Women entering the industrial labour force in Bangladesh generally find themselves in low skill/low wage jobs. In fact, the success of the country's flagship export-oriented industry - the ready-made garments sector - is built on a large supply of cheap and flexible female labour. Nevertheless,...

The authors review the available evidence regarding trend and structure of investment, employment and value added in Bangladesh manufacturing sector and identify the lacunas and limitations in the existing information base. They also present an independent estimate of investment and value-added...