective areas, and validated through several Regional Consultations and finalised through a National Policy Forum held in August 2002, this compendium of Policy Briefs is expected to provide the readership an useful exposure and insight into important issues in key sectors of Bangladesh economy which were addressed by the various Task Forces.

The volume contains Task Force reports on: Budgetary discipline and fiscal programme; Financial sector reform; Agricultural growth and rural development; Industry and trade policy measures; Education; Health and population; Transport and infrastructure; Energy sector; Information and communication technology; Urban governance; Land administration; Environment protection; Administration reform and local government; Gender equality and empowerment of women; Governance, fair election and institutional reforms; and Poverty eradication and employment generation.

Bangladesher Unnayan Agenda: Sushil Somajer Task Force Protibedon 2001

Publisher: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and University Press Limited (UPL). Published in 2003 Price: Tk. 250.00
This volume is the Bangla version of the volume

Developing a Policy Agenda for Bangladesh: Civil Society's Task Force Reports 2001.

SACEPS Task Force Reports
A Policy Dialogue on South Asian Cooperation
Publisher: South Asia Centre for Policy Studies (SACEPS) and Moyukh. Published in April 2003 Price: Tk. 100.00 US$ 3.00

This is a compilation of reports prepared for presentation at the SACEPS Second Dhaka dialogue held during March 30-31, 2002. The volume deals with a number of key issues from the perspective of South Asian regional cooperation including cooperation in the areas of trade, energy and investment.

The reports and the recomm-endations emanating from the SACEPS meeting will be presented to the Heads of State of SAARC and the SAARC Secretariat.

DIALOGUE REPORT

Population and Development Challenges in Some Asian Countries: A Knowledge Sharing Experience.
Report No. 62 (April 2003)

OCCASIONAL PAPERS

Trade Liberalisation and the Crop Sector in Bangladesh
Occasional Paper No. 23
Author: Dr Mahabub Hossain, Head, Social Sciences Division, International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines and Dr Uttam Kumar Deb, Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

The paper presents a comparative picture of the cost of production and prices of major crop sector outputs, and presents an assessment of India's trade policies in the area of agriculture. The objective of the paper is to help the government devise appropriate policies for protecting the interests of the vast majority of low-income consumers and farm producers in the country in the context of the policy of trade liberalisation pursued by Bangladesh.

TRIPS and the Pharmaceutical Industry in Bangladesh: Towards a National Strategy
Occasional Paper No. 24
Author: Professor Tony VanDuzer, Department of Law, Ottawa University, Canada

The paper presents a study of the WTO-Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health and explores the opportunities of the growth of Bangladesh's domestic pharmaceutical industry. The paper comes up with a number of policy suggestions in terms of designing a national strategy for the development of Bangladesh's pharmaceutical sector in the context of the Doha Declaration.

Bangladesh's Access to the Canadian Market: Implementation to the new Canadian LDC Initiative and Prospects for Export Diversification

Occasional Paper No. 25
Author: Dr Ann Weston, President and Research Coordinator, The North South Institute, Ottawa, Canada.

The focus of the paper is to examine the implications of the new Canadian LDC tariff initiative, approved by the Canadian cabinet in December 2002 which provides zero-tariff, zero-quota market access for a large number of exportables from Bangladesh. The possibilities of expansion of Bangladeshi exports in the Canadian market have also been critically analysed in the paper.