Dynamics of Trade Liberalisation in Bangladesh : Analyses of Policies and Practices
Contents: Abbreviations. Preface. Acknowledgement. 1. Dynamics of Trade Liberalisation in Bangladesh. 2. Trade Liberalisation and economic growth: a review of theory and evidence. 3. Trade Liberalisation in Bangladesh: overview of the policies and programmes. 4. Bangladesh\'s Trade Liberalisation in a changing perspective: a time-series evaluation. 5. Bangladesh\'s Trade Liberalisation in a global prospective a comparative analysis. 6. Trade Liberalisation and growth nexus: a dynamic panel econometric study on Bangladesh manufacturing industries. 7. Short-run vs. Long-run Macro impacts of Trade Liberalisation: an inter-temporal computable general equilibrium model of Bangladesh. 8. Summary and conclusions. References. Index.
"Trade Liberalisation has been one of the major policy reforms in Bangladesh. This book aims to assess the dynamics of Trade Liberalisation, which include an examination of the theoretical and empirical literature on the \'Trade Liberalisation--Growth Nexus\', an evaluation of the changes in the policy regimes in Bangladesh, an examination of the changes in the extent of Trade Liberalisation in Bangladesh over time, an exploration of Bangladesh\'s Trade Liberalisation in a global perspective, an investigation of the \'Trade Liberalisation--Growth Nexus\' in the context of the manufacturing industries in Bangladesh, and an exploration of the alternative options for the future direction of trade policy reform in Bangladesh. This book attempts to contribute to the empirical understanding of these dynamic issues.
A proper understanding of the dynamics of Trade Liberalisation is very important in the context of Bangladesh economy. There are debates among the economists and the policy makers in Bangladesh regarding the extent of Trade Liberalisation in Bangladesh, on whether the impact of Trade Liberalisation has been favourable to the domestic economy, and on the future direction of Trade Liberalisation in Bangladesh. Questions have been raised over whether Bangladesh ought to undertake further drastic wholesale liberalisation of trade of take a more gradual approach. This book has tried to address these issues with the help of updated tools in economic analysis." (jacket)
