Paths to Development: Is there a Bangladesh Surprise?

World Development

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 138-154

  Asadullah, M Niaz ^a,b,c,d   Savoia, Antonio ^e   Mahmud, Wahiduddin ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d IZA   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f Economic Research Group   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Economic growth; Governance; Human development; Institutions; NGOs

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC THEORY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84902005878     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.05.013     Document Type: Article

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