The paper provides insights into Bangladesh’s possible strategies regarding agriculture, market access and trade facilitation for future negotiations in the context of collapse of the WTO Ministerial Meeting held in Cancun in September, 2003. It also suggests that the Doha decision should be...

The objective of the study was to (i) study the nexus between Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) and the growth of export-oriented shrimp culture in Bangladesh; (ii) analyse the environmental implications of shrimp culture; (iii) quantify and evaluate the environmental impacts; and (iv) put...

The paper is based on the participation of CPD delegation in Geneva and gives an insight into the particular issue of priority interest to Bangladesh in the context of the ongoing negotiations including GATS, AoA, TRIPS and Market Access.The paper provides an understanding about the important...

During the run-up to the last national elections, CPD launched a Task Force on Financial Sector Reform which prepared a set of recommendations for consideration by the newly elected government. The new incumbent government, after assuming the responsibility, has undertaken a number of measures...

The paper suggests a strategic approach for Bangladesh at the LDC III negotiation process. It also reviews the events leading to the Third UN Conference on the LDCs; documents the global and national contexts in which the conference is taking place; and provides critical perspectives of...

The present paper, based on a review of available literature and empirical evidence, has pointed out that the opportunities for the least developed countries (LDCs) to participate in the global values chains (GVCs) are expanding discernibly. However, the analyses show that the LDCs remain...

Given its political history and economic performance, Bangladesh emerges as an interesting case to study the nature of representation, extent of inclusiveness and degree of accountability of various actors in the process of designing and implementation of national development plans. While a...