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Paths to Development: Is there a Bangladesh Surprise?

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Asadullah, M. Niaz, Savoia, Antonio, Mahmud, Wahiduddin·2014·World Development
DOI 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.05.013
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Using aggregate indices of education, health, demographic, and gender equality outcomes, we empirically investigate the hypothesis that Bangladesh achieved a higher level of social development compared with countries of similar level of per capita income. Stylized facts and cross-country regression results support this hypothesis for a broad range of dimensions. Further tests show that such achievements do not simply reflect income-mediated channels and social expenditure programs. We conclude by speculating on the role of Bangladesh’s development to sustain the process of growth and on the role of governance and institutional quality for the nexus between growth and development.

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Authors
Asadullah, M. N., Savoia, A., & Mahmud, W.
Affiliations
  • IZA - Institute of Labor Economics (DE)
  • University of Manchester (GB)
ORCID
Venue
World Development
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-10
Volume
62
Pages
138-154
ISSN
0305-750X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.05.013
OpenAlex
W3124937663
Cited by
141
References
80
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 2
FWCI
22.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • World Development (publishedVersion)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (acceptedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion)
  • CentAUR (University of Reading) (submittedVersion)
Funders
International Growth Centre
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic Growth and Development
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Income, Poverty, and Inequality
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic Growth and Productivity
Keywords
social development, Bangladesh, per capita income, educational outcomes, health outcomes, gender equality, demographic outcomes, governance, institutional quality, cross-national comparison

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