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Head lines Bangladesh Economic and Social Challenges of Globalisation Edited by Muhammed Muqtada et. al., The Independent Bangladesh experienced rapid trade liberalisation in the early 1990s, which in turn encouraged growth. There was a significant surge in exports, by a factor of four, led by the garments sector. GDP grew at an annual rate of about 5 per cent. In the garment export industry, women gained access to the modern manufacturing sector in large numbers for the first time, securing 80-90% of the new jobs created. However, this impressive growth was also accompanied by growing inequalities and vulnerability in the face of increasing global competition. The importance of the social dimensions of globalisation has been emphatically underscored by a growing concern among developing countries that many of the impacts of globalisation were unacceptable. Policies and institutions need to be designed to protect employment and income. This book contains studies that address some selected dimensions of this concern. The studies propose policies and programmes which could help strengthen Bangladesh's participation in the global economy. This will require a number of economic and financial reforms for employment-friendly and poverty reducing economic growth and access to skill upgrading and education. The reform of industrial relations, especially in respect of welfare of women workers in the garment sector was necessary to improve productivity. The issue of trade union rights in export processing zones needs urgent attention because the existing policy and institutional framework of social protection and safety net programmes is inadequate and patchy. Muhammed Muqtada is a senior economist in the Employment Strategy Department of the International Labour Organisation in Geneva. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Cambridge, UK. His books include Employment Expansion and Macroeconomic Stability under Increasing Globalisation (co-edited with Azizur Rahman Khan), MacMillan Press, 1997. Mohammed Ali Rashid is currently a professor of Economics at the North-South University, Dhaka. He obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from Newcastle University in Australia. He has also worked as a Member of the Bangladesh Tariff Commission (1994-2001). His research interests lie mainly in the areas of macroeconomics, trade and development policy. Andrea M. Singh is a senior specialist on Man employment and the informal economy in me Enterprise Development Department of me International Labour Organisation in Geneva. She holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from Duke University, USA and has carried out extensive research in South Asia on urban poverty and gender. She has published four books and recently co-authored a major ILO report on Decent Work and the Informal Economy. Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre's Report Human Development in South Asia 2002 Agriculture and Rural Development Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre's 2002 Report on Agriculture and Rural Development underlines the imperative of focusing on a human-centred agricultural development in South Asia, as agriculture is the backbone of South Asia's economy and source of livelihood of two-thirds of South Asia's population. Despite South Asia's stunning performance in agriculture during the Green Revolution, the region still hosts some half-a-billion poor people of the world. The Report argues that South Asia's strategy of economic growth needs to be reoriented in order to address the needs and concerns of the majority of its people. This is a unique perspective as most analyst tend to be concerned with the growth of per capita output without analysing its source and distribution. This Report looks at the broader policy implications of this delink between government policies and people's lives. The wealth of data collected for the Report on South Asia's agriculture will be valuable for policymakers and academic researchers. Human Development in South Asia 2002 has been prepared under the direction of Khadija Haq, President of the Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, Pakistan. Research was supervised by an Advisory team headed by Sartaj Aziz, with Fateh Chaudhri, A.R. Kemal, Amir Mohammad and S.M. Naseern as members. Research was conducted by a team consisting of Sarfraz Qureshi, Umer Khalid, Zainab Kizilbash, Sadia Malik, Lubna Shahnaz and Hyder Yusafzai. Several South Asian economists assisted in the preparation of the Report, including M. Asaduzzaman, Jayati Ghosh, Yasin Janjua, Saman Kelegama and Madan Pariyar. STAFF REPORTER, The Independent Style they is the man, and woman too. Looking good has been a passion for human beings since time immemorial. The Bengalis are no exception. Though fashion is yet to become an industry in the Western sense here, people are more fashion conscious than ever before. In every society there are fashion role models. In this country too there are personalities who inspire countless people to dress fashionably. "Arabian's" a newly launched jewellery outlet recently honoured several well-dressed individuals of Bangladesh. The fashionablefew were chosen by a survey carried out by the outlet. 762 people from different walks of life took part in the survey. Besides dress sense character traits, personality and overall bearing were also taken into account. To honour them a function was organised recently at the shop in Genetic Plaza- a city market. Those who were honoured are Ferdausi Rahman, Ferdausi Majumdar, Rezwana Chowdhury Banya, Shakila Zafar, Nima Rahman, Kanak Chanpa Chakma, Sadia Islam Mou, Imdadul Huq Milon, Shishir Bhattacharya, Shahrukh Shahid, Noble, Geeti Ara Safiya Chowdhury, Tasmima Hussain, Moushumi, Abdullah Abu Saeed, Asaduzzaman Nur, Afzal Hossain, Shafin Ahmed and Ferdaus. They were awarded with crests. The function was compered by Mustafa Nurul Islam, who is himself known for his fine taste in dressing. Islam lamented the fact that we are yet to decide on a national dress. He also spoke about the confusion regarding dressing for formal and informal occasions. The writer Selina Hossain also spoke about fashion. She highlighted the role of women in fashion. She also reminded the audiences about the role women workers have played in the textiles sector in Bangladesh. "Arabian's" deserve plaudits for organising such a function, which is perhaps the first of its kind in the country. |
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