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In standard economics, individuals are rational actors and economic forces undermine institutions that impose large inefficiencies. The persistence of the caste system is evidence of the need for psychologically more realistic models of decision-making in economics. The caste system divides...
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Extreme fragile situations are now home to at least a quarter of the worlds people. In the worst cases, where fragility has given way to open violence - people are more than twice as likely to be malnourished, more than three times as likely to be unable to send their children to school, twice...
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This paper addresses whether microcredit participants in Bangladesh are trapped in poverty and debt, as many critics …
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program in Bangladesh. The results show access to local politicians is a significant determinant of participation, and can …
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water in Bangladesh. Chronic exposure to arsenic has been shown to cause serious health impacts, including various cancers …. This study uses cross-sectional data from the nationally representative 2012-13 Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster …
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food riots, and spurred governments to regulate traders. In March 2011, Government of Bangladesh banned delivery order …
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This paper investigates possible impacts of climate change on the poor communities of the Bangladesh Sundarbans via …
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Women have experienced significant changes in various spheres of their lives during the last decades as Bangladesh made … themselves. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic developments in gender equality in Bangladesh. Through …, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), BangladeshThe women's story is central to Bangladesh's economic and social transformation …
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The erosion of its competitiveness is raising concerns about the sustainability of Bangladesh's growth model based on …, Bangladesh needs to increase its competitiveness. Improving logistics performance is an important lever with which to do so ….Moving Forward: Connectivity and Logistics to Sustain Bangladesh's Success presents a comprehensive assessment of logistics …
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This note explores the Bangladesh experience in implementing the widespread use of a private operator model for … with efforts to scale up a private operator model in Bangladesh. The second section reviews government efforts and those of … experience in Bangladesh, lessons learned, and several options for further analysis …
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