The reputation of the
Independent Review of
Bangladesh’s Development (IRBD),
coordinated by the Centre for
Policy Dialogue (CPD) is by now
well established. Each of the
IRBD volumes has received
critical acclaim both in
Bangladesh and abroad because of
the richness of the information
and the quality of the analyses
presented. The volume, IRBD 1999
is the fourth in the series and
continues the tradition set by
earlier volumes.
The present IRBD volume Trends
in the Post-Flood Economy: A
Review of Bangladesh’s
Development 1998-99 puts under
critical review the performance
of Bangladesh Economy subsequent
to the devastating floods of
1998, traces growth trends of
important macro-economic
parameters and focuses on three
key sectors of the economy. The
review of the agriculture sector
focuses on the impact of the
flood on the sector, the post
flood rehabilitation programme
and growth performances in 1999.
The chapter on the fiscal sector
traces the major departures in
the budget for 1999-2000 arising
out of the responses to the
flood and their implications for
the performance of the economy.
The chapter on the external
sector presents an analysis of
dynamics and recovery prospect
of the sector in 1998-99.
A major cross-cutting focus of
IRBD 1998-99 is on both
macroeconomic and sectoral
performances. The review, thus,
provides important insights on
the efficacy of the government’s
intervention and the coping
strategy of the people in
confronting the problems of the
economy during and after floods.
This was expected in view of the
immediate problems faced by the
economy in the aftermath of the
flood. A report on the national
dialogue which was held to
discuss the draft IRBD 1998-99
is presented in this volume. The
report highlights key issues
which came under discussion
during the dialogue and provides
a distinctive flavour to IRBD
1998-99.
Contents
of IRBD 1998-99
Chapter1
STATE OF THE BANGLADESH ECONOMY,
1999: AN OVERVIEW
Rehman Sobhan
Chapter
2
RECENT TRENDS IN BANGLADESH
ECONOMY, 1999
Debapriya Bhattachrya
Chapter
3
A REVIEW OF BUDGET 1999-2000:
IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Omar Haider Chowdhury
Chapter
4
BANGLADESH EXTERNAL SECTOR:
CHANGES AND CHALLENGES
Mustafizur Rahman
Chapter
5
1998 FLOODS, POST-FLOOD AGRICULTURAL
REHABILITATION PROGRAMME AND GROWTH
PERFORMANCE
Quazi Shahabuddin
Appendix
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DIALOGUE
ON THE STATE OF THE BANGLADESH
ECONOMY AND BUDGET RESPONSES '99
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Price: Taka 300 (Offset)
Total Pages: 97
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