Bangladesh - Towards Accelerated, Inclusive and Sustainable Growth : Opportunities and Challenges, Volume 2. Main Report

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2013-01-08T19:59:40Z
dc.date2013-01-08T19:59:40Z
dc.date2012-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:52:09Z
dc.descriptionIn Bangladesh, growth needs to accelerate to absorb the burgeoning labor force and continue making dents in poverty. Such acceleration will require sustained growth in exports and remittances. It will also need an increase in investment both public and private. However, growth acceleration alone will not be enough to absorb the labor force. This will need an improvement in employment intensity of growth, and a further improvement in inclusiveness of service delivery. Moreover, to help ensure that growth acceleration is sustained, the ex-ante and ex-post effects of climate change will need to be addressed. Finally, urbanization offers opportunities to accelerate growth, but can also undermine it if not proactively managed. Bangladesh's Gross National Income (GNI) per capita more than tripled in the past two-and-a-half decades, from an average of US$251 in the 1980s to US$784 by 2011. This growth was accompanied by impressive progress in human development. Yet, after 40 years of independence, Bangladesh remains a low-income country with nearly 50 million people still impoverished and its economic growth potential under-exploited. It is therefore important to understand the drivers underpinning Bangladesh's growth process, what enabled the drivers to move Bangladesh forward, what its prospects are for graduating to middle-income country status by 2021, as envisaged in its sixth five-year plan, and what it would take to accelerate growth sufficiently to achieve this objective.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12121
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/12121
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412207
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
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dc.subjectadjustment policies
dc.subjectAggregate Demand
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectAverage Annual Growth
dc.subjectbalance sheet
dc.subjectbankruptcies
dc.subjectBenchmarking
dc.subjectbinding constraint
dc.subjectbinding constraints
dc.subjectbond
dc.subjectbond market
dc.subjectbonds
dc.subjectbusiness environment
dc.subjectBusiness expansion
dc.subjectbusiness regulation
dc.subjectcapita income growth
dc.subjectcapital account
dc.subjectCapital Accumulation
dc.subjectCapital flight
dc.subjectcapital inflow
dc.subjectcapital markets
dc.subjectcapital outflows
dc.subjectcapital stock
dc.subjectCapital stock growth
dc.subjectcomparative advantage
dc.subjectCompetitive Advantages
dc.subjectCompetitiveness
dc.subjectConsumers
dc.subjectcontractual savings
dc.subjectcost of capital
dc.subjectCurrency
dc.subjectDamages
dc.subjectdebt
dc.subjectdemocracy
dc.subjectdemographic
dc.subjectdemographic change
dc.subjectdemographic changes
dc.subjectDeposits
dc.subjectderegulation
dc.subjectdeterminants of growth
dc.subjectdeveloping countries
dc.subjectdiminishing returns
dc.subjectdividend
dc.subjectdomestic savings
dc.subjectEconomic Concentration
dc.subjecteconomic crisis
dc.subjecteconomic downturn
dc.subjecteconomic efficiency
dc.subjecteconomic expansion
dc.subjectEconomic Geography
dc.subjectEconomic Growth
dc.subjecteconomic imbalances
dc.subjectEconomic Opportunities
dc.subjecteconomic performance
dc.subjecteconomic progress
dc.subjecteconomic reform
dc.subjecteconomic reforms
dc.subjecteconomic stability
dc.subjectEPZ
dc.subjectExchange Rate
dc.subjectexchange rate fluctuations
dc.subjectexchange rate regime
dc.subjectexchange rates
dc.subjectexpected returns
dc.subjectExport Growth
dc.subjectExport Market
dc.subjectexport markets
dc.subjectExport Processing Zones
dc.subjectexports
dc.subjectexposure
dc.subjectexposures
dc.subjectexternal competitiveness
dc.subjectexternal financing
dc.subjectexternalities
dc.subjectFertility Rate
dc.subjectfinancial crisis
dc.subjectFinancial development
dc.subjectfinancial developments
dc.subjectfinancial institutions
dc.subjectfinancial instruments
dc.subjectfinancial integration
dc.subjectfinancial management
dc.subjectfinancial markets
dc.subjectfinancial sector
dc.subjectfinancial services
dc.subjectfinancial system
dc.subjectfinancial transactions
dc.subjectFiscal policies
dc.subjectfiscal policy
dc.subjectfood price
dc.subjectforeign capital
dc.subjectforeign exchange
dc.subjectforeign financing
dc.subjectforeign investors
dc.subjectforward contracts
dc.subjectFuture research
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP deflator
dc.subjectGDP Per Capita
dc.subjectGini Coefficient
dc.subjectglobal business
dc.subjectGlobal Economy
dc.subjectglobal markets
dc.subjectGovernment budget
dc.subjectgovernment guarantees
dc.subjectgovernment ownership
dc.subjectgross national savings
dc.subjectGrowth accounting
dc.subjectgrowth path
dc.subjectgrowth performance
dc.subjectgrowth potential
dc.subjectgrowth process
dc.subjectGrowth Rate
dc.subjectGrowth Rates
dc.subjectgrowth theory
dc.subjecthuman capital
dc.subjectIncome
dc.subjectincome per capita
dc.subjectincreases in factor inputs
dc.subjectincreases in output
dc.subjectInflation
dc.subjectinflation rate
dc.subjectinstitutional capacity
dc.subjectinsurance
dc.subjectinterest rates
dc.subjectinternational capital
dc.subjectinternational capital flows
dc.subjectInternational Trade
dc.subjectInvestment Climate
dc.subjectinvestment opportunities
dc.subjectITC
dc.subjectlabor force
dc.subjectlabor force growth
dc.subjectLabor Market
dc.subjectLife expectancy
dc.subjectliquidity
dc.subjectliving standards
dc.subjectlong-term investments
dc.subjectlow-income countries
dc.subjectlow-income country
dc.subjectM2
dc.subjectmacro stability
dc.subjectmacroeconomic stabilization
dc.subjectMarket share
dc.subjectmiddle-income country
dc.subjectmonetary policies
dc.subjectMonetary policy
dc.subjectmutual funds
dc.subjectnational income
dc.subjectnatural disasters
dc.subjectnew products
dc.subjectnominal interest rates
dc.subjectopen economy
dc.subjectoutput
dc.subjectoutputs
dc.subjectPer capita income
dc.subjectper capita incomes
dc.subjectpolitical regime
dc.subjectportfolio
dc.subjectportfolio investments
dc.subjectpositive effects
dc.subjectPower outages
dc.subjectprice stability
dc.subjectprivate capital
dc.subjectprivate capital flows
dc.subjectprivate investment
dc.subjectprivate investments
dc.subjectprivate investors
dc.subjectPrivate Sector Credit
dc.subjectproduction efficiency
dc.subjectproduction process
dc.subjectProductivity
dc.subjectproductivity growth
dc.subjectproperty rights
dc.subjectpublic debt
dc.subjectPublic savings
dc.subjectrapid growth
dc.subjectrate of growth
dc.subjectreal GDP
dc.subjectreal Gross Domestic Product
dc.subjectReal Interest Rate
dc.subjectreform program
dc.subjectreform programs
dc.subjectreinvestment
dc.subjectrent seeking
dc.subjectreturns to scale
dc.subjectrisk premiums
dc.subjectSavings
dc.subjectsavings institutions
dc.subjectshare of capital
dc.subjectskilled workers
dc.subjectSkills shortages
dc.subjectsmall economy
dc.subjectStable economies
dc.subjectSustainable Development
dc.subjectSustainable Growth
dc.subjecttariff barriers
dc.subjecttax
dc.subjecttechnological innovation
dc.subjectTFP
dc.subjecttotal expenditure
dc.subjecttotal factor productivity
dc.subjecttotal factor productivity growth
dc.subjecttrack record
dc.subjecttrade liberalization
dc.subjecttrade policies
dc.subjecttrade reforms
dc.subjecttransaction costs
dc.subjecttreasury
dc.subjecttreasury bills
dc.subjectTurnover
dc.subjectUrbanization
dc.subjectvirtuous cycle
dc.subjectvolatility
dc.subjectwage growth
dc.subjectWages
dc.subjectworld markets
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleBangladesh - Towards Accelerated, Inclusive and Sustainable Growth : Opportunities and Challenges, Volume 2. Main Report

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