The current volume continues the
tradition of undertaking an annual
review and analysis of the key
changes, important developments
and strategic choices before the
Bangladesh Economy which was
initiated by the Centre for Policy
Dialogue (CPD) in 1995 under its
pioneering initiative titled
Independent Review of Bangladesh
Review (IRBD). The present
IRBD 2002 volume, the seventh to
be brought out under the CPD's
IRBD initiative, will will provide
the leadership with an opportunity
to understand and assess the
dynamics of the major
macro-economic variables and the
developments in the key sectors of
the Bangladesh economy in recent
years, and will also enable
readers to gain in-depth insights
into some of the key emerging
issues which have long term
strategic significance for the
country.
The issues raised and dealt with
in the various chapters of the
IRBD 2002 volume are presented in
two parts. The primary focus of
Part A titled Bangladesh's
Macroeconomic Performance in FY
2002 is to examine the
performance of the key sectors of
the country's economy in fiscal
year 2002. The analysis here
concentrates on major trends and
changes in key macro economic
indicators such as GDP growth
rates, Balance of Payments
situation, Public Sector
expenditure Performance, the
Exchange Rate and Food situation.
The discussion focuses on the
policies that impacted on the
dynamics of these variables, the
underlying factors which informed
the direction of these changes,
and the emerging challenges in the
relevant sectors and areas which
need to be addressed by the policy
makers of the country.
Part B of the current volume is
titled Dynamics of the Labour
Market in Bangladesh. The
Choice of this issue for the
thematic part of IRBD 2002 is
informed by the critical relevance
and importance of employment and
labour market related issues for
the future development of
Bangladesh. The Chapters in this
part of the IRBD concentrate on
the political economy of labour
markets in Bangladesh, and its
linkage with poverty alleviation,
emerging employment opportunities
and opportunities for export of
labour services for Bangladesh.
The analysis in this section
presents, perhaps for the first
time, an extensive use of the
recently published Labour Force
Survey (LFS 2001). Accordingly, it
is hoped that the discussion here
will be of practical use to policy
makers and also of interest to
sector specialists and development
practitioners. taking cognisance
of the critical relevance of the
ongoing process of globalisation
for labour market related issues,
this section also looks at the
experience of some of the other
countries in the context of
changing labour demand and its
implications in terms of
livelihood strategies of the poor,
their options and choices. This
section also focuses on some of
the emerging trends in the global
market which are likely to have
important policy significance for
the increasingly globalising
economy of Bangladesh.
It is hoped that policy makers,
development organizations,
academics and students as well as
general readers interested in the
current state of the Bangladesh
economy and its future directions,
options and strategies will stand
to benefit from the information
and analysis presented in this
volume which has been prepared by
a team of eminent Bangladeshi
experts working in CPD and other
reputed institutions both in
Bangladesh and abroad.
The title of the papers of IRBD
2002 and respective names of the
contributors are given below:
Contents of IRBD
2002
Part One
Emerging Concerns in Bangladesh's
External Sector in FY2002: A Wake-up
Call
Professor Mustafizur Rahman
Macroeconomic Outlook: FY2002
Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya
Food Situation in FY2002
Dr. Uttam Kumar Deb
The Impact of Exchange Rate Changes
on Selected Economic Indicators
in Bangladesh
Dr. Mirza Azizul Islam
Chronology of Major Economic Events
(Annex)
Part Two
The Political Economy of the Labour
Market in Bangladesh
Professor Sanat K. Saha
The Dynamics of the Labour Market
in Bangladesh and The Prospects
of Economic Development
Dr. Rushidan Islam Rahman
Rural Non-Farm Activities: Diversity
and Implications for Rural Labour
Market in Bangladesh
Dr. Abdus Sattar Mondal
Public Sector Employment and PSC's
Role in Bangladesh
Professor Bazlul Haque Khandker
Migration of Workers from Bangladesh:
Opportunities, Challenges and
Policies
Professor Irshad Kamal
Promotion of Employment and Decent
Work in Bangladesh: Macroeconomic
and labour Policy Consideration
Dr. M. Muqtada
Labour Market Policies, Economic
Growth and Poverty Reduction:
Lessons and non-lessons from the
comparative experience of East,
South-East and South Asia
Dr. Rizwanul Islam
To obtain a
copy, please write to:
cpdiacom@bdonline.com
or to
upl@bttb.net.bd
or visit www.uplbooks.com
Price: Taka 595 (Offset)
Total Pages: 385
(back to IRBD main page)
