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First Solution: a safety-first plan backfires
Ballard, Roger - 2007
facilities to transfer money back to their family in Bangladesh. In June 2007, the company went into liquidation owing nearly 2 … million pounds to the public, the majority of whom were from the Sylhet region of Bangladesh. …
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Microcredit
Heverly, Barbara M.; Tierney, Lori L. - 0000
Microcredit, or small, short-term loans to the very poor, can help to bring about wholesale changes not only in personal income and the local marketplace, but also by adding meaning to life, building self-esteem and encouraging social integration. The cash advance is only the vehicle. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467449
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The value of human rights on the open market: Liberal economic policies and the achievement of personal integrity rights.
Harrelson-Stephens, Julie - 2003
At the end of World War II, the United States emerged as a world leader, putting into place international institutions based on its own liberal economic philosophy. Since then, the world has witnessed an increasing interconnectedness among states, with economic relationships continually blurring...
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Repression and Newtwork Science: Tools in Fight against Terrorism
Wright, Dominick' E - 2010
The dissertation, Repression and Network Science: Tools in Fight againstTerrorism, explores what determines post‐terror repression in democracies andwhat alternative tools network science may ultimately reveal to for compellingauthorities to rely on repression less. To do this three papers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477422
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The export garments industry of Bangladesh with particular reference to women
Rock, Marilyn I. - 2002
After gaining independence from Pakistan in 1971, the Bangladesh state moved from a mainly state-managed sector to a … the mid-1970s to later become the most lucrative export earner for Bangladesh, underlining the fact that it has become an … rural areas of Bangladesh. This is socially significant because, for the first time, it marked the entry of Bangladeshi …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434856
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Antecedents of firm export performance: the role of export promotion programs
Shamsuddoha, A. K. - 2005
a sample survey of exporting firms drawn from three major export oriented industries in Bangladesh. Structural Equation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438169
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Farm productivity and efficiency in rural Bangladesh: The role of education revisited
Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz; Rahman, Sanzidur - 2005
This paper reassesses the debate over the role of education in farm production in Bangladesh using a large dataset on … findings for rural education programs in Bangladesh. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441511
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Co-deterministic relationship between ownership concentration and corporate performance: Evidence from an emerging economy
Al Farooque, Omar; van Zijl, Tony; Dunstan, Keitha; … - 2010
Bangladesh and thus examines the arbitrary moves by the regulatory bodies, in the name of promoting 'good corporate governance …/growth in emerging countries such as Bangladesh.Practical implications - This new evidence from an emerging market enhances our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441589
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Farm Productivity and Efficiency in Rural Bangladesh: The Role of Education Revisited
Asadullah, M. Niaz; Rahman, Sanzidur - 2006
This paper reassesses the debate over the role of education in farm pro duction in Bangladesh using a large dataset on … externality benefit of schooling. We discuss the implication of these findings for rural education programs in Bangladesh. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442512