ABSTRACT

Bangladesh, the world's poorest large country, has privatized more state-owned industries than any other developing nation. This policy-orientated study traces Bangladesh's economic fortunes in its British, Pakistani and independent periods. Around the theme of a traditional society coping with modernization, the study analyzes in depth the effects

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|12 pages

Privatization—An Overview

chapter 4|17 pages

The First Phase (1975-1981)

chapter 5|35 pages

The Second Phase (1982-1988)

chapter 6|38 pages

The Private Sector's Performance

chapter 7|24 pages

The Public Sector's Performance

chapter 8|19 pages

Conclusions and Recommendations