Global Governance, neoliberalism and national responses: The case of Bangladesh’s ready‐made garment (RMG) sector

Khan, M. Adil; Milne, Grace

doi:10.1111/dpr.12383

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“…Islam, Khan, and Islam (2013) wrote a paper on textile industries in Bangladesh and identified the key challenges including hike in electricity tariff, the increase in interest rate, energy crisis, devaluation of Bangladeshi taka, increasing cost of inputs, political instability, removal of subsidy and internal dispute. Some of them talked about the global governance, neoliberalism and national responses: The case of Bangladesh’s RMG sector is explained by Khan and Milne (2018). Some of them wrote on the service sector of the textile industry, for instance, Islam, Mahmud, Faruk, and Billah (2011).…”

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“…At present, the Bangladesh economy is largely dependent on the garment sector, earning 75 per cent to 78 per cent of foreign currency from this sector (Bala et al, 2019). The RMG sector is a US$25 billion industry, accounting for about 80 per cent of Bangladesh’s total export earnings (Khan & Milne, 2019). Since 2012, Bangladesh is the most successful generalized system of preferences (GSPs) exporter in the T&C sector (Ritzel, Kohler, Mann, & Beciu, 2018).…”

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Determinants of Exports: A Gravity Model Analysis of the Bangladeshi Textile and Clothing Industries

Rahman

Shahriar

Kea

2019

FIIB Business Review

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The purpose of this study is to find out the determinants and issues influencing Bangladeshi textile and clothing (T&C) exports. A unique data set has been generated and used to estimate the panel gravity model of Bangladeshi T&C export flows to a total of its 40 trade partners over a period of 27 years, spanning from 1990 to 2017. The results show that the gross domestic product (GDP), real exchange rate and per capita GDP of the importers have appeared to be major determinants of Bangladesh’s textile exports trade. Also, Bangladesh and World Trade Organization membership have a strong positive significant impact on T&C exports. The geographical distance has no strong significant effect on textile trading. It is found that European Union and North American Free Trade Agreement countries are the two important export destinations for the garments of Bangladesh. This study is a novel and significant contribution for a couple of reasons: First, Bangladesh’s major trading partners are covered in this study sample. Second, the article’s focus on the gravity panel data analysis fills up a major research gap on the determinants of exports of the Bangladeshi garments. This study will thus pave the new avenues for further research in future.

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Determinants of Exports: A Gravity Model Analysis of the Bangladeshi Textile and Clothing Industries

Rahman

Shahriar

Kea

2019

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“…This finding runs through all types of categories and applies for both OECD and non-OECD countries. As for the Global South, for instance, one study found that the government of Bangladesh has failed to incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals that relate to equity and social justice at the policy level and that ruling political elites promoted their own self-interest, ignoring the Sustainable Development Goals in the case of the ready-made garment industry (Khan and Milne 2019). This situation, the authors argue, was the result of the non-binding character of the Sustainable Development Goals and the lack of national and international compliance arrangements.…”

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“…Regarding economic facilities, economies have been challenged by the decrease of national governments’ control and the increased influence of outside players—such as multilateral agencies, foreign banks, and foreign superpowers—and inside players such as civil society organizations (Paus, 2009; van Wolferen, 2003). Globalization has increased trade and economic growth globally, but the “rising tide” has for the most part enriched fewer at the expense of the many, widening the gaps between less integrated areas to globalized markets, rich and poor people, and urban and rural areas, among others (Farrington & Robinson, 2006; Kagia, 2002; Khan & Milne, 2019; Killick, 2001).…”

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How can countries improve human development? Four distinct national planning strategies and the challenges for human development ahead

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2021

Development Policy Review

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Summary Motivation How can countries improve their human development? This article compares the national planning strategies of four countries with distinct approaches to human development. Purpose We explore what human development means and analyse, from a comparative perspective, how human development is present in the national planning strategies in Bhutan, Colombia, Ecuador, and Sweden. Methods and approach We collect the national planning strategy documents of these four countries. We use a deductive approach to code these data based on Sen’s human development theoretical framework, namely the five instrumental freedoms that are the primary ends and means of development: political freedoms, economic facilities, social opportunities, transparency guarantees, and protective security. Findings Our findings reveal that, despite varying socioeconomic and political conditions, and distinct strategies to achieve human development, these countries ultimately articulate similar challenges in their efforts to achieve human development, which include globalization and economic diversification, climate change, rising inequality, ineffective public administration, and demographic changes. Policy implications We further explore these challenges to better understand how national planning strategies can improve human development. Because the solutions for improving human development are interrelated and must be conducted in a comprehensive way, national planning strategies are important for their co‐ordination. We conclude that there are common challenges for countries looking ahead to achieve human development, no matter their political, economic, social, and cultural conditions. Our audience is present and future development scholars and decision‐makers.

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Global Governance, neoliberalism and national responses: The case of Bangladesh’s ready‐made garment (RMG) sector

Abstract: This article on the ready-made garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh shows how over-reliance on foreign capital for development financing and deregulated investment-a hallmark of neoliberal economic arrangements-undermines

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Determinants of Exports: A Gravity Model Analysis of the Bangladeshi Textile and Clothing Industries

Determinants of Exports: A Gravity Model Analysis of the Bangladeshi Textile and Clothing Industries

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How can countries improve human development? Four distinct national planning strategies and the challenges for human development ahead

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