This assessment gives a brief overview of the process of economic growth by adopting predominantly a historical perspective. Starting with the meaning of economic growth and development, it illustrates how growth proceeded in an uneven fashion over the past two centuries and drastically changed...

Islamic finance has been growing rapidly since its launch in the 1970s. The major market for this industry is typically the Middle East and it is gaining popularity in the UK, USA and Southeast Asia. Malaysia is the leading Islamic finance industry in Southeast Asia while its neighbor Singapore...

Bangladesh adopted a liberal economic regime, particularly in the areas of trade, finance, and capital account, since mid-1980s. This study seeks to evaluate the impact of liberalization on the country’s economic growth by analyzing the 1974-2002 data with the help of cointegration and error...