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1 University of Dhaka Prospectus (Course Curriculum and Syllabus) Master of Development Studies Program June 2015 (Compiled and Reformatted) Department of Development Studies University of Dhaka Level 6; Social Science Building University of Dhaka Dhaka-1000; Bangladesh Phone: +880-2-9661920, Ext-6791 Fax: +880-2-9667222 Email: [email protected] Website: www.devstud-udhaka.ac.bd
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University of Dhaka
Prospectus (Course Curriculum and Syllabus)
Master of Development Studies Program
June 2015
(Compiled and Reformatted)
Department of Development Studies
University of Dhaka
Level 6; Social Science Building
University of Dhaka
Dhaka-1000; Bangladesh
Phone: +880-2-9661920, Ext-6791
Fax: +880-2-9667222
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.devstud-udhaka.ac.bd
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Contents
Course Curriculum and Syllabus of the Master of Development Studies Program ....... 4
PART – I: GENERAL INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 4
1.1 Department of Development Studies ............................................................................ 4
1.2 The Teaching Approach used at the Department of Development Studies .............. 4
PART – II: MASTER OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES ............................................................. 5
The Program Structure ................................................................................................................ 6
Course distribution of the MDS Program .......................................................................... 6
Course Structure: At a Glimpse .......................................................................................... 7
Compulsory Courses ............................................................................................................. 8
The MDS for Bangladesh Bank Officials and Associated Professionals ................................. 8
Part – III: Description of Master of Development Studies Courses ............................................ 9
DS 501: Development Studies: Theories and Approaches ........................................................ 9
DS 502: Principles of Microeconomics ...................................................................................... 12
DS 503: Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology............................................................. 14
DS 504: Politics and Public Administration ............................................................................. 17
Course Objective: ......................................................................................................................... 17
DS 505: Principles of Macroeconomics ..................................................................................... 20
DS 506: Qualitative Research Methods .................................................................................... 22
DS507: Statistics and Econometrics .......................................................................................... 24
DS 508: Development Economics .............................................................................................. 26
DS 509: Project Planning and Evaluation ................................................................................ 28
DS 510: Poverty: Concepts, Strategies and Programming ..................................................... 30
DS 511: Disaster, Vulnerability and Sustainable Development.............................................. 33
DS 512: Gender and Development ............................................................................................ 35
DS 531: International Trade and Globalization ...................................................................... 37
DS 532: Public Finance ............................................................................................................... 40
DS 533: Economics of Institutions and Transitions ................................................................. 42
DS 541: Polity, Policy Process and Institutions ........................................................................ 47
DS 542: Policy Analysis and Evaluation ................................................................................... 51
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DS 543: Public Policy Making in Bangladesh .......................................................................... 54
DS 551: Social Development: Theories and Approaches ........................................................ 56
DS 552: Social Inclusion ............................................................................................................. 57
DS 553: International Migration and Development ................................................................ 62
DS 561: Environmental Economics ........................................................................................... 67
DS 562: Sustainable Development: Process and Practice ....................................................... 69
DS 563: Natural Resource Management................................................................................... 73
DS 580: Research on Bangladesh Development Experience ................................................... 75
DS 590: Comprehensive and Viva ............................................................................................. 79
Courses Relevant for Bangladesh Bank and Associated Professionals (including
representatives of other Financial Institutions......................................................................... 80
Major (Financial Institutions and Development Banking) ............................................. 80
DS 571: International Trade, Policy and Financial Institutions............................................. 80
DS 572: Public Finance and Development ................................................................................ 83
DS573: Financial Inclusion and Development Banking .......................................................... 85
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UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Course Curriculum and Syllabus of the Master of
Development Studies Program
PART – I: GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1 Department of Development Studies
The Department was commissioned in the early 2000s with the twin objectives of catering for
the growing needs of high quality development professionals, both domestically and
internationally, and providing a broad‐based platform for thinking and debating about
development, as both an academic discipline and a practice. Currently, the Department strives to
provide high quality education and training to students from a multidisciplinary point of view
and to help them develop a holistic understanding of and insight into the concept. Over the past
several decades, many analysts have expressed their concern over the gap between the theory
and practice of development, and the alienating tendencies between academia and the
community of practitioners. The Department aspires to mitigate this gap. It believes that the
capabilities of independent thinking and analysis and epistemological development can be
instilled in students through a carefully crafted learning process. From this perspective, the
Department is fully committed to developing a group of development practitioners who will
utilize their academic knowledge to solve the puzzles of development.
1.2 The Teaching Approach used at the Department of Development Studies
The teaching at the Department provides application-oriented form of advanced education,
linking teaching to applied research. This teaching combines a number of methods to achieve the
learning objectives of the programs. The two primary methods are classroom teaching- such as
lectures, seminars and tutorials and assigned reading. The others include essay writing,
workshops, teamwork, study visits and computer-practice. Where the subject matter is suitable,
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less traditional approaches such as audio-visual techniques and role simulations are used.
Research work involves research seminars, bibliographic exercises, internet search exercises and
reviews of research designs and drafts.
The overall goal is to provide students with the opportunity to critically compare theory and
conceptual approaches on the one hand and practice on the other, and to introduce and discuss
their own experience. The following programs are offered:
BSS (Honors) in Development Studies
Master of Development Studies
Master of Philosophy in Development Studies
Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies
Post Graduate Diploma in Development Studies
Short Courses
PART – II: MASTER OFDEVELOPMENT STUDIES
The Context
To cater the growing need of high quality development professionals in the domain of
development both at home and abroad, the Department of Development Studies at the University
of Dhaka has introduced and administered a professionally-minded Masters program in
Development Studies since the early 2000s. It aims to provide high quality education and
training to the students from a multi-disciplinary point of view, and to facilitate them to develop
a holistic understanding and insights about development. Bangladesh is termed as a laboratory
of development practices by many and it is a development puzzle and paradox for many.
Bangladesh is also called the NGO capital of the world. Many development organizations work
along with the government organizations in Bangladesh. Majority of the development
organizations in Bangladesh not only operates development programs and projects in Bangladesh
but they also do research. They do research without applying any relevant analytical lens, which
reflects the poverty of their independent thinking. They do development in practice more than
they do research about development. Likewise, academic institutions in many cases carry out
research without taking into account the hard realities of life. This Masters program in
development Studies aspires to fill up that gap between theory and practice in development. It
believes that the capability of independent thinking and analysis and epistemological
development among the students can be instilled at the undergraduate level of their education.
MDS graduates are expected to be in an advantageous position due to their training and
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specialized knowledge, and contribute to the development sectors – the public, private and/or
third sector (including NGOs), and the society as a whole.
Sustaining ‘Development’, in its various forms, is one of the most serious issues and challenges
in the contemporary world. Development Studies is the study of social transformation or change.
Students of development studies examine the problems, processes, and prospects for the
development of human and material resources in places which are generally thought to be the
less developed areas of the world. The problems of development are urgent, massive, and
enormously complex, and they transcend the boundaries of conventional academic disciplines.
To study comparative development effectively, one must draw upon many disciplines and
construct a balanced understanding of historical and contemporary processes. Thus, studying
development as a social transformation requires a blending of knowledge and perspectives from
political science, economics, administrative science, sociology, psychology, anthropology,
geography, history, resource and environmental science.
The MDS program at the University of Dhaka is conceived within the above context, and this
interdisciplinary program, in particular, focuses on bridging relevant theories and practices from
a development management perspective. It covers a broad range of issues, theoretical discourses
and practices related to development - especially in the context of developing nations. It is
particularly suitable for development aspirants and professionals seeking knowledge and tools to
face the changes of development as a community of practice.
The Program Structure
The two-year Master of Development Studies program will be of 68 credits and divided into 4
semesters. Each semester will be 19 weeks of which15 weeks will be for classroom teaching, 1
week break for preparation for examination, and 3 weeks for holding the semester final
examination. The program shall include learning/teaching of 15 courses, writing a
research/project paper, and participating in the comprehensive exam spanning over two academic
years. Every course shall be a ‘full unit course carrying 4-credits and 100 marks.
Course distribution of the MDS Program
Modules No. of Courses Total Marks Earned Credits
1st Semester 4 400 4x4=16
2nd Semester 4 400 4x4=16
3rd Semester 4 400 4x4=16
4th Semester
3 300 3x4=12
Research 100 04
Comprehensive (Written and Oral) 100 04
Total 17 1700 68
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Course Structure: At a Glimpse
First Year: First Semester
DS 501: Development Studies: Theories and Approaches
DS 502: Principles of Microeconomics
DS 503: Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology
DS 504: Politics and Public Administration
First Year: Second Semester
DS 505: Principles of Macroeconomics
DS 506: Qualitative Research Methods
DS 507: Statistics and Econometrics
DS 508: Development Economics
Second Year: Third Semester
DS 509: Project Planning and Evaluation
DS 510: Poverty: Concepts, Strategies and Programming
DS 511: Disaster, Vulnerability and Sustainable Development
DS 512: Gender and Development
Second Year: Fourth Semester
Major (Development Economics)
DS531: International Trade and Globalization
DS 532: Public Finance
DS 533: Economics of Institutions and Transition
Major (Public Policy Analysis)
DS 541: Polity, Policy Process and Institutions
DS 542: Policy Analysis and Evaluation
DS 543: Public Policy Making in Bangladesh
Major (Social Development)
DS 551: Social Development: Theories and Approaches
DS 552: Social Inclusion
DS 553: International Migration and Development
Major (Natural Resource Management)
DS 561: Environmental Economics
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DS 562: Sustainable Development: Process and Practice
DS 563: Natural Resource Management
[Note: the actual offer and conduct of any or all of the above Major streams will be determined
by the Departmental Academic Committee based on such considerations as availability of
appropriately qualified/specialized faculties at the given time, access to resources, etc.]
Compulsory Courses
DS 580: Research on Bangladesh Development Experience
DS 590: Comprehensive and Viva
The MDS for Bangladesh Bank Officials and Associated
Professionals
Since 2014, the Department of Development Studies (via the Administrative Authorities of the
University of Dhaka) has partnered with the central Bank – the Bangladesh Bank with a view to
catering the need for specialized education and training to Bangladesh Bank officials and
associated financial sector professionals through running a dedicatedMaster of Development
Studies programwith specialization in Banking and Financial Institutions. The basic nature and
structure of this specialized MDS program remains broadly similar to the regularMDS program
offered by the Department. Within the structure of the current four-semester regularprogram, the
major change for this specialized MDS occurs in the fourth semester when students start doing
their specialization in a particular area of development (i.e. development Economics, Public
Policy Economics, Social Policy etc.). Specialization for this stream of MDS will be in
Development Banking and Financial Institutions. The detailed course curricula under this
specialization is appended.
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Part – III: Description of Master of Development Studies
Courses
DS501: Development Studies: Theories and Approaches
Course Objective:
The course intends to provide a broad interdisciplinary introduction to development with a solid
grasp of the different concepts and debates in the development studies field, emphasizing their
relevance to the dynamic process of growth and economic development. The course offers a base
for further detailed understanding and critical thinking of development issues in other courses
with a better appreciation of the dynamics involved in development and the theories that account
for it.
Course Contents:
The Meaning of Development: Introduction to development: definitions and
interpretations of development, various dimensions, key aspects, Milestones in
developmental thinking.
Introduction to Development Studies: Origin, evolution (from development economics
to development studies), nature, focus, utility, and trends; Development studies as a
social science, the hybrid nature of this social science, and is there a common thread
running through this social science?
Common Characteristics of Developing Nations: Defining the developing world, the
structural similarity and diversity of developing countries.
Classic Theories of Development: Development as Growth and the Linear-stages
approach, Structural Change model, the International Dependence Revolution and the
Neoclassical Counterrevolution with Market Fundamentalism
Theories of Growth: Classic Theories of Growth and Development: Balanced and
Unbalanced Growth, Rostow’s Stages of Growth, Harrod-Domar Growth Model, The
Lewis Theory of Development, Slow Model, Endogenous Growth Theories
Contemporary Development Approaches: Modern critique of development theories,
search for micro-solutions, recent innovations in development thinking.
Measuring Development: Development indicators including their criticism and
compatibility; The Human Development Index and its relation with economic
development
Foreign Aid: The debate: why donors give aid? Why developing countries accept aid?
Does Aid work? Bilateral and multilateral donor agencies, the growing role of NGOs in
aid and development.
Private Philanthropy:Corporate Social Responsibility, Private Donation, Social
Business, Charity, crowd-funding, etc.
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Environment and Development: Nature, issues, arguments, problems and challenges.
Globalization and Development: Nature, Issues, Argument, Problems and Challenges
Suggested Readings:
Arn, J. (2002), ‘The Hydra of Development Studies’, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 32(2): 171-
190.
Ashcroft B., Griffiths G. and Tiffin H. (2004), Key Concepts in Post-Colonial Studies. London
and New York: Routledge.
Bardhan, P. and Udry, C (1999), Development Microeconomics. Oxford: Oxford University
Press.
Colman, D and Nixson, F (1994), Economics of Change in Less Developed Countries. London:
Harvester.
Eatwell, J. (ed.) (1989), Economic Development. New York: Macmillan.
Ghatak, S. (2003), An Introduction to Development Economics. 4th Edition. London and New
York: Routledge.
Gillis, M et al (1996), Economics of Development. New York: Norton.
Haque, M.S. (1999), Restructuring Development Theories and Policies: A Critical Study.
Albany: State University of New York Press.
Hirschman, A.O.(1981), ‘The Rise and Decline of Development Economics’, in A.O. Hirschman
(ed.), Essays in Trespassing Economics to Politics and Beyond. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
Kingsbury D., Rementi J., McKay J., and Hunt J. (2004), Key Issues in Development. Macmillan,
Hampshire: Palgrave.
Lal, Deepak (2000), The Poverty of ‘Development Economics’. New Delhi: Oxford University
Press.
Landes, David(2002), The Wealth and Poverty of Nations. London: Abacus.
Leftwich, Adrian (2005), ‘Politics in Command: Development Studies and the Rediscovery of
Social Science’, New Political Economy, 10(4): 573-607.
Lehman, David (1979), Development Theory- Four Critical Studies. London: Frank Cass and
Company Limited.
Mehmet, Ozay(1995), Westernizing the Third World. London and New York: Routledge.
Meir, G (ed.) (1995), Leading Issues in Economic Development. 6th Edition. Oxford: Oxford
University Press,
Meir, G. and Rauch,.J.E (2000), Leading Issues in Economic Development. 7th Edition. Oxford:
Oxford University Press.
Potter, Robert, B. (2004), ‘The Provenance of Progress in Development Studies’, Progress
inDevelopment Studies, 4(2): 95-98.
Randal, Vicky (2004), ‘Using and Abusing the Concept of Third World: Geopolitics and the
Comparative Study of Development’, Third World Quarterly, 25(1): 41-53.
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Rapley J. (2002), Understanding Development: Theory and Practice in the Third World. Boulder
and London: Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Robinson, Joan (1979), Aspects of Development and Underdevelopment. London: Cambridge
University Press.
Roy, D. (1998), Development Economics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Schech S. and Haggis J. (2001) Culture and Development: A Critical Introduction. Oxford:
Blackwell Publishers.
Schuurman, F. J. (2000), ‘Paradigm Lost, Paradigm Regained? Development Studies in the
Twenty-first century’, Third World Quarterly, 21(1): 7-20.
Sen Amartya (1999), Development As Freedom. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Sen, Amartya (1990), On Ethics and Economics. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Thirwall,A.P.(1999), Growth and Development. New York: Macmillan.
Todaro, M.P. and Stephen, C.S. (2003), Economic Development. Singapore: Pearson Education
8thed.
Simon, David (2006), Fifty Key Thinkers on Development. London and New York: Routledge.
Willis K. (2006), Theories and Practices of Development. London and New York. Routledge.
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DS502: Principles of Microeconomics
Course Objective:
Microeconomics is concerned with the behavior of individual decision makers in the economy –
households, business firms, and governments – and how they interact. This objective of this
course is two-fold. The first is to introduce the students with the tools and techniques of
Microeconomics and help them understand how economies work, how they interact globally, and
how all of this affects individually. The second objective is to give students some conceptual
tools with which to think about and understand the vast range of issues that confront society and
the decisions that they make in their everyday life.
Course Contents:
Introductory Concepts: Definition of Economics, Microeconomics and
Macroeconomics, Positive and Normative Economics, Central Problems of Economic
Organization, Market, Command and Mixed Economies, Production Possibility Frontier,
Opportunity Cost.
Basic Elements of Supply and Demand: Definition of Demand and Supply, Demand
Schedule and Demand Curve, Characteristics of Demand Curve, Income and Substitution
Effects, Factors affecting the Demand Curve, Movement along and Shift in Demand
Curves, from Individual to Market Demand, Supply Schedule and the Supply Curve,
Factors affecting the Supply, Movement along and Shift in Supply Curves, the
Equilibrium of Demand and Supply, Effect of a Shift in Demand and Supply, Shift on the
Equilibrium.
Elasticity of Demand and Supply: Price Elasticity of Demand, Calculating Elasticity,
Elastic and Inelastic Demand, Price Elasticity in Diagrams, Determinants of Elasticity,
Elasticity and Revenue, Income Elasticity of Demand, Cross Price Elasticity of Demand,
Price Elasticity of Supply.
Demand and Consumer Behavior: Choice and Utility Theory, Total and Marginal
Utility, Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility, Equi-marginal Principle, Consumer
Surplus, the Indifference Curve, the Indifference Map, Budget Line/Budget Constraint,
Consumer Equilibrium.
Theory of Production and Analysis of Costs: The Production Function, Total, Average
and Marginal Product, the Law of Diminishing Returns, Returns to Scale: Constant,
Increasing and Decreasing Returns to Scale, Total Cost and Marginal Cost, Fixed Cost
and Variable Cost, Average Cost: Average Fixed Costs and Variable Cost, U-Shaped
Cost Curves, Marginal Products and Least Cost Rules.
Market: Factor and Product Market, Perfect Completion, Monopoly, Monopolistic and
Oligopoly Markets; Equilibrium Under Perfect Competition and Monopoly Market.
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Factor Markets: Land, Labor, Capital And Income Distribution: Nature of Factor
Demands, Demand for Factors of Production, Supply of Factors of Production,
Determination of Factor Prices By Supply and Demand.
The Labor Market: Demand for Labor, Supply of Labor, Wage Differentials, The
Economics of Discrimination, Reducing Labor Market Discrimination.
Markets and Economic Efficiency: General Equilibrium of Markets, The Efficiency of
Competitive Markets, Market Failures, Risk and Uncertainty, Moral Hazard and Adverse
Selection, Markets and Economic Policy.
Suggested Readings:
Chiang, Alpha. C and Waignwright (2005), Fundamental Methods of Mathematical Economics.
4th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Koutsoyiannis, A (2003), Modern Microeconomics. Palgrave Macmillan: London and
Basingstoke .
Lipsey, Richard G., Courant, Paul N., and Raga, Christopher T. S.
(1999), Microeconomics. 12th Edition. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
Mankiw, N. Gregory (2004), Principles of Microeconomics. 3rd Edition. Mason OH: Thomson
Southwestern Publishers.
Parkin, Michael (2005). Microeconomics. 7th Edition. Reading, MA: Pearson Addison-Wesley.
Samuelson, Paul A., and Nordhaus, William (2001), Economics, 17th
Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Salvatore, Dominick (2004), Microeconomic Theory. Schaum’s Outline Series. 3rd Edition. New
York: McGraw-Hill,
Stiglitz, Joseph E., and Walsh, Carl E. (2002). Principles of Microeconomics.3rd Edition. New
York, NY: W. W. Norton.
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DS503: Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology
Course Objective:
This course will orient the students with the foundational knowledge of sociology and
anthropology in understanding and analyzing the society and its various issues. The course is
comprised of two parts. The first part begins with an overview of the nature of society, a survey
on the structure and dynamics of social life, and the methods of sociological analysis. General
and specific examples will be used to illustrate how thinking sociologically adds to our
knowledge and understanding of the world around us. In the second part, students will learn the
basic concepts and methods of anthropology and development. Students will be able to explore
why anthropology is so decisive in making sense of development with its entire disguises.
Understanding of politics, culture, power and social organization are all very crucial, if we are to
understand the complex issues of development problems, identify just and viable solutions, and
propose ways and means to carry out those solutions in a participatory, fair and humane manner.
Course Contents:
Part 1:
The Sociological Perspective: The Subjective Matter of Sociology, The Rise and
Development of Sociology
Sociological Research and Scientific Methodology: Principles of Scientific Inquiry,
Sociology as a science, Sociological Knowledge and Commonsense
General Sociological Theory: Social Interactionism, Functionalist Theory, Conflict
Theory, Role Theory, Social Constructionism, Integration Theory and so on.
The Fundamental Organization of Society: Culture, Socialization, Social Stratification
and Inequality
Deviance and Social Control: Nature and Types of Deviance, Explanations of
Deviance, Forms and Functions of Social Control, Social Control of Deviance
Social Inequality: Race and Ethnicity, Gender, Stratification
Major Social Institutions: Family, Education, Economy, Religion
Social Change: Nature and Patterns of Social Change, Explanations of Social Change,
Examples of Social Change
Part 2:
Introduction to Anthropology: Emergence of Anthropology as a separate discipline,
Anthropology and Culture, Anthropology, colonialism and development
Social Organization: Family, Marriage Kinship
Evolution of economic systems and its impact on Social Organization: Foraging,
Pastoralism, Horticulture, Subsistence, Agriculture and Industrialism
Anthropological Perspectives: Holism, Cultural Relativism, Key Figures in
Anthropology and their Contributions
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Theoretical Perspectives: Functionalism, Structure Functionalism, Symbolic
Interactionism / Interpretive Postmodernism
Anthropology and Development – Prior to 1970s: Colonialism and Development
(1700-1949), Postwar and Postcolonial Development (1949-onwards),
Anthropology and Development – 1970s and Beyond: The Socio-cultural Gaze of
Development Discourse, The “gold-rush” of Development Anthropology, Ethical Issues:
“Evil twins” or Moral Narratives, The Dilemma of Development Anthropologists, The
Realist vs. the Idealists
The Costs of Development: The Socio-cultural Consequences of Development Projects:
Economic Growth at the Expense of Inequality, Cultural Extinction due to Development
Invasion, Tourism, Development and the Spread of Diseases, Development and
Environmental Degradation, The Costs of Development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
(CHT), The Kariba Dam Project
Deconstructing Development: The Post-development Discourse: Why Deconstructing
Development?, The Nature of Development Deconstruction, New Directions of the
Deconstructionist Discourse
Suggested Readings:
Part 1:
Berger, Peter (1986), Invitation to Sociology. London: Penguin.
Charon, Joel M (2004), Ten Questions: A Sociological Perspective. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Giddens, Anthony(2002), Introduction to Sociology. 4th ed. N. Y.: Norton.
Henslin, James M. (2007), Sociology: A Down-to-earth Approach. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Macionis, John J. (2006), Society: The Bacis. 8th ed., N.J.: Prentice Hall.
Morrison, Ken (1995), Marx, Durkheim, Weber: Formations of Modern Social Thought. London:
Sage Publications.
Ritzer, George (2000), Sociological Theory. 5th ed., New York: McGraw-Hill.
Part 2:
Bates, Daniel, G. (1996), Cultural Anthropology. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Bodley, H. J. (1999), Victims of Progress. London: Mayfield Publishing Company.
Ember, Carol, R. Ember, Marvin & Peregrine, Peter N. (2002), Anthropology (10th Edition).
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Eriksen, Thomas, H. (2001), Small Places, large Issues: An Introduction to Social and Cultural
Anthropology. London: Pluto Press.
Escober, Arturo. (1991), ‘Anthropology and the Development Encounter: The Making and
Marketing of Development Anthropology’. American Ethnologist, Vol. 18 (4): 658-682.
Escober, Arturo. 1997. “Anthropology and Development.” UNESCO: 501-515.
Ferguson, James. (1990), The Anti-Politics Machine: “Development”, Depoliticization, and
Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho. New York: Cambridge University Press.
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Gardner, K & Lewis, D. (1996), Anthropology, Development and the Postmodern Challenge.
London: Pluto Press.
Hoben, A. (1982), ‘Anthropologists and Development’, Annual Review of Anthropology, 11:
349-375.
King, V.T. (1999), Anthropology and Development in South-East Asia: Theory and Practice.
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Lavenda, Rebort, H. & Schultz, Emily, A. (2000), Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology.
California: Mayfield Publications.
Moore. Jerry D. (1997), Visions of Culture: An Introduction to Theory and Theorists. California:
Alta Mira Press.
Salzman, Philip, C. (2001), Understanding Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theory.
Illinois: Waveland Press.
Sheth, D.L. (1997), “Alternatives from an Indian Grassroots Perspective” in Rahnema, M. and
Bawtree, V., (eds.) The Post-Development Reader. London: ZED Books. pp. 329-335.
Scot, James C. (1985), Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance. New
Haven: Yale University Press.
Shapan, Adnan. (2004), Migration, Land Alienation and Ethnic Conflict: Causes of Poverty in
the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. Dhaka: Research & Advisory Services.
White, Sarah C. (1999), ‘NGOs, Civil Society and the State in Bangladesh: The Politics of
Representing the Poor’, Development and Change, 30: 307-326.
Wolf, Eric R. (1969), Peasant Wars of the Twentieth Century. New York: Harper and Roy.
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DS504: Politics and Public Administration
Course Objective: This course offers a general introduction to the field of political science and public
administration by acquainting students with the basic ideologies, concepts, processes and
institutions of modern government and politics. Students will acquire a general understanding of
the key concepts and ideas upon which the system of Bangladesh government is based,
demonstrate a clear understanding of how the political process in Bangladesh operates and
develop critical skills, which are necessary to the decision-making process in a democracy.
Course Contents:
Part 1:
Introduction to Political Science
Power, Legitimacy and Authority
Sovereignty and State
The Political Executive, The Administration/Bureaucracy, The Judiciary, The Parliament
Political Theories
Political Parties/Political Culture, Pressure Groups and Politics, Other major Political
Institutions (the intellectuals, Media and Press, the military, Anti-corruption Commission,
Ombudsman)
Political Systems (Parliamentary and Presidential, hybrid system), Electoral System
Politics and Political System in Bangladesh: Election, Political System (Non-party
Caretaker Government), Political Parties and Political Culture.
Part 2:
Introduction to Public Administration: Concepts, Interpretations, Nature, Scope, and
Significance, Genesis of the study of public administration: A historical perspective
Theories and Principles of Organization and Administration: Principles of
Organization and Management, Key Schools of Thoughts and Scholarly Contributions:
Classical, Neo-classical and Contingency approaches, Implications for the administrators
Grand Theories/Discourse of Public Administration: Institutional Theories,
Cultural Theories, New Public Management, Governance and Good Governance
Leadership Behavior: Understanding Leadership Behavior, Schools of Leadership
Thought: Trait, Behavioral, Situational Views of Leadership, Leadership and Modern
Organizations,
Organizational Design and Structure: Definition, Elements of Organizational
Structure, Common organizational designs, Organizational design and employee
behavior, Further elaboration of Bureaucracy as a core issue in public administration
Motivation: An introduction, Key schools of thoughts and scholarly contributions to the
study of motivated behavior, Implications for administrators
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Decentralized Administration: Decentralization: Interpretations and ramifications,
History of decentralized governance in Bangladesh, The context and condition of
decentralization in Bangladesh
Civil Service and Public Administration in Bangladesh: Genesis and key
characteristic development of civil service in Bangladesh, Elitism and public
administration in Bangladesh, Constitutional basis of public administration, An overview
of the central and field administration in Bangladesh
Suggested Readings:
Part 1:
Ahmed, N (2002), The Parliament of Bangladesh. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Limited.
Ball, A. R. and Peters, B. G. (2000), Modern Politics and Government. Houndmills,
Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan Press.
Baxter, C., Malik, Y. K., Kennedy, C.H. and Oberst, A.R.C. (2002), Government and Politics in
South Asia. Boulder: Westview
Derbyshire, J. D. and Derbyshire, I. (1999), Political Systems of the World (Vol-1), Oxford:
Helicon Publishing Ltd.
Hague, R, Harrop M. and Breslin, S. (1992), Political Science: A Comparative Introduction.
New York: St. Martin’s Press.
Halim, M. A. (1998), Constitution, Constitutional Law and Politics: Bangladesh Perspective.
Dhaka: Khan, Y.A.
Held, D. (ed.), Prospect for Democracy. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
Jamil, I. (1998), Administrative Culture in Public Administration: Five Essays on Bangladesh.
Bergen: Los-Sentret. Rapport 9801.
Lijphart, A. (1999), Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-six
Countries. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Peters, B.G. (1995). The Politics of Bureaucracy. New York : Longman.
Rahman, T(2007), Parliament and Government Accountability in South Asia: A Comparative
Analysis of Bangladesh India and Sri Lanka. London: Routledge.
Turner, M. and Hulme, D. (1997), Governance, Administration and Development: Making the
State Work. London: Macmillan Press Ltd.
Part 2:
Ahmed E. (1980), Bureaucratic Elites in Segmented Economic Growth: Bangladesh and
Pakistan. Dhaka: University Press Limited.
Ahmed M. (1979), Bangladesh: Constitutional Quest for Autonomy. Dhaka: BBI.
Barenstein J. (1994), Overcoming Fuzzy Governance in Bangladesh. Dhaka: University Press
Limited.
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Berkley, G. and Rouse J. (1998), The Craft of Public Administration. New York: Mcgraw-Hill
Companies, Inc.
CPD and UPL(2003), .Developing a Policy Agenda for Bangladesh: Civil Society’s Task Force
Reports 2001. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue and Dhaka: University Press Limited.
Fesler J.W. (1980), Public Administration – Theory and Practice. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.:
Prentice Hall, Inc.
Henry, N. (2001), Public Administration and Public Affairs. Eaglewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall Inc.
Hye H.A. (ed.) (2000), Governance: South Asian Perspectives. Dhaka: The University Press
Limited.
Jahan R. (ed.) (2003), Bangladesh: Promise and Performance. London: Zed Books and Dhaka:
University Press Limited.
Nigro F. and Nigro L. (1980), Introduction to Public Administration. New York: The McGraw –
Hill Companies, Inc.
Rahman A., Ali A.M.M.S., Rahman M.H., and Siddiqui K. (1993), Towards Better Government
in Bangladesh, Report to the Prime Minister. Dhaka: Government of Bangladesh.
Rosenbloom D. H. and Kravchuk, R.S. (2005). Public Administration: Understanding
Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector .6thEdition. McGraw-Hill
Publishers: New York
World Bank (1996), Bangladesh: Government that works: Reforming the Public Sector. Dhaka:
University Press Limited.
_______(2000), Taming Leviathan: Reforming Governance in Bangladesh. Dhaka: World Bank.
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DS505: Principles of Macroeconomics
Course Objective:
The objective of this course is to orient the students to the basic knowledge about the tools and
techniques of Macroeconomics. It informs how economy performs and expands its scope in
macro level according to the demand of society. This course introduces basic concepts and tools
used in macroeconomic analysis: the theory, measurement, and determination of national
income; business cycles; the multiplier; fiscal policy, budget deficits, aggregate supply and
aggregate demand; money, banking, and monetary policy; exchange rates and balance of
payments accounts; and stabilization policy for unemployment and inflation.
Course Contents:
Macroeconomics: Introduction to Macroeconomics and Focus of Macroeconomic
Analysis
National Income: GDP, GNP, NNP, Nominal and Real GDP, Growth and Development,
GNP Deflator; Personal and Personal Disposable Income; Measurement of National
Income; Advantage and Disadvantage of Measuring National Income; National Budget;
Discussion on Bangladesh National Budgets
Consumption and Saving: Aggregate Demand and Supply, Consumption Function,
MPC and MPS, Determinants of Consumption Function, The Life-Cycle Theory of
Consumption, Permanent Income Theory of Consumption,
Investment: Definition of Investment, Fixed Investment, Residential Investment,
Inventory Investment, Determinants of Investment, The Multiplier
Money: Functions of Money, Types of Money, Money Market and Capital Market,
Demand for and Supply of Money, Money Market Equilibrium, Quantity Theory of
Money, Functions of Central and Commercial Banks.
Monetary Policy And Fiscal Policy: The Goods Market and the IS Curve, the assets
Market And the LM Curve, Equilibrium in the Goods Market and the Assets Market,
Adjustment towards Equilibrium, a Formal Treatment of the IS-LM Model, Monetary
Policy, Fiscal Policy, Effect of Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy on IS-LM Model,
Crowding out Effect, Classical and Keynesian LM Curve and The Effect of Alternative
Policies on Each Cases.
International Linkages: The Balance of Payments and Exchange Rates, Trade in Goods,
Market Equilibrium and the Balance of Trade, Capital Mobility, the Mundell-Fleming
Model, Perfect Capital Mobility and Flexible Exchange Rates, Perfect Capital Mobility
under Fixed Exchange Rates.
Wages, Prices and Employment: Wages, Prices and Output: the Facts, the Wage-
Unemployment Relationship, Why are Wages Sticky? the Aggregate Supply Curve, the
Effects of a Monetary Expansion, Supply Shocks.
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Business Cycles: Business Organizations, Concept of Business Cycle, Phases of a
Business Cycle.
Inflation and Unemployment: Definition of Inflation, Types of Inflation; Demand-Pull
and Cost-Push Inflation; Impacts of Inflation; Control of Inflation, the Anatomy of
Unemployment, Full Employment, the Costs of Unemployment, Philips Curve, the
Political Economy of Inflation and Unemployment.
Bangladesh Economy: An Overview of Bangladesh Economy with Some Hands on
Exercise
Suggested Readings:
Branson, William H. (1989), Macroeconomic Theory and Policy. New York: Harper & Row,
Publishers.
Diulio, Eugene (2005), Macroeconomics. Schaum’s Outline Series. 3rd Edition. New York:
McGraw-Hill.
Mankiw, N.G. (2004), Macroeconomics. 15th Edition. New York: Worth Publishers.
Dornbusch, R. Fischer, S and Startz, R. (2000), Macroeconomics. 7th Edition. New York:
McGraw-Hill.
Shapiro, Edward. J (1978), Macroeconomic Analysis. 4th Edition. New York: Harcourt Brace.
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DS506: Qualitative Research Methods
Course Objective:
This course is designed to demystify the process of qualitative research which will expose
students to a range of techniques and approaches associated with qualitative research - from
writing a research proposal, collecting data and analyzing the results, to writing up the research
report. Given the increasing consideration to qualitative research, this course is intended to orient
students towards understanding and exploring the complexities of meanings and interpretations.
It is expected that at the end of this course students will be fairly able to design their own
qualitative research and fieldwork plans.
Course Contents:
Research Epistemology: The Philosophy of Social Research, School of Thoughts in
Social Science: Positivism, Critical Perspective (Hermeneutics, Critical Theory,
Feminism and Postmodernism)
Social Theory and Social Research: Relationship between Social Theory and Social
Research, Linking Theory and Research, Situating Social Theory and Research
Ethics in Social Research: Research Ethics, Ethical Codes, Some Common Ethical
Concerns in Social Science Research, Consent of the Respondents, Confidentiality and
Anonymity
Qualitative Research Methods: Introduction-Introduction to Qualitative Research
Method, Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research Methods, History and Origin of
Qualitative Methods, Advantages and Disadvantages of Qualitative Methods
Designing Qualitative Research: The Research Problem, Literature Review, Debunking
on Theoretical issues, Designing the Project and Writing up the Research Proposal,
Operationalization, Conceptualization
Data Collection: Getting into the Field, Rapport Buildup, Pains and Pleasures of
Fieldwork, Units of Analysis, Sampling Techniques
Methods of Data Collection: Interviewing, Questionnaires: Open-ended and Semi-
structured, Surveys, Participant Observation, Focus Group Discussion, Case Studies,
Historical and Oral Traditions/Life Histories/Narrative Analysis, PRA, RRA,
Participatory Action Research, Taking Field Notes, Use of Audio-visual Equipment,
Maintaining Diary
Writing Qualitative Research Report: Data into Text, Text and Reality, Kinds of Data,
Dilemma over Subjective and Objective Representation, Structure of the Write up,
Bibliography Presentation, Feedback and Rewriting
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Suggested Readings:
Atkinson, Paul. (1990), The Ethnographic Imagination: Textual Constructions of Reality. New
York: Routledge.
Berg, Bruce L. (2001), Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences. Allyn and Bacon:
Boston.
Bernard, H. Russell. (2002), Research Methods in Anthropology, 3rd Edition. Alta Mira Press.
Ellen, R.F. (1984), Ethnographic Research: A Guide to General Conduct. Academic Press:
London.
Emerson, Robert M. Fretz, Rachel I, & Shaw, Linda L. (1995), Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Geertz, C. (1973), "Thick description: Toward an Interpretive Theory of Culture." in: The
Interpretationof Cultures. New York: Basic Books, 3-30.
Goffman, E. (1989), "On fieldwork. "Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 18:123-132.
Hammersley, M. & Atkinson, P. (1995), "What is Ethnography?" in: Ethnography: Principles in
Practice. London: Routledge, 1-22.
Hammersley, Martin (1995), The Politics of Social Research. London: Sage Publications.
Hollis, Martin (1994), The Philosophy of Social Science. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
Hughes, John A. and Sharrock, Wesley W. (1997), The Philosophy of Social Research.3rd
Edition. London and New York: Longman.
May, Tim (1997), Social Research: Issues, Methods and Process. 2nd Edition. Buckingham and
Philadelphia: Open University Press.
Ng, Pedro Pak-tao. (2003), Effective Writing: A Guide for Social Science Students. Hong Kong:
Chinese University Press.
Pennings, Paul, Keman, Hans and Kleinnijenhuis, Jan(1999), Doing Research in Political
Science. London: Sage Publications.
Ragin, Charles C. (1987), The Comparative Method: Moving Beyond Qualitative and
Quantitative Strategies. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press.
Ragin, Charles C. (1992), What is a Case? Exploring the Foundations of Social Enquiry.
Cambridge: Cambridge Press.
Rice, L. Pranee&Ezzy, Douglas. (1999), Qualitative Research Methods: A Health Focus.
Victoria: Oxford University Press.
Rosaldo, R. (1986), "From the Door of his Tent: The Fieldworker and the Inquisitor”, in James
Clifford and George Marcus (eds.) Writing Culture: The Poetics and Politics of
Ethnography. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Sanjek, Roger (ed.) (1990), Fieldnotes: The Makings of Anthropology. Ithaca: Cornell University
Press.
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DS507: Statistics and Econometrics
Course Objective:
The primary aim of the course is to teach the students how to use quantitative tools to answer
research questions. By learning these fundamental quantitative analysis tools, students will also
be able to improve the design of research projects. The secondary goal of the course is to help
students become familiar with statistical software, which is essential for any quantitative project.
Course Contents:
Part 1:
Frequency Distributions: Construction of a Frequency Distribution, Class Limits,
Graphic Presentation of Frequency Distributions, Descriptive Measures for Frequency
Distributions.
Measures of Central Tendency: The Arithmetic Mean, Median and Mode.
Measures of Dispersion: Distance Measures, Dispersion: Average Deviation Methods,
Relative Dispersion: Coefficient of Variation – Errors in Prediction,Problems of
Interpretation.
Sampling and Sampling Distributions: Introduction, Why Sample? Errors- Accuracy
versus Precision, Design of the Investigation, Construction of Methodology, Some
Fundamental Concepts, Sampling Distribution for the Mean, The Central Limit Theorem,
Sampling Distribution of a Proportion, Continuous Distributions, The Normal
Distribution.
Estimation: Point and Interval Estimation, Criteria of Goodness of Estimation,
Confidence Interval Estimation (Large Sample), Confidence Interval Estimation (Small
Sample), Determination of Sample Size.
Hypothesis Testing: The Rationale of Hypothesis Testing, One-Sample Test (Large
Samples), Two-Sample Tests (Large Samples), The t-distribution: Small Samples with
Unknown Population Standard Deviation(s), The t-Test for Paired Distributions.
Chi-Square Tests and Analysis of Variance: Tests of Goodness of Fit, Tests of
Independence, Analysis of Variance: Tests for Equality of Several Means.
Part 2:
Introduction to Econometrics: What is Econometrics? Methodology Used in
Econometrics, Understanding Econometric Modeling
Two Variable Linear Regression Model (CLRM): Population Regression Function,
Significance of Stochastic Error Term, Sample Regression Function, the Role of
Statistical Packages for Econometric Study.
Estimation of Two Variable Regression Model: The Method of Ordinary Least Square
(OLS), Properties of Least Square estimation, Co-variance between ̂ and ̂ , Goodness
of Fit, Confidence Interval for Regression, Coefficients and , Prediction
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Hypothesis Testing: Confidence Interval and Test of Significance Approach
Estimation of Multiple Linear Regression Model: The Multiple Co-efficient of
Determination R2 Adjusted R2 The Matrix Approach to Linear Regression Model
Multicollinearity (M): Nature and Consequences of M, Detection of M, Remedial
Measure
Hetaroskedasticity (H): GLS/WLS, Nature of H, Consequences of Using OLS in the
Presence of H, Detection of H
Specification Bias: Types of Specification Error, Errors of Measurement, Consequences
and Test of Specification Error
Autocorrelation: Consequences, Detection and Remedial Measure
Dummy Variable: Dummy Variable in the Explanatory Variable, Dummy Variable in
the Dependent Variable (Linear Probability Model, Logit model, Probit Model)
Hands on Exercise using selected Software: SPSS, STATA, Microfit, Eviews
Suggested Readings:
Part 1:
Hamburg, Morris (1979), Statistical Analysis for Decision Making, Second edition. New York:
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.
Moroney, M.J. (1990), Facts From Figures. London: Penguin Books.
Mills, Richard L. Statistics for Applied Economics and Business. New Delhi: McGraw- Hill
Book Company.
Bowers, David. Statistics for Economists. London: ELBS/Macmillan.
Bowen, Earl K. and Starr, Martin K.: Basic Statistics for Business and Economics. New Delhi:
McGraw-Hill International Editions.
Frank, Harry & Steven C. Althoen (1995), Statistics: Concepts and Applications. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Part 2:
Hamilton, Lawrence C. (2004), Statistics with Stata (updated for version 9). Stata Corporation.
Hellevik, Ottar (1984), Introduction to Causal Analysis: Exploring Survey Data by
Crosstabulation. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press.
Gujarati, D. N., 2003, Basic Econometrics, McGraw Hill, NY
Kamenta.J 1971, Elements of Econometrics, Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc, NY
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DS 508: Development Economics
Course Objective:
This course is designed to give the students a broad exposure to the dynamic process of growth
and development and the problem and issues it generates. Each competitive paradigm of
development is set against a particular and unique geo-political and institutional set up, and the
experiences and the lessons of the underlying development strategies and policies provide crucial
insight for planners and policy makers in contemporary developing societies. So, the first part of
the course contains the analysis of economics of growth, economics of development and
different theories of growth. The second part is designed to introduce the economics of critical
policy issues in the context of broad sectoral performance.
Course Contents:
Part 1:
Some Conceptual Underpinning: Difference between Economic Growth and Economic
Development, Concept and Definitions of Development
Analysis of Economics of Growth, Economics of Development and Theories of Growth
Evolution of Development Indicators
Historic Growth and Contemporary Development
The Growth Game: The Economics of Growth: Capital, Labour, Technology; The
Historical Record: Kuznets’s Six Characteristics of Modern Economic Growth
Classic Theories of Growth and Development: Balanced and Unbalanced Growth,
Rostow’s Stages of Growth, Harrod-Domar Growth Model, The Lewis Theory of
Development
Structural Change and Patterns of Development
The International Dependence Revolution
The Solow Neoclassical Growth Model
The New Growth Theory
Starting Economic Development: The Big Push
New Institutional Economics
Part 2:
Economics of Policy Issues: A Sectoral Perspective
Distribution and Poverty
Agricultural Transformation and Rural development
Industrialization
Population
Health and Education, Human Resource Development
Choice of Techniques
Development and the Environment
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Foreign Aid Dependence
Participatory Development and the Empowerment Process
Structural Adjustment Policies
International Trade and New International Economic Order
Suggested Readings:
Bardhan, P. and Udry, C (1999), Development Microeconomics. Oxford: Oxford University
Press.
Colman, D and Nixson, F (1994), Economics of Change in Less Developed Countries. London:
Harvester.
CPD (2002), Bangladesh Economy and Forthcoming Development Forum 2002. Dialogue
Report, May 2002. Dhaka: CPD.
Eatwell, J. (ed.) (1989), Economic Development. New York: Macmillan.
Ghatak, S. (2003), An Introduction to Development Economics. 4th Edition. London and New
York: Routledge.
Gillis, M et al (1996), Economics of Development. New York: Norton.
Meir, G (ed.) (1995), Leading Issues in Economic Development. 6th Edition. Oxford: Oxford
University Press,
Meir, G. and Rauch,.J.E (2000), Leading Issues in Economic Development. 7th Edition. Oxford:
Oxford University Press.
Roy, D. (1998), Development Economics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Thirwall,A.P.(1999), Growth and Development. New York: Macmillan.
Todaro, M.P. and Stephen, C.S. (2003), Economic Development. Singapore: Pearson Education
8thed.
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DS 509: Project Planning and Evaluation
Course Objective:
This course has incorporated step-by-step processes and techniques that are necessary in the
planning and design phase of a project. At the end of the course, the students are expected to
develop a broad based understanding of the key contexts, tools, and issues surrounding project
design and analysis both globally and nationally.
Course Contents:
Introducing Projects as ‘Cutting Edge’ of Development: Concept, Rationale,
Categories, Features and Characteristics, Project Life Cycles, Basic ideas of Project
Analysis, Points of views in project Analysis: Economic, Social and Financial
Context of Projects: The Four P’s: People, planning, policies and Project, Markets and
market distortion
Project Planning and Design: Project planning and designing process, Why Plan?
Typical Steps in Planning and Design
Project Design: Project rational and strategy, Linking Project Elements, Indicators,
External Factors and Assumptions, Monitoring and Evaluation
Selected tools of project analysis, design and management: Social Impact Assessment,
Stakeholder Analysis, Logical Framework, SWOT Analysis
Costs and Benefits in Project Analysis: Identifying the Costs and benefits of project
with special reference to a Developmental Project Benefit-Cost ratio
Discounted Cash Flow Measures and Application: Selected popular measures of
Discounted Cash Flows: Net Present Worth, Internal Rate of Return, Others; Economic
Appraisal: Use of techniques including shadow prices; Analysis of projects with tangible
and non-tangible products
Suggested Readings:
Bakewell, Oliver &Garbutt, Anne (2005), The Use and Abuse of the Logical framework
Approach.
Belli P., Anderson J.R., Barnum H. N., Dixon J. A., and Tan J. (2001), Economic Analysis of
Investment Operations, Washington: The World bank.
Chanda S. (1989), Managing projects in Bangladesh. Dhaka: University Press Limited
Curry S. and Weiss J. (2000), Project Analysis in Developing Countries, London: Macmillan
Press Ltd.
ILO n.d.Project Preparation, Implementation, Monitoring, Evaluation: User’s Hand Book.
Dhaka: International Labour Organization.
NORAD (1999), The Logical Framework Approach. Oslo: Norwegian Agency for development
Cooperation
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Potts, David (2001), Project Planning and Analysis for Development. Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Renz, Patrick S. (2009), Project governance: Implementing Corporate Governance and Business
Ethics in Nonprofit Organizations, Physica-Verlag Heidelberg.
Veneklasen, Lisa & Miller, Valerie (2002), A New Wave of Power, people & Politics: The Action
Guide for Advocacy and Citizen Participation. Practical Action Publishing.
Wield, David (1999), Tools for project Development within a Public Action Framework,
inDevelopment in Practice, Volume 9, Issue 1&2, Pages 33-42.
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DS 510: Poverty: Concepts, Strategies and Programming
Course Objective:
The course is intended to provide students with a comprehensive training in the
conceptualization, identification and measurement of poverty and help students develop skill and
capability to use this training in the analysis of processes generating poverty; in the design and
impact assessment of strategic and specific policy interventions and of the dynamics of
spontaneous subaltern responses aimed at eliminating poverty. The course will help students
develop comprehensive ideas about policies, strategies and interventions adopted by the public
and private sectors to reduce poverty in Bangladesh. On completion of the course, students will
also be able to identify meaningful sources to undertake data analysis related to poverty.
Course Contents:
Understanding Poverty: The Meaning of Poverty, Vicious Circle of Poverty, Causes of
Poverty, Income Vs Multidimensional Concept of Poverty, Absolute and Relative
Poverty, Subjective and Objective Approach of Poverty, Chronic Poverty, Social
Exclusion.
Measuring Poverty: Operationalizing the Definition of the Poor, Determination of
Poverty Lines, Measurement of Absolute Poverty: Head Count Index, Income Gap Index,
Sen Index, Foster-Greek-Thorbecke (FGT), Measurement of Relative Poverty: Income
Inequality, Gini-Coefficient, Lorenz Curve
Composite Indicators: Human Development Index (HDI), Human Poverty Index (HPI),
Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI),Relation Between HDI & HPI, Compare GNP And
HDI, Happiness Index
Entitlements, Poverty and Famines
Micro Credit – as a Tool of Poverty Alleviation: Experience from Bangladesh
Poverty Reduction through supporting international trade, aiding economic growth, and
SME facilitation activities
Social Business, Corporate Social Responsibility
Population and Poverty, Poverty and Environment
ICT and Poverty Alleviation
Social Security:Income Transfers, Social Safety Net Programs: The Case of Bangladesh
Hands on Exercise and Poverty Data Sources (Bangladesh): Household Income-
Expenditure Surveys by BBS, Contents of Survey Questionnaire, Poverty Monitoring
Survey by BBS, Village Survey by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies
(BIDS),Village Rural Micro-Credit Survey (RMS) by BIDS-World Bank Research
Project,Urban Poverty Survey by BIDS, Survey on Study of Urban Poverty in
Bangladesh by ADB,Bangladesh Nutrition Survey.
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Suggested Readings:
BIDS (1990), Special Issue on Poverty in Bangladesh volume XVIII, No. 3, Bangladesh
Development Studies.
Brockerhoff, M. And E. Brennam (1998), ‘The Poverty of Cities in Developing Regions’,
Population And Development Review, 24(1): 75-114.
Carvalho, S. And H. White (1997), Combining The Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to
Poverty Measurement and Analysis. World Bank Technical Paper No. 366. Washington
D.C.: The World Bank.
Goetz, A.M. & R.S. Gupta (1996), ‘Who Takes the Credit? Gender, Power, and Control over
Loan Use in Rural Credit Programs in Bangladesh’, World Development 24(1) Pp. 45-63
Hashemi, S.M., S.R. Schuler, & A.P. Riley (1996), ‘Rural Credit Programs and Women’s
Empowerment in Bangladesh’, World Development 24(4): 635-653.
Hickson, R. (2001), ‘Financial Services for the very Poor- Thinking Outside the Box’. Small
Enterprise Development 12(2): 55-67.
Hulme, D. and Paul Mosley (1996), Finance against Poverty. Volume 1, Routledge, London and
New York
Hume, David (2000), ‘Impact Assessment Methodologies for Microfinance: Theory, Experience
and Better Practice’, World Development 28(1): 79-98.
Hye, H.A. (1996), Below the Line: Rural Poverty in. Bangladesh. Dhaka: The University Press
Limited.
Khandker, S.R. (1999), Fighting Poverty with Microcredit. Dhaka: The University Press
Limited.
Ravallion, M. and Sen, B. (1996), ‘When Method Matters: Monitoring Poverty in. Bangladesh’,
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 44: 761–92.
Ray, Debraj (1998), Development Economics. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Sen, B. (2002), Poverty in Bangladesh: A Review. Dhaka: Bangladesh Institute of Development
Studies.
Sen, B. and S. Begum, (1998), Methodology for Identifying the Poorest at Local Level. Dhaka:
Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).
Taylor, L., S. Mehrotra, and E. Delamonica (1997), “The Links Between Economic Growth,
Poverty Reduction and Social Development: Theory And Policy”, in S. Mehrothra and R.
Jolly (Eds.) Development with a Human Face. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 435-
467.
Thirlwall, A.P. (2003), Growth and Development. 7th Edition. London: Macmillan.
World Bank (2000), World Development Report 2000/2001: On Attacking Poverty. Washington
D.C.: The World Bank.
World Bank, (1996), Bangladesh: Pursuing Common Goals, Strengthening Relations between
Government and Development NGOs. Dhaka: University Press Limited.
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Written, Ellen (1995), ‘Conceptualizing Urban Poverty’, Environment and Urbanization 7(1):
11-36.
Yunus, M (2003), Expanding Micro Credit Outreach to Reach the Millennium Development
Goal – Some Issues for Attention. Paper Presented at The International Seminar on
‘Attacking Poverty with Micro Credit’ Organized By Palli Karma–Sahayak Foundation
(PKSF) in Dhaka on January 8 – 9, 2003.
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DS 511: Disaster, Vulnerability and Sustainable Development
Course Objective:
It is well known that Bangladesh is a highly disaster-prone country and particularly in this
context of widespread poverty, disasters often assume great proportions; both risk and
vulnerability to various disasters is extensive. Some disasters, such as floods and drought, are
annual and cause national loss at a regular frequency. Others, such as cyclones and earthquakes,
are waiting in the offing, and it is not hard to imagine the destruction that could occur in a severe
earthquake in the rapidly growing and densely populated urban areas. In this context, the course
will address the key issues of sustaining the development of the country by focusing the concern
of all stakeholders.
Course Contents:
Introduction: Natural hazards, Human-induced hazards, Industrial hazards, Distinction
between hazard and disaster, Hazard vulnerability, relation between disaster and
vulnerability, relation between disaster and development.
Fundamentals of Disaster Management: General principles of management,
Conceptual framework of disaster management, Basic concepts of preparedness, rescue,
relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction, Inclusive approach to disaster management.
Organizational and Policy Context of Disaster Management: Role of the government,
Role of NGOs, Role of international funding agencies, Cross-sectoral linkages, Policy
formulation, Program and project implementation.
Disaster Response and Recovery Strategies: Post-impact phase, Immediate rescue and
relief needs, Long-term recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction, Post-disaster trauma
management.
Disaster Preparedness and Vulnerability Reduction: Disaster preparedness planning,
Specifications of preparedness requirements, Risk management strategies, Preventive
and/or mitigating actions, Risk insurance.
Community Based Approaches to Disaster Management: Participatory methods,
VCA, Community mobilization, Facilitating self-help initiatives, Sustaining long-term
community based disaster management.
Risk Communication, Training and Public Awareness: Communication and
dissemination techniques, Public awareness campaigns, Training programs, Role of
media, internet and telecommunications.
Disaster Risk Reduction and Development Planning for sustainability:Linkages
between disasters and development, Impact of disasters on development, Disaster-
Development continuum, Cause-Effect relationship between development planning and
disasters.
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Suggested Readings:
Asian Disaster PreparednessCenter. (2005) A Primer for Disaster Risk Management in Asia.
Bartle, P. (2003) From Disaster to Development. Seattle, CDS.
www.scu.org/ip/cds/cmp/modules/dis-int.htm
CARE-Bangladesh (2002) Disasters in Bangladesh and Public Awareness (in Bangla). Dhaka,
CARE-Bangladesh.
DMB (2000) Disaster Management Standing Orders. Dhaka, DMB.
Hossain, H., Dodge, C.P., and Abed F.H. (1992) From Crisis to Development: Coping with
Disasters in Bangladesh. Dhaka, UPL.
IDNDR (2000) Natural Disasters: Strategies for Mitigation and Disaster Response. Germany,
IDNDR.
Islam, S. (2003) Disaster Management Bureau: Vision and Activities towards National
Preparation. Dhaka, DMB.
Matin, N. and Taher, M. (2001) “The Changing Emphasis of Disasters in Bangladesh NGOs”.
Disasters, Vol. 25, No. 3.
Nizamuddin, K. (ed) (2001) Disaster in Bangladesh. Dhaka, DRTMC.
Stoner, J.A.F. and Freeman, R.E. (2000) Management. New Delhi, Prentice-Hall.
Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator (1984) Preparedness Aspects: Disaster
Prevention and Mitigation. New York, United Nations.
Schreider, Tari (1998) Encyclopedia of Disaster Recovery, Security and Risk Management. New
York, Crucible.
UNCRD (2003) International Workshop on People, Communities and Disasters. Proceedings.
Hyoga, UNCRD.
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DS 512: Gender and Development
Course Objective:
The course traces gender discourses in development through particular localities and theories
(such as colonial and post –colonial histories) and at the same time places them in the context of
contemporary cultural, social and political theory and practice. Equal attention is devoted to
discourses on masculinity and femininity, and their relevance for development thinking and
practice. A selection of mainstream and feminist gender discourses relevant for development is
analyzed through their intersections with sexuality, class, race, ethnicity and religion. Discourses
on the (male/ female) body and reproduction will be central.
Course Contents:
Introduction to the Course and the Concepts: Gender as a Development Issue;
Discourse: Power, Knowledge, Practice
Approaches to Women, Gender and Development: The Welfare Approach, Women in
Development (WID) Approach, Gender and Development (GAD) Approach, Women and
Development Approach, The Efficiency Approach, The Empowerment Approach,
Gender and Environment Approach and Mainstreaming Gender Equality
Measuring Gender Development: Gender Development Index, Gender Empowerment
Measure, Gender Indicators and Criteria
Gender: Identities, Ideologies, Institutions
Gender: Femininities /Masculinities, Masculinities and Development
Development: Feminist Interventions
Discourses of the Body: The Fe/male Body
Race and Nation: The Fe/male Body
Gender, Health and Reproduction, HIV/AIDS and Violence
Gender and Migration: The Case of Nannies, Maids and Domestic Workers
Discourses of Victimisation and Agency: Beyond Victimization and Agency
Invisible Subject: Women in Militant and Right Wing Movements; Male Victim
Suggested Readings:
Chant, Sylvia and Guttman, M.C. (2002), ‘Men-streaming’ gender? Questions for Gender and
Development Policy in the Twenty-first Century’, Progress in Development Studies, 2(4):
269-282.
Cleaver,F .(ed) (2002), Masculinities Matter: Men ,Gender and Development , London: Zed
Books.
Cornwell, A. (1997) ‘Men, Masculinities and ‘Gender’ in development, Gender and
Development, 5(2): 8-13.
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El-Bushra, Judy. E.(2000), ‘Rethinking Gender and Development for the Twenty-first Century’,
Gender and Development,8(1): 55-62.
Garcia, Brigida. (2000) Women, Poverty and Demographic Change. New York: Oxford
University Press.
Jackson, C. and Pearson, R. (1998) Feminist Visions of Development: Gender, Analysis and
Policy. London: Routledge.
Kabeer,N. (2001), Revised Realities: Gender Hierarchies in Development Thought, London:
Verso.
Koczberski, G (1998) ‘Women in Development: A Critical Analysis’, Third World Quarterly
19(3): 395-409.
Momsen, J.H (2001), ‘Backlash: or how to snatch from the Jaw of Success in Gender and
Development’, Progress in Development Studies, 1(1): 51-56.
Momsen, J.H. (2004), Gender and Development, London: Routledge.
Sawicki, J.(1991), Disciplining Foucault, Feminism, Power and the Body, Routledge: New
York/London.
Sinha,M. (1997), Colonial Masculinity : The Manly Englishman and the Effeminate Bengali in
the Late 19th Century, Delhi: Kali for Women.
Sweetman, C. (ed.) (1997), Men and Masculinity. Oxford: Oxfam.
United Nations (1995), The World's Women 1995: Trends and Statistics. New York: United
Nations.
Note: Various issues of Gender and Development journal can be consulted.
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DS 531: International Trade and Globalization
Course Objective:
The objective of this course is two-fold: first, to provide an introduction to the basis,
consequences, theories and policies of international trade and to the multilateral trading system
and institutions such as the World Trade Organization and second, to provide students with an
overview of the main aspects and issues in globalization, empirical evidence on the effects of
globalization and the challenges for the successful governance of globalization.
Course Contents:
Introduction: Intra and International Trade, Economic Base of International Trade,
Importance of International Trade, Mercantilist Theories on Trade, Theory of Absolute
Advantage, Theory of Comparative Advantage, Theory of Opportunity Cost,
International Equilibrium, Offer Curves, Terms of Trade.
Theories: The Basic Assumptions of Heckscher-Ohlin Model, Factor Intensity, Factor
Abundance, propositions of Heckscher-Ohlin model - Rybczynski Theorem, Heckscher-
Ohlin Theorem, Stolper-Smauelson Theorem, and Factor –Price Equalization Theorem.
Theories: Empirical Testing of the Ricardian Theory, the Leontief Paradox, the Specific
Factors Model, Empirical Challenge to Traditional Theories, Linder’s Thesis,
Technological Gap and Production Cycle Theories.
Tariff: Types of Tariffs, Partial Equilibrium Analysis of Tariff, General Equilibrium
Analysis of Tariff – Small and Large Country Case, Tariff and World Welfare, Effective
Protection, Arguments for and against Protection.
Preferential Trading Arrangements: Various Types of Integration – Theory of
Customs Union, Static and Dynamic Effects – Trade Creation and Trade Diversion,
Rationale for Regional Trade Agreements among Developing Countries.
Growth and Trade: Trade as an Engine of Growth, Sources of Economic Growth,
Effects of Growth on Small and Large Countries, Trade Liberalization, Linkages between
Trade Liberalization, Growth and Poverty
Trade Policy of Bangladesh: Trade, Development and Poverty Reduction in the Context
of Bangladesh, Trade and Industrial Policy Environment in Bangladesh, Export
Diversification, RMG and Post MFA, FDI - Trends in FDI in the Developing Countries,
Countries attracting FDIs, Trends in FDI in Bangladesh, Role of UNCTAD, BoI, EPB,
BEPZA
Multilateral and Regional Trade: WTO, Origin of WTO: From GATT to WTO,
GATS, DFQF, NAMA, SPS, TRIPS, SAFTA, South-South Trade
Hands on Exercise: Trade Statistics and its Sources, HS code, cross country export-
import comparison, Bangladesh OTS (Operative Tariff Schedule), Calculation the impact
of tariffs
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Globalization: Meaning, Definition, Characteristics of Globalization, Phases of
Globalization, Emergence of Global Institutions and their Role in Integration of Global
Economy, Social and Economic Costs and Benefits of Globalization, Peripheral
Economics in the Process of Globalization: The Case of Bangladesh
Suggested Readings:
Ahmed, N (2001), Trade Liberalization in Bangladesh. Dhaka: The University Press Limited.
Ahmed Sadiq and Sattar, Zaidi (2004), Trade Liberalization, Growth and Poverty Reduction:
The Case of Bangladesh. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank.
Rahman, M. and D. Bhattacharya (2000),"Bangladesh Experience with Trade and Investment
Liberalisation. A Perspective on Poverty Alleviating Implications." In Liberalisation and
Poverty: Is There a Virtuous Circle. Jaipur: Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS).
Chacholiades, Miltiades (1990), International Economics. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing
company
CPD (2005), Bangladesh in the Global Trade Regime. Dhaka: Pathak Shamabesh.
CPD (2005), WTO and Bangladesh. Dhaka: Center for Policy Dialogue.
CPD (2006), Regional Cooperation in South Asia: A Review of Bangladesh’s Development 2004.
Dhaka: CPD and UPL.
CPD (2006), The Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration: An assessment from the LDC perspective,
Report 83.
Crawford, J., and Laird, S. (2000), “Regional Trade Agreements and the WTO”, CREDIT
Research Paper, 00/3, University of Nottingham.
Eusuf M.A and Rahman, Atiur (2006), Cost of Non-cooperation in South Asia. Jaipur: CUTS
International.
Eusuf and Toufique (2006), Trade, Development and Poverty Linkage: A Case Study of Cellular
Phone in Bangladesh, UnnayanShamannay& CUTS
Eusuf et al.(2006), Trade Liberalization and Poverty: The Bangladesh Experience. SDPI,
Pakistan
Feder, G. (1983), “On Exports and Economic Growth”, Journal of Development Economics, 12:
59-73.
Frankel, J.A. and Romer, D. (1999), “Does Trade Cause Growth”, American Economic Review,
89(3): 379-99.
Feenstra, Robert (2003), Advanced International Trade: Theory and Evidence. Princeton,
NJ: Princeton University Press.
Hertel and Winters (2006), Poverty and the WTO, MacMillan and World Bank.
Krueger, A. (1999), “Are Preferential Trading Arrangements Trade Liberalizing or
Protectionists?”,Journal of Economic Perspectives, 13(4): 105-24.
Krugman, Paul. R and Maurice Obstfeld (2001), International Economics: Theory and Practice.
Fifth Edition. New York: Addision-Wesley-Longman
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Mujeri (2002), ‘Globalization and Poverty Links In Bangladesh: Some Broad Observations’, in
RehmanSobhan (ed.), Bangladesh Facing The Challenges of Globalization: A Review of
Bangladesh's Development 2001. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue and The University
Press Limited, 143-176.
Mujeri and Khondker (2002), Poverty Implications of Trade Liberalization in Bangladesh: A
General Equilibrium Approach. Dhaka: Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies.
Razzaque, M.A. (2004), Trade reforms and export response: Post MFA policy implications for
Bangladesh, Ministry of Commerce.
Razzaque,M.A. (2005), Bangladesh Export Propensity in Global Context: a Comparative
Analysis. Social Science Review, 22(1).
Razzaque, M.A and Eusuf, M.A (2006), Trade, Development and Poverty Linkage: A Case
Study of Ready Made Garment Industry in Bangladesh, UnnayanShamannay& CUTS
Razzaque, M.A and Raihan,S (2006), Multilateral and regional trade negotiations: Implications
for the Bangladesh Economy, UnnayanShamannay and UNDP Colombo.
Razzaque, M.A. et al. (2003), “Trade Liberalization and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence
on Bangladesh”, Paper Presented at the BIDS-World Bank Workshop on Trade Policies
in South Asia, 6-7 October.
Razzaque, Raihan and Eusuf (2006), Trade and industrial policy environment in Bangladesh,
UnnayanShamannay and UNDP Colombo.
Rodriguez, F., and Rodrik, D. “Trade Policy and Economic Growth: A Skeptic’s Guide to Cross
National Evidence”, NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2000.
Salim (2003), ‘Economic Liberalization and Productivity Growth: Further Evidence from
Bangladesh’ in Oxford Development Studies, Vol. 31( 1): 85-98
Salvatore, Dominick (1998). International Economics. Sixth Edition. Prentice Hall.
Santos-Paulino (2002), “The Effect of Trade Liberalization on Imports in Selected Developing
Countries”, World Development, 30(6): 959-974.
Stiglitz, Joseph (2002), Globalization and Its Discontents. New York: Norton
Winters, Alan, 2000, Trade, Trade Policy and Poverty, What are the Links? Centre for Economic
Policy Research, London. February 2000
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DS 532: Public Finance
Course Objective:
The course is about the economic analysis of public policy issues. The focus of the course is on
the development of analytical tools and their application to key policy issues relating to the
spending, taxing and financing activities of government. This course will acquaint students with
critical topics such as fiscal instruments and its effects on output, employment and inflation, tax
structure and tax incidence, budget process, its preparation, legislation and execution and public
debt and its limitations.
Course Contents:
Introduction: Definition of Public Finance, Emergence of Public Finance as a Separate
Branch, Scope and Limitations of Public Finance.
The Government: Economic Functions of the Government-Allocative Functions,
Distributive Functions, Public Choice and Macroeconomic Stability, Tools of the
Government to achieve its Objectives (Taxation, Subsidies, Expenditure, Regulations,
Borrowing) - Conflicts between Various Functions of Government
Economic Rationale of the Government’s Intervention: Market Failure and Rationale
for Government Intervention, Other Rationales – Income Distribution and Merit Goods.
Theory of Public Goods: Definition, Characteristics and Classification of Public Goods,
Public Goods and Merit goods, the Nature of Market Failure in the Presence of Public
Goods, Public Goods and Government Intervention, Demand for Public Goods, the Free
Rider Phenomenon, Pareto Efficient Conditions in the Presence of Public Goods,
Efficiency Conditions for Private and Public Goods, Private Provision of Public Goods.
Theory of Externalities: Definition and Classification of Externalities, Market Failure
and Government Intervention - The Coase Theorem, Tragedy of the Commons.
Basics of Taxation: Different Sources of Revenue, Classification of Taxes: Direct and
Indirect Taxes, Personal Income Tax and Corporate Income Tax, Sales and Value added
Tax; Requirement of a Good tax system, Canons of Taxes, Horizontal and Vertical
Utility, Taxation and Deadweight Loss, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance, Principles of
Taxation, Tax Incidence, Economic Effects of Various Taxes, Tax Administration, Tax
Structure of Developed and Developing Countries with Special Focus on Bangladesh Tax
Structure.
Budget: Different Concepts Related to Budget, Budget Process, Preparation, Legislation
and Execution, Role of Parliament in Budget Oversight, Arguments for and against
Balanced Budget, Budget Forecasting, Bangladesh Budget Analysis.
Fiscal System in Bangladesh: Structure of Tax Revenue and Non-tax Revenue, Pattern
of Current Expenditure, Pattern of Development Expenditure, Expenditure on Human
Resource Development and Poverty Alleviation Sector, Fiscal Constraint and
Vulnerability of Development Expenditure, Fiscal Instruments and Effects on Output,
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Employment and Inflation, Sustainability of Fiscal Deficit, Fiscal Policies in Developing
Countries with Special Focus on Bangladesh.
Public Debt: Public and Private Debt, Limits to Raising Public Debt, Public Debt and
Economic Growth, Public Debt and Inflation, Public Debt and Taxation, Debt
Redemption and Debt Management.
Suggested Readings:
Atkinson, A.B. and J.E. Stiglitz (1980), Lectures in Public Economics. New York: McGraw-
Hill.
Baumol, W.A (1986), Supper Fairness; Applications & Theory. Cambridge, Mass.; London
:MIT press.
Browing E.K. and J.M. Browing (1994), Public Finance and the Price System. 4th Edition. Upper
Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Collis J. and P. Jones(1992), Public Finance and Public Choice: Analytical Perspective. New
York: Mcgraw Hill Book Co Ltd.
Dean, Peter N. (1989), Government Budgeting in Developing Countries. London: Routledge.
Due, Jhon F.(1970), Indirect Taxation in Developing Countries. Baltimore and London: Johns
Hopkins University Press.
E.Ahmed& N. Stern, (1991), The Theory and Practice of Tax Return in Developing Countries.
C.U.P.
Goode, R. (1984), Government Finance in Developing Countries. Washington:Brookings
Institute.
Gruber, Jonathan. (2005), Public Finance and Public Policy. New York NY: Worth Publishers.
Herber, Bernard P (1983), Modern Public Finance. 5th Edition. Illinois: Irwin.
Hossain, M.I (1988), SarkariArthabaybostha (Bangla).
Lewis, S.R (1984), Taxation for Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Musgrave R.A and Musgrave, P.B (1989), Public Finance in Theory and Practice. 5th Edition.
New York: McGrow-Hill.
Rosen, H. S. (2004), Public Finance. 7th Edition Boston: Irwin McGraw-Hill.
Stiglitz, J.E(2002), Economics of Public Sector. 3rd Edition. New York: Norton.
Thomson, W. (2001), A Guide for the Young Economist. Cambridge: MIT Press.
Tresch, R. (2002), Public Finance: A Normative Theory, Second Edition. San Diego, CA:
Academic Press.
Veseth, M (1984), Public Finance. Reston Va: Reston Publishing Company.
Wolf, Jr. (1988), Markets or Government: Choosing Between Imperfect Alternatives. Cambridge,
Mass.; London: MIT Press.
Additional Resources: World Bank: Bangladesh Public Expenditure Review (various Issues).
Dhaka: World Bank; Budgets of Bangladesh Government (various years), Bangladesh Economic
Review (various years)
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DS 533: Economics of Institutions and Transitions
Course Objective:
The main aim of the course is to provide an overview of recent developments in the field of
institutional economics, to introduce the basic concepts and techniques related to the subject, to
show the students how the institutional structure of economy determines the incentives of
economic agents, and to help the students in their understanding of the role of institutional
environment in economic theory and in business practice, including the analysis of modern
problems in Bangladesh development.
Course Contents:
Introduction to institutional analysis: The concept of institution; Institutions and
organizations; Functions of social institutions; Interaction situations and the types of
norms: prisoners' dilemma-type situation; coordination situation; inequality situation;
Enforcement characteristics.
Institutional structure of the society: Formal and informal institutions; Sanctions for
disobeying norms (self-enforcing sanctions, guilt, shame, informational sanctions,
bilateral costly sanctions, multilateral costly sanctions); Conditions of norms'
effectiveness; Interaction of formal and informal institutions; The limits on the
transplanting of institutions from best performing countries; The problems of their
enforceability.
The New Institutional Economics: Modern institutionalism and Old institutional
economics
Transaction costs: The concept of transaction; Transaction costs as friction in the
economy; Transaction costs and transformation costs; Interdependency between
transaction costs and transformation costs; Types of market transaction costs and means
of transaction costs minimization; (search and information costs; measurement costs;
bargaining and decision costs; supervision and enforcement costs); The state of nature
and private enforcement devices; Self-enforcing agreements; and hostages; Enforcement
mechanisms based on bilateral; and multilateral reputation; shortcomings of reputation as
a contract enforcement mechanism; Enforcing contracts with the help of the legal system;
Comparative advantages and shortcomings of the legal enforcement mechanism. Contract
enforcement in contemporary Bangladesh; Transaction costs, the main types of economic
exchange and their institutional structure; Coexistence of the main types of economic
exchange in the modern society; Transaction cost measurement; Transaction costs in the
Bangladesh economy
Economic Theory of Property Rights: The definition of property rights. Property rights
in different legal traditions; (common law and civil law traditions); The property rights
approach: some basic concepts. Specification of property rights, the bundle of rights,
partitioning of property rights, attenuation of property rights; Assigning of property
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rights: the internalization of externalities; The Coase Theorem. Critic of Coase;
Alternative property rights regimes; Common property (open access) and the tragedy of
the commons; Exclusive property rights and the conditions for their emergence; The
interest-group theory of property rights; The costs of collective action; The theory of rent
seeking; interest groups and rent seeking in the Bangladesh economy
Contracts: The definition of a contract; Legal and economic approach to contracts;
Freedom of contract; the notion of a complete contract; Why are the real contracts
incomplete? Bounded rationality of economic agents; Asymmetric information (hidden
characteristics, hidden information/hidden action, hidden intentions) and opportunistic
behavior adverse selection and the closing of markets. Signaling, screening and self-
selection; Asset plasticity and moral hazard; Principal-agent problem and agency costs; A
simple principle-agent experiment in the classroom. Controlling; and preventing moral
hazard (controlling the agent, incentive contracts, bonding); Classification of contracts
(classical, neoclassical and relational contracting); Discrete alternative governance
structures: market, hybrids and hierarchy:
The new institutional theory of the firm: Neoclassical theory of the firm. Explanations
of the firm in the new institutional theory; The market and the firm; Comparative
analyses of the alternative coordination forms; Internal market and influence costs; The
boundaries of the firm; Ownership structure of the firm. A theory of the owner monitor;
Competing forms of economic organization, relative advantages of alternative structures
(proprietorships, partnerships, open corporation, regulated firms, public enterprises,
nonprofit organizations, labor managed firms); Separation of ownership and control in
the open corporation; Opportunistic behavior of the managers and corporate control.
Outsider and insider corporate governance; Privatization in Bangladesh and other
developing economies
The new institutional theory of the state: Social mechanisms for constraining open
access; Contractual theories of the state (Locke, Rousseau), Hobbes predatory theory of
the state; North's model of the state; The regulatory role of the state in the Bangladesh
economy
The theory of institutional change: Stability of institutions and institutional change;
The concept of institutional equilibrium; The main sources of institutional change;
Centralized and spontaneous institutional change; The role of the state in the process of
institutional change; The problem of compensation of the disadvantaged groups; Theories
of selection of efficient institutions in the process of competition Institutional change and
path dependence; Forms of path dependence; Institutional change in contemporary
Bangladesh
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Suggested Readings:
Akerlof G.A. The Markets for "Lemons": Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism"
Quarterly Journal of Economics. 1984 Vol. 84. pp.488-500.
Alchian A., Woodward S. Reactions on the Theory of the Firm.// Journal of Institutional and
Theoretical Economics, 1987, Vol.143, pp.110-136.
Barzel Y. Measurement Cost and the Organization of Markets. // Journal of Law and Economics,
1982, Vol. 25. pp. 27-48.
Bromley D. Institutional Change and Economic Efficiency.// Journal of Economic Issues. 1989.
Vol. 23, No. 3.
Chåung S. The Contactual Nature of the Firm. // Journal of Law and Economics, 1983, Vol. 26,
pp.1-21.
Coase R. The Nature of the Firm. // Economic. 1937. Vo. 4.Pp. 386-405.
Coase R.H. The Problem of Social Cost. //Journal of Law and Economics. 1960. Vol.3Pp. 1-44.
Coase, R.: The Lighthouse in Economics, 17(2) Journal of Law and Economics, p. 357 (1974).
Cooter R. Coase Theorem. In: The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics. - L., Macmillan,
1987, pp. 457-459.
Dahlman C. The Problem of Externality.// Journal of Law and Economics. 1979. Vol. 22. pp.
141-162.
David P. Clio and the Economics of QWERTY.75 American Economic Review. Papers and
Proceedings 1985. Vol. 75 pp.332-337.
Demsetz H. Toward the Theory of Property Rights. //American Economic Review. 1967, Vol.
57, pp.349-359.
Demsetz H. When Does the Rule of Liability Matter? //Journal of Legal Studies. 1972, Vol. 1.
pp.13-28.
EggertsonThr. Institutions and Economic Behavior. Ch.1, pp.1-32.
EggertsonThr. Neoinstitutional Economics. In: Newman P. The New Palgrave Dictionary of
Economics and the Law. Vol. 2, pp. 665-670.
Ellickson R. The Aim of Order without Law. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics.
1994. Vol. 150 pp. 97-100.
Elster J. Social Norms and Economic Theory.//Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1989 Vol.3.
pp. 99-117.
Fama E., Jensen M. Agency Problems and Residual Claims// Journal of Law and
Economics.1983. Vol.26. pp. 327-349. 3. Jensen M., Meckling W. Theory of the Firm:
Managerial Behavior,
Furubotn E., Richter R. Institutions and Economic Theory. The University Of Michigan Press.
1997. Ch. 1. P.1-38.
Furubotn E., Richter R. Institutions and Economic Theory. The University of Michigan Press.
1997. Ch. 2. P.39-68.
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Furubotn E., Richter R. Institutions and Economic Theory. The University Of Michigan Press.
1997. Ch. 2. P.69-120.
Greif A. Contract Enforceability and Economic Institutions in Early Trade: the Maghribi Traders
Coalition. The American Economic Review. 1993. Vol. 83. pp. 525-548.
Greif A. Cultural Beliefs and the Organization of Society: A Historical and Theoretical Re-ection
on Collectivist and Individualist Societies //Journal of Political Economy, 1994. Vol. 102,
N. 5, pp. 912- 950.
Hart O. An Economist's Perspective on the Theory of the Firm. Columbia Law Review. 1989.
Vol. 89.
Joskow P. Contract Duration and Relationship-Speci-c Investments: Empirical Evidence from
Coal Markets.//American Economic Review. 1987. Vol. 77. pp. 168-173.
Klein B. Fisher-General Motors and the Nature of the Firm. Journal of Law and Economics.
2000. Vol. 43. pp. 103-141.
Klein B., Crawford R., Alchian A. Vertical Integration, Appropriable Rents and the Competitive
Contracting Process. // Journal of Law and Economics, 1978, Vol. 21, pp. 297-326.
Libecap G. Common Property. In: Newman P. The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and
the Law. Vol. 1, pp. 317-324.
Manne H. Mergers and the Market for Corporate Control. // Journal of Political Economy.1965.
Vol. 73, p.
Margolis S., Liebowitz S. Path Dependence. In: Newman P. The New Palgrave Dictionary of
Economics and the Law. Vol. 3, pp.17-22.
McGuire M., J Olson M. The Economics of Autocracy and Majority Rule: The Invisible Hand
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Menard C. Inside The Black Box: The Variety of Hierarchical Forms. In: Transaction Cost
Economics and Beyond. ed. Groenewegen J. L., Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp.149-
170.
Milgrom P., Roberts J. Economics, Organization and Management, Prentice-Hall Int., 1992.
Ch.2, pp. 19-35, Ch.5, pp.147-149, Ch.8, pp. 259-269.
Milgrom P., Roberts J. Economics, Organization and Management. Ch.9, pp. 313-325, Ch.15,
pp. 482-527.
Niehans J. Transaction Costs.//The Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. London, Macmillan.
1987. pp. 676-679.
North D. Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance, Cambridge University
Press, 1990, Ch.5, 6, 7.
North D. Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance.Cambridge University
Press, 1990, Ch.8.
North D. Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance. Cambridge University
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North D. Integrating Institutional Change and Technical Change in Economic istory. A
Transaction Cost Approach. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics.1994.
Vol.150. pp. 609-624.
North D. Structure and Change in Economic Theory. N.Y. and London: Norton, 1981. Ch.3.
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1987, pp. 474-477.
Posner R. Social Norms and the Law: an Economic Approach. American Economic Review.
1997. Vol.87 pp. 365-369.
Roe M. Chaos and Evolution in Law and Economics.// Harvard Law Review, 1996, Vol. 109, pp.
641-658.
Schleifer A., Vishny R. A Survey of Corporate Governance. 52// Journal of Finance, 1007. Vo.
52. p. 737.
Tullock G. Rent-seeking. In: The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics. - L., Macmillan,
1987, pp. 147-149.
Williamson O. Calculativeness, Trust and Economic Organization.//Journal of Law and
Economics, 1993, Vol. 36, N.1, Part 2.
Williamson O. Comparative Economic Organization: The Analyses of Discrete Structural
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Williamson O. The Economic Institutions of Capitalism. The Free Press, N.Y. 1985, Ch.2, pp.
43-67.
Williamson O. The Economic Institutions of Capitalism. The Free Press, N.Y. 1985, Ch.1-3, pp.
15-85.
Young P. H. The Economics of Convention. //Journal of Economic Perspectives. 1996. Vol.10.
pp. 105-122.
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DS 541: Polity, Policy Process and Institutions
Course Objective:
The course is aimed at analyzing the policy process as embedded in a comprehensive political,
legal and institutional framework. The course highlights the dual nature of the institutional
framework in which politics and policies are made. On the one hand, institutions structure the
policy process. Decision-making does not take place within a vacuum but is based on rules and
procedures. The practice of decision-making alters the use and meaning of core constitutional
concepts. Effective decision-making requires awareness of this inter-relationship between
politics, law and public policy. In addition to its special focus on Bangladesh, this course takes a
comparative perspective and reviews political institutions across countries and different levels of
governance. It studies core political institutions and the challenges related to their functioning in
an increasingly independent environment at the national, regional and global level.
Course Contents:
Conceptualizing political institutions: Institutions and Organizations, Institutional
Theories, Political Institution: Concepts and Theories
Forms of government: Differences in the design of government systems and their
impact on the policy process, Systems of parliamentary and presidential government
compared, Regime survival: Minority government/ divided government, Forms of
centralized and decentralized systems of government compared and contrasted
Political parties and Party system: The role of parties in the political system, Criticisms
of political parties, Institutionalization of party system, History, structure and functions of
major political parties in Bangladesh, Political parties in the policy process
Electoral systems: Party representation, constitutional engineering; Voting rules and
political behavior; Electoral system in Bangladesh, The Role of Election Commission;
The Caretaker Government Model; Electoral systems: Critiques
Civil society, NGOs: direct participation vs. representative democracy; populism vs.
democracy; Development, Structure, Features of Civil Society in Bangladesh; Role of
civil society in the policy process
Technological Change and Mode of Governance: Governance in Digital Era, E-
Governance: concepts, ideas and practices, Bureaucracy and the role of IT, Responsive
Policy making and the role of IT
Direct democracy
Social movements and political opportunity structures
Cleavages and conflict lines, dimensions of political competition
Institutional design of agencies/ Independence
Networked governance/ multi-stakeholder governance
Self- and co-regulation, public private partnerships
Limitations of the nation state/ international institutions
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Accountability links
Political trust in institutions in different systems
Suggested Readings:
Abts, K. and S. Rummens (2007). "Populism versus Democracy." Political Studies 55(2): 405-
424.
ÅsaBengtsson and M. Mattila (2009). "Direct Democracy and its Critics: Support for Direct
Democracy and 'Stealth' Democracy in Finland." West European Politics 32(5): 1031 -
1048.
Bardy, L. and P. Mair (2008). "The Parameters of Party Systems." Party Politics 14(2): 147-166.
Bielasiak, J. (2002). "The Institutionalization of Electoral and Party Systems in Post-communist
States." Comparative Politics 34(2): 189-210.
Bobbio, N. (1987). The Future of Democracy. Cambridge, Polity.
Cheibub, J. A. and F. Limongi (2002). "Democratic Institutions and Regime Survival:
Parliamentary and Presidential democracies Reconsidered." Annual Review of Political
Science 5: 1551-179.
Dijk, J. v. (2006) The Network Society: Social Aspects of New Media Los Angeles: Sage
Publications.
Elff, M. (2009). "Social divisions, party positions, and electoral behaviour "Electoral Studies
28(2): 297–308.
Figueiredo, A. C. and F. Limongi (2000). "Presidential Power, Legislative Organisation, and
Party Behavior in Brazil." Comparative Politics 32(2): 151-170.
Griffin, D. and E. Halpin (2002 ). "Local government: A digital intermediary for the information
age?" Information Polity 7: 217-230.
Gunther, R. and L. Diamond (2003). "Species of political parties: a new typology." Party
Politics 9(2): 167-199.
Gunther, R. and L. Diamond, (2001) "Types and functions of parties", in: Gunther, R. and L.
Diamond, (eds.) Political Parties and Democracy, Baltimore: The John Hopkins
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DS 542: Policy Analysis and Evaluation
Course Objective:
Policy Analysis defined as the disciplined application of intellect to public problems
encompasses everything from reading a newspaper to careful scientific research. In practice,
'much of what passes for professional policy analysis is called policy evaluation'. Governments
conduct it, private firms assumes a mistrey of certain qualitative and quantitative techniques and
is aimed at the improvement or betterment of public policies and programs. Its central questions
are: Does this program do what it is supposed to be doing? If not, why not? What should be
done?
The abstract objective of the course is to help students to develop knowledge and comprehension
of the diversity of theoretical and practical approaches to policy analysis. The practical objective
is to be able to demonstrate the application of these ideas to a specific policy problem: we learn
about policy analysis by doing it. We take a broad view of policy in the School of Policy Studies.
Not all "policy" is state policy, and government sometimes does best by facilitating the work of
others. Policy analysis for us is the study of the sometimes-implicit choices a community makes
about what we collectively will do about problems we understand to be public, whether we do it
ourselves through our collective actions, or through the state and its agencies, or though forms of
voluntary association in the third sector. In using analysis to break public problems into their
component parts, we are interested in how issues come to be framed as public problems; and
how we know that some sorts of policy interventions are feasible or appropriate.
This course will provide participants with the context, important theory, and applicable tools for
the emerging field of policy evaluation. It is intended to build on the introductory and qualitative
methods courses to help students to apply approaches that may serve as a front end to broader
evaluations or stand alone as a systematic review of policies, policy instruments and/or programs
within a policy context. Selected case studies in the development, design, management and
implementation of policy and program evaluation. Benefit-cost analysis and its application to
public-sector investment, pricing policy, discount rates, marginal cost and shadow pricing, and
the handling of risk and uncertainty.
Course Contents:
Historical Roots of Public policy and Analysis (Trends in Policy Analysis)
Policy Analysis as Policy Science
Foundations of Public Policy Analysis
Public Policy – The Players
Public Policy: Ideas
Policy Analysis and Globalization
Policy Analysis: Country Perspectives
Policy Evaluation and Evaluation Research
Formative Evaluation & Summative Evaluation (Ex Post)
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Policy Evaluation Tools
Option 1: Harvard's Policy Analysis Exercise (PAE) - Students are encouraged to work
on a wide variety of projects in different policy fields. Some projects incorporate highly
technical or quantitative techniques; others use organizational or management analysis.
All projects, however, must be focused on an actual policy decision or problem.
Background or library research is not an adequate project in itself. The topic must be
limited enough in scope to be completed during the time frame, yet broad enough to be
intellectually challenging for the students.
Option II: Hands on Experience of Program Evaluation - Students are advised to contact
national, International NGOs, and Donors with a view to gaining hands on experience on
different approaches and framework of evaluation. We hope this would help the students
for their future placement in these organizations.
o Introduction to Evaluation
o Evaluation Terms of Reference (TOR)
o Evaluation Models or Styles
o Underlying Principles of "Logic Modelling"
o Illustration of Results Based Program Logic Model
o Evaluation Design and Methods
o Quantitative Research Methods
o Qualitative Research Methods and Mixed Research Method
o Evaluation Matrix
Suggested Readings:
David P Dolowitz and David Marsh (2000), "Learning from Abroad: The Role of Policy
Transfer in Contemporary Policy Making", Governance, Vol.13, No.1.
Fischer F (1995) Evaluation Public Policy, Nelson Hall Publishers, Chicago.
Gary Brewer ab Peter Deleon (1983), The Foundation of Policy Analysis, Dorsey Press,
Homewoo, III.
Hajer M A &Wageraar H (2003), Deliberative Policy Analysis. Cambrige University Press,
Cambrige, UK.
J. Boulmetis, & P. Dutwin , (2005), The ABCs of Evaluation, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Laslie A Pal (2011), "Assessing Incrementalism: Formative Assumptions, Contemporary
Realities", Policy and Society, Vol.30, No.1.
M.J. Bamberger, J. Rugh, & L. Mabry, (2006) Real World Evaluation. Working Under Budget,
Time, Data, and Political Constraints, Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications,
Michael Moran, Martin Rein, and Robert Goodin. eds.(2006) The Oxford Handbook of Public
Policy, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Pearsons, W (1995) Public Policy, Cheltenham, UK.
Rossie P, Freeman and Lipsey (1999), Evaluation Sage Publication, Thousand Oaks.
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Sabatier P A (2007), Theories of the Public Policy Proces, Westview Press, Boulder, CO.
Stokey, E and Zechauser R (1978), APriemer for Policy Analysis, W W Norton & Company,
New York.
Weimer D and Vining A (2005), Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practices, Prentice Hall, Upper
Sadle River.
William Dunn (2004), Public Policy Analysis: An Introduction, Pearson Prentice, Upper Sale
River.
YehezkelDror (1971), Design for the Policy Sciences, Elsevier, New York.
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DS543: Public Policy Making in Bangladesh
Course Objective:
The main purpose of the course is to bridge the gap between theory and practice through
analyzing and explaining Bangladesh case. The students are expected to acquire knowledge on
different phases of public policy cycle in Bangladesh. The students will be provided with number
of cases from various sector so that they can understand and explain the policy making process
and the policy outcome.
Course Contents:
Introduction: Revisiting main concepts and theories of public policy process, stages of
public policy process, actors, networks and institutions
Institutional framework of public actions in Bangladesh: Context and content of the
constitution of the republic, Laws, regulations, procedures and norms that shape behavior
of the Government of Bangladesh
The role of legislature in the policy making process: The role of parliament in the
policy process: structure, functions of JatiyoShangsad, the functions of Parliamentary
Standing Committees in public policy process, structure and functions of the
parliamentary secretariat, relation between the legislature and the executive in
Bangladesh
The role of political parties in public policy making: Historical courses of the
development of political parties in Bangladesh; Ideology, structure, functions and
features of major political parties in Bangladesh; the political parties and their role in
public policy making: some cases of National Health Policy, Gender Policy
The role of bureaucratic elites in public policy making: The structure of the
bureaucracy in Bangladesh, The relationship between the ministries and the parliament,
Interest groups and public policy making in Bangladesh: Students organizations,
FBCCI, BGMEA, Labor Unions, Professional Associations like BMA, DUTA and their
role in public policy process
Media and Public policy in Bangladesh: The role of electronic and print media in
public policy process in Bangladesh
NGOs, Civil Society and Public Policy Making in Bangladesh: Historical
development of civil society in Bangladesh, types of NGOs and their functions in relation
to public policy
Donors and Public Policy Making in Bangladesh: Donors influence in Bangladesh
Major public Institutions and public policy in Bangladesh: Planning Commission,
Bangladesh Bank, ECNEC, NEC
Some Case Studies: National Health Policy, National Education Policy, National
Climate Change Strategy, Sixth Five Year Plan, PRSP formulation process
Project Formulation Process in Bangladesh
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Problems and challenges in public policy formulation process in Bangladesh:
Economic, Social, Political and Institutional
Public Policy Impact Evaluation: Methods and techniques of policy evaluation:
Economic Analysis, SIA, Stakeholders Analysis, Cost-benefit Analysis,
Suggested Readings:
Jahan, Rownaq. 2002. Bangladesh: Promise and Performance. Dhaka: University Press Limited
Osman, FerdousArfina. 2005. Implementation Constrained by a Lack of Policy Ownership:
Evidence from Bangladesh, The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 27,
No. 1,
Panday, Pranab. 2001.The Role of Bureaucratic Elite in the Policy Making Process in
Bangladesh., Socialist Perspective, A Quarterly Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 29, No.
1-2, September, 2001, India.
Aminuzzaman, S.M. 2010. "Environment Policy of Bangladesh: A Case Study of an Ambitious
Policy with Implementation Snag" Paper presented to South Asia Climate Change
Forum, organized by Monash Sustainability Institute, Monash University, Australia, 5 - 9
July, 2010.
Aminuzzaman, Salahuddin (2002). Public Policy Making in Bangladesh: An Overview, Public
Money and Management, Vol.2, June 2002
Chadha, Skylerk C. 1994. Managing Projects in Bangladesh. Dhaka: UPL
Dijkstra, A. Geske. 2002. The Effectiveness of Policy Conditionality: Eight Country
Experiences. Development and Change, 33(2), 307-334.
Islam, KaziMaruful. 2010. “Patriarchy and Public Policy: An Analysis of the National
Population Policy of Bangladesh”. Dhaka University Journal of Development Studies.
Vol 1, No. 1. Dhaka: University of Dhaka:
Osman, F.A. 2004. A study of the Health Policy Process: Policy Making in Bangladesh. A H
Development Publishing House.
Program Development Office for Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan (PDO-ICZMP).
2003. Status of Implementation of Selected National Policies. Dhaka, Bangladesh:
Chowdhury, D.K.
The Government of Bangladesh. 2006. Constitution of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh.
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DS 551: Social Development: Theories and Approaches
Course Objective:
The aim of this course is to provide theoretical and conceptual grounding in contemporary issues
relating to social development policy and practice. The course will also build understanding on
key themes in social development policy and practice with a view to explore sectoral issues and
substantive themes in contemporary social development, in a variety of contexts.
Course Contents:
Paradigm or sector: Defining social development
Comparative Society
Social and Cultural Change
Comparative Social Security Approach
Comparative Gender Systems
Human Ecological Relationships
Social risk, social capital and social security
Social development and markets
Equity and social exclusion
Social development and poverty alleviation
NGOs and civil society in Social Development
The social development policy process
Suggested Readings:
Booth David (ed.). 1994 Rethinking Social Development: Theory, Research and Practice.
Harlow: Longman Scientific and Technical.
D.Ghai 1997 Social development and public policy. Some lessons from successful experiences.
UNRISD Discussion Paper 89, Geneva.
Midgely, James. 1997 Social Welfare in a Global Context. Thousand Oaks, Calif., London: Sage.
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DS 552: Social Inclusion
Course Objective:
Social inclusion, the process of ensuring meaningful access and equity for all the members of the
society, is seen as one of the most challenging goals in the developmental field. The multilateral
agencies, international organizations, donors and NGOs use a mixture of tools having different
theoretical rationales and accommodating those with local context to achieve social inclusion in
developing as well as developed countries. Action learning is also a popular strategy to ensure
social inclusion in developing countries. This course is designed to provide an overview of the
issues – Gender, Disability, Participation and Community Mobilization, Advocacy, Human
Rights – related to social inclusion by providing theoretical knowledge as well as practical
examples. The aim of the course is to equip the students so that they can address the issues and
increase the ability of their projects and co-workers to challenge exclusion.
Course Contents:
Gender
Introduction
o Constructing Gender: Sexualities, Postmodernism/Discourse Theory; Colonialism
and Kinship
o Basic Gender Concepts and Terminology
Gender Analysis
o Identifying Gender Issues with Facts and Figures
o Gender, Culture and religion
o Gender Mainstreaming (in Agriculture, health, Education etc.)
o Theoretical perspectives in Gender and Development: from WID to GAD
o The concept of Gender Analysis and Project Management
Gender Framework
o Gender Responsive Planning
o Gender Responsive Policy-making
o Action learning
Managing Gender
o Examples of good practice
o Group work by students
Disability
Introduction
o Definitions, facts and figures
o Constructs of common disabilities
o Disability and poverty
Principles and practice of Disability-inclusive Development
o Issues related to equity, access, advocacy and prevention
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o Issues related to services and care
o Orientation to disability professions and their economic security
o Skills important for working with major impairment groups
o Mainstreaming disability in poverty reduction strategies
o Overview of current activities carried by public organization, development
agencies and NGOs for disable peoples in Bangladesh
Disability and Human Rights
o Policies and declarations: Bangladesh and World
o Social responsibility: Human and Corporate
Managing Disability
o Examples of good practice
o Incorporating disability in planning and managing projects
o Group work by students
Participation and Community Mobilization
Introduction
o Basis for Community-based Development Approaches
o Strengths and weakness
Problem Analysis
o Needs assessment
o Tools: Participatory Methods, Stakeholder Analysis
o Cross-cutting issues: Culture, perception and power dynamics
o Involving Communities in need analysis
Designing the Project
o Participative methods for formulating solutions and planning projects
o Project Design process and relevant tools
Social Mobilization
o Steps of Social Mobilization
o Stakeholders
o Planning the mobilization and Implementation techniques
Managing Participation
o Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation tools
o Examples of good practice
o Group work by students
Advocacy
Introduction
o Concept and definition
o The policy-making context
Advocacy Tools
o Research
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o Communication
o Coalition building
o Joint Monitoring and Evaluation
o Supporting Organizational capacity building
Practical advocacy strategy development
o Understanding public-policy making
o Case studies
o Group work by students
Human Rights
Introduction
o Foundations of Human Rights
o The Rights to Development and Social Justice
Approach to Development
o Capabilities
o Human development (Health, Nutrition, Education etc.)
o Resources
o Participation and Empowerment
Suggested Readings:
Gender:
Elson D. (1997), Integrating gender issues into public expenditure: six tools, mimeo,
GENECONUnit, Graduate School of Sciences, University of Manchester
Elson D. & Evers B. (1998), Sector programme support: A Gender Aware Analysis, mimeo,
GENECON, Manchester University
Momsen, J. H. (2004) Gender and Development. London: Routledge
Miller C. &Razavi S. (1998), Gender analysis: alternative paradigms, Gender in Development
Monograph Series, No.6, UNDP, New York
Overholt C., Cloud K., Anderson M., and Austin J. (1991), ‘Gender Analysis Framework’ in
Overholt et al, 1991, Gender Analysis in Development Planning: A Case Book, Kumarian
Press, Connecticut
Reeves H. & Baden S. (2000), Gender and Development: Concepts and Definitions. Institute of
Development Studies, University of Sussex – prepared for DFID
UNDP (2005), Gender Responsive Budgeting: Manual for Trainers. Bratislava: UNDP
Disability:
Braithwaite J. & Mont D. (2008), Disability and Poverty: A Survey of World Bang
PovertyAssessments and Implications, The World Bank
CSID (2005), Situational Analysis and Assessment of Education for Children with Disabilities
inBangladesh, South Asia, East Asia and South Africa.
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Inclusion International n.d. Disability, Development and Inclusion in International
DevelopmentCooperation: A Scan of Disability-Related Policies and Research at
Selected Multilateral and Bilateral Institutions.
GTZ (2006), Disability and Development: A contribution to promoting the interests of
personswith disabilities in German Development Cooperation - Policy Paper. Berlin:
GTZ
JICA (2002), Country Profile on Disability: People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Mont D. (2007), Measuring Disability Prevalence, Social Protection Discussion Paper, World
Bank
World Bank (2007), People with Disabilities in India: From commitments to outcome. Human
Development Unit, South Asia Region, World Bank.
Participation and Community Mobilization:
Bobo K A., Max S. & Kendall J. A. (1996), Organizing for Social Change: A Manual for
Activists in the 1990s. Comprehensive manual for grassroots organizers. Seven Locks
Press, second edition.
CDC n. d. Community Mobilization Guide: A community-based effort to eliminate syphilis in
the United States. Department of Health and Human Services: Centres for disease control
andprevention
Jenkins, H. et al. (2006), Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education
for the 21st Century. An occasional paper on digital media and learning, Macarthur
Foundation.
Mattessich P. & Monsey B. (1997), Community building: What makes it work - A review of
factors influencing successful community building. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
O'Donnell S. & Schumer E. (1996), Community Building & Community Organizing: Issues in
Creating Effective Models. Pact Tanzania (2006), Community Mobilisation Manual.
Advocacy:
ASCD n.d.Advocacy guide. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, USA.
Access at: http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/newsandissues/ascdadvocacyguide.pdf
AED (2004), How to Communicate with the Local Media: A guide for Non-governmental
Organizations and Citizens’ Initiative. Access at http://www.aed-
ccsg.org/resources/reports/localmedia.pdf
Sprechmann S. &Pelton E. (2001), Advocacy Tools and Guideline: Promoting Policy Change.
CARE – A resource manual for CARE Program Managers.
Human Rights:
Action Aid (2008), Human rights-based approaches to poverty eradication and development
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Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko (2003), The Human Development Paradigm: Operationalizing Sen’s Ideas
on Capabilities, Feminist Economics, 9(2-3):301-317
UNDP n.d. The Application of a Human Rights-based Approach to Development Programming:
What is the Added Value?
UNESCO (2007), A Human Rights-Based Approach to EDUCATION FOR ALL: A framework
for the realization of children’s right to education and rights within education.
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DS 553: International Migration and Development
Course Objective:
Migration is a fundamental feature in our life. It is diversified, has different dimensions and
progressed in an unparallel manner following the development of human civilization. In today’s
world transnational migration has become a common phenomenon. At present people migrate to
foreign countries and try to settle down there in the host society, but at the same time do not
forget to maintain transnational liaisons to their country of origin. To fulfill liabilities to their
kith and kin and also being motivated by the ‘long-distance nationalism’, they maintain cross-
border networks. In other words, international migrants maintain transnational networks because
of their relational and structural engagement to their family, community, society and above all to
their home country. And this is how being multi-dimensionally embedded into the origin and
host countries’ socio-cultural, economic, political, institutional, geographical surroundings and
everyday realities, these migrants send remittance to their home country and take part in the
development initiatives thereafter. Consequently, this course aims to critically review the
complex relationships between international migration and development and the consequences
thereafter.
As a matter of fact, the remittance transfer of migrants represents one of their transnational
activities, while the utilization of manifold channels in transferring money across the state-
borders indicates the existence of transnational networks between the origin and receiving
societies. The question for this course is, if the respective authorities of the individual countries
develop regulatory frameworks targeting to assist migrants in their remittance transfer, why and
how do the immigrants bypass these public channels and develop alternative networks. The
questions that we need to explore are whether the use of authorized and unauthorized sources of
remittance transfer reflects their class, status, religious or gender identity and whether these
factors also regulate the flow of migrants, goods and information. In the same way, we need to
find out if the “channeling” of economic remittance incorporates other forms of remittance like
information, ideas as well as knowledge between the transnational spaces of the home and
receiving countries.
Consequently, after studying this course the students will not ask whether people will choose
migration as a probable livelihood strategy. Instead how they survive and develop different
strategies in a foreign country to mitigate their aims for higher socio-economic and cultural
mobility are the issues that need to be investigated. Students need to know moreover, why the
current migrants engage themselves in diverse forms of transnational activities and whether these
transnational activities only represent the co-ethnic networks of the migrants (something we
notice in the case of the Mexican and Chinese Diaspora). In this regard, ranging from Greek
Diasporas to the Bangladeshi one, students will review some selected cases focusing on the
Diasporas coping strategies.
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Course Contents:
Conceptual Issues: To know the classical and recent debates on the concept of
globalization, migration, feminization of migration, transnational networking, long-
distance nationalism, assimilation, integration and diaspora and its theories,
methodologies, typologies(internal, international, circular, return migration,
environmental, forced migration, displacement, refugee, asylum seekers etc.) and the
research works.
Migration History and significance:Pattern of migration over human history, including
modern times, how and why is migration important today and for whom, in what way
people migrate today and how it is different from the previous ways of migration.
Migration and the state: What role can and does the nation-state play in encouraging or
discouraging immigration, out-migration, and internal movement? What are some of the
unintended consequences of migrationpolicy? What policies could influence migrant
assimilation, adaptation, and acculturation?
Politics and Policy: To identify and critically reflect upon issues and the politics of
migration and development: causes, interrelationships, and possible policy interventions.
Migration and livelihood:To know whether migration plays any role for the upward
mobility of the households, positive and negative outcomes, migration and poverty, social
networks and pattern of entrepreneurship, diversification of household coping strategies.
Principles of migration:What are the basic principles of international migration and
whether it has different versions in terms of internal, environmental or forced migration.
Migration and development: To check out the two-way relationship between
international migration and development and to formulate advanced research questions
regarding migration and development. To know the role of remittance in the social and
national development and its different forms along with the contribution of remittance for
the formation of human capital.
Embeddedness:To find out the realities like relational, structural, institutional etc. in
which migrants are embedded in and develop strategies to cope and survive with. And to
verify the roles, modes and regulators of transnational networking for diaspora adaptation
and its consequences.
Examples: To review some classical diasporas from an enormous body of instances.
Suggested Readings:
Akesson, Lisa. 2004. Making a Life. Meanings of Migration in Cape Verde. Ph.D. dissertation.
Goteborg: Department of Social Anthropology, Goteborg University.
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Appadurai, Arjun. 1996. Modernity at Large. Cultural Dimensions of Globalization. London:
University of Minnesota Press.
Boyd, Monica. 1989. Family and personal networks in international migration: Recent
developments and New agendas. International Migration Review, Volume 23, No. 3,
638-670.
Castles, Stephen and Mark J. Miller. 1993. The Age of Migration. International Population
Movements in the Modern World.Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire and London: The
Macmillan Press Ltd.
Castles, Stephen. 1998. New Migrations, Ethnicity and Nationalism in Southeast and East Asia.
Paper presented at the seminar: Transnational Communities Programme Seminar, School
of Geography, Oxford University, 12th June 1998.
Clifford, James. 1994. Diasporas. Cultural Anthropology, Volume 9, 302-38.
Cohen, Robin. 1997. Global Diasporas: An Introduction. London: UCL Press.
Dannecker, Petra. 2003. The Meaning and the Rationalities underlying Labor Migration from
Bangladesh to Malaysia. Working Paper. IKMAS, Malaysia.
Dannecker, Petra. 2005. Bangladeshi Migrant Workers in Malaysia: The Construction of
“Others” in a Multi-ethnic Context. Asian Journal of Social Science, Volume 33, No. 2,
246.267.
Dannecker, Petra. 2005. Transnational Migration and the Transformation of Gender Relations:
The Case of Bangladeshi Labour Migrants. Current Sociology, Volume 53, No. 4, 655-
674.
Gardner, Katy. 1995. Global Migrants, Local Lives. Clarendon Press: Oxford.
Gardner, Katy and Zahir Ahmed. 2006. Place, Social Protection and Migration in Bangladesh: A
Londoni Village in Biswanath. Sussex Working Paper. T 18.
Glick Schiller, Nina, Linda Basch, and Cristina Blanc-Szanton (Eds). 1992. Towards a
Transnational Perspective on Migration. Race, Class, Ethnicity and Nationalism
Reconsidered. The New York Academy of Sciences.
Glick Schiller, Nina and Georges Eugene Fouran. 2001. Long-Distance Nationalism and the
Search for Home. Georges Woke up Laughing. Durham. London: Duke University Press.
Grillo, R., B. Riccio& R. Salih. 2000. Here or there? Contrasting Experiences of
transnationalism. Moroccan and Senegalese in Italy. Falmer-Brighton: CDE Working
papers. University of Sussex.
Grillo, R.D. 2001. Transnational Migration and Multiculturalism in Europe. Economic and
Social Research Council. Working Paper Series WPTC-01-08.
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Guarnizo, Luis Eduardo and Michael Peter Smith. 1998. The Locations of Transnationalism. In
Transnationalism From Below. Comparative Urban and Community Research, edited by
Luis Eduardo Guarnizo and Michael Peter Smith. U.S.A. U.K.: Transaction Publishers.
Gurowitz, Amy. 2000. Migrants Rights and Activism in Malaysia: Opportunities and
Constraints. The Journal of Asian Studies, Volume 59, No.4, 863-888.
Hall, Stuart. 1990. Cultural Identity and Diaspora. In Identity: Community, Culture, Difference,
edited by J. Rutherford. London: Lawrence and Wishart.
Hannerz, Ulf. 1996. Transnational Connections. London. New York: Routledge.
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Oxford Working Paper, WPTC-2K-02. www.transcomm.ox.ac.uk/ working_papers.htm.
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for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies. University of Wollongong.
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mixed embeddedness further explored. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Volume
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Cambridge University Press.
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and Entrepreneurship, edited by Alejandro Portes. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Portes, Alejandro. 1997. Globalization from Below: The Rise of Transnational Communities.
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Immigration. Essays on Networks, Ethnicity and Entrepreneurship, edited by Alejandro
Portes. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
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Sassen, Saskia. 1988. The Mobility of Labor and Capital: A Study in International Investment
and Labor Flow. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Siddiqui, Tasneem. 2001. Transcending Boundaries. Labour Migration of Women from
Bangladesh. Bangladesh: The University Press Limited.
Siddiqui, Tasneem. 2005. International Migration as a Livelihood Strategy of the Poor. In
Migration and Development. Pro-Poor Policy Choices, edited by Tasneem Siddiqui.
Bangladesh: The University Press Limited.
Siddiqui, Tasneem. 2006. International Labour Migration from Bangladesh: A decent work
perspective. Working Paper no 66. ILO.
Stark, Oded. 1991. The Migration of Labour. Cambridge: Blackwell.
Sultana, Nayeem. 2008. The Bangladeshi Diaspora in Malaysia. Organizational Structure,
Survival Strategies and Networks, ZEF Development Studies. LIT: Berlin.
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DS 561: Environmental Economics
Course Objective:
This course provides an appreciation of the insights about economic activities and choices that
altering the natural environment, and the physical and biological limitations imposed on the
economy by the natural environment. The course covers the economic theory of externalities and
pollution control; the choice of instruments for pollution control – including the relative merits of
policies based on "command-and-control" and "market mechanisms"; the major methods used to
value environmental goods with their strengths and limitations; and the current environmental
policy issues related to environmental economics.
Course Contents
Visions of the Future: Introduction, the self-extinction premise, Environmental and
Natural Resource Economics, thinking about the future, the Basic Pessimist Model, the
Basic Optimist Model.
The Economics Perspective: Introduction, the Human Environment Relationship, the
environment as an asset, valuing the asset, distinguishing good outcomes from bad, static
efficiency, dynamic efficiency, sustainability.
Rights, Rents, and Remedies: Introduction, property rights, property rights and
environment, efficient property-right structure, Externalities as a source of market failure,
improperly designed property rights systems, common property resources, public goods,
imperfect market structure, divergence of social and private discount rates, government
failure, and an efficient role for government.
Valuing the Environment: Introduction, Benefit-Cost analysis, the Decision rules,
measuring benefits, use values, non-use values, approaches to cost estimation, the
treatment of risk, choosing the discount rate, a critical appraisal, Cost-Effectiveness
analysisand Impact analysis.
Environmental Economics: An Overview: Introduction, pollutant taxonomy, defining
the efficient allocation of pollution, efficient policy responses, cost effective policies for
emission reduction, defining a cost effective allocation, cost effective pollution control
policies, emission standards, emission charges, transferable emission permits, and other
policy dimensions.
Development, Poverty, and Environment: Introduction, the Growth Process, nature of
the process, potential sources of reduced growth, Environmental Policy, Energy, Outlook
for Near Future, Population Impacts, the Information Economy, the Growth-
Development Relationship, conventional measures, alternative measures, Growth and
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Poverty, the industrialized nations, the effects on income inequality, the effects on
poverty, Poverty in Less-industrialized Nations, the appropriateness of Traditional
Model, Barriers to Development.
The Quest for Sustainable Development: Introduction, Defining sustainable
development, Sustainability and Development, Market Allocations, Efficiency and
Sustainability, agriculture and energy, waste reduction, Managing the transition,
Prospects for international cooperation, Restructuring incentives, Forced transition,
defining the target, Institutional Structure, Administration, Biodiversity and
sustainability, Culture and sustainability, Environmental politics.
Suggested Readings:
Turner, Kerry. R. (Ed.) 1993, Sustainable Environmental Economics and Management –
Principles and Practice, Belhaven Press, London & New York.
Tietenburg, Tom. 2003, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Addison Wesley,
Boston.
Markandya, Anil & Richardson, Julie. (Ed.) 1992, Environmental Economics, Earthscan,
London.
Dryzek, John. S. & Schlosberg, David. (Ed.) 1999, Debating the Earth – The Environmental
Politics Reader, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Sankar, Ulagnathan. (Ed.) 2001, Environmental Economics, Oxford India .
Zografos, Christos & Howarth, Richard, B. 2008, Deliberative Ecological Economics, Oxford
University Press, Delhi.
Kolstad, Charles, D. 2004, Environmental Economics, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Ravaioli, Carla, 1995, Economists and the Environment – What the top economists say about the
Environment, Zed Books, London.
Bhattacharya, Rbindra, N. (Ed.) 2001, Environmental Economics – An Indian Perspective,
Oxford University Press, Delhi.
Gadgil, Madhab &Guha, Ramchandra. (Ed.) 1995, Ecology and Equity, Penguin Books India.
Rifkin, Jeremy. 1981, Entropy – A New World View, Bantam Books, New York.
Kiessling, K. Lindahl&Landberg, Hans (Ed.) 1997, Population Economic Development and the
Environment, Oxford University Press (Clarendon Paperbacks), Oxford.
Dasgupta, Partha, 1982, The Control of Resources, Oxford University Press, Delhi.
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DS 562: Sustainable Development: Process and Practice
Course Objective:
Although there is a broad agreement as regards the need and significance of sustainable
development, it still remains one of the most elusive goals of development, and ensuring
sustainable development poses a formidable challenge for development program managers. In
this broader context, this course is primarily aimed at introducing the students to the key
concepts, debates, approaches, tools and strategies relating to the analyses and dynamics of
program management as a means of achieving sustainable development. The focus is on bridging
theoretical discourses with practical examples and learning. At the end of the course, the students
are expected to develop a broad based understating of the key contexts, tools, and issues
surrounding such topics as project/program management, sustainable development, development
ethics, monitoring and evaluation, and natural resources management.
Course Contents:
Sustainable Development as a Paradigm
Development Ethics
Projects and Project/Program Management
Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Projects
Selected Tools and Methods of Project Design and M&E including:
o Logical Framework
o SWOT analysis
o Stakeholder Analysis
o Social Impact Assessment
Program Management in the Context of Vulnerability and Marginalization: Participatory
Vulnerability Assessment
Management of Natural Resources, and Monitoring and Evaluation of NRM Projects
Application of Geo-information Science in the Management of Natural Resources
Suggested Readings:
Anna-Camilla Moonen, Paolo Ba`rberi 2008. Functional biodiversity: An agroecosystem
approach. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 127 (2008) 7–21
Barry Dalal-Clayton. 1993. Modified EIA & Indicators of Sustainability: First Steps towards
Sustainability Analysis. Environmental Planning Issues No.1 International Institute for
Environment and Development. Environmental Planning Group. IISD.
Belli P., Anderson J.R., Barnum H.N., Dixon J.A., and Tan J. 2001. Economic Analysis of
Investment Operations, The World Bank, Washington.
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Booth W., Ebrahim R. and Morin R. 1998. Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting,
Pact, South Africa.
Casley D.J. and Lury D.A. 1982. Monitoring and Evaluation of Agriculture and Rural
Development Projects, The Johns Hopkins University Press for the World Bank,
Baltimore and London.
Chada S. 1989. Managing Projects in Bangladesh, University Press Limited, Dhaka.
Choudhury S. 1993. Project Management, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co., New Delhi.
Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II
to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
M.L. Parry, O.F. Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J. van der Linden and C.E. Hanson, (eds.).
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2007
Curry S. and Weiss J. 2000. Project Analysis in Developing Countries, Macmillan Press Ltd.,
London.
D'Arcy Davis Case. 1990. The community's toolbox: The idea, methods and tools for
participatory assessment, monitoring and evaluation in community forestry. Community
Forestry Field Manuals, FAO Regional Wood Energy Development Programme in Asia,
Bangkok, Thailand. Available at: http://www.fao.org/docrep/x5307e/x5307e00.htm
EC 2002. Project Cycle Management Handbook, European Commission, EuropeAid
Cooperation Office.
Elliott J.A. An Introduction to Sustainable Development, Routledge, London and New York,
1994.
Environmental Modelling with GIS and Remote Sensing, Andrew Skidmore (ed.), Taylor &
Francis.
Firoz, R. 2008. Participatory Vulnerability Assessment: Study on 21 unions of Noakhali District.
IUCN Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, x+208 pp.
Fundamentals of Geographical Information System, PLN Raju.
Gasper, D. and Truong, T-D. (2008). ‘Development Ethics Through the Lenses of Caring,
Gender, And Human Security’. Working Paper No. 459.Institute of Social Studies.
GIS technology and spatial analysis in coastal zone management: Kurt Fedra and Enrico Feoli.
GIS as a Tool in Participatory Natural Resource Management: CoenBussink
GIS Technology in Natural Resource Management: Process as a Tool of Change: Sally Duncan,
Denise Lach.
Gittinger J.P. 1977. Economic Analysis of Agricultural Projects, The Johns Hopkins University
Press for the World Bank, Baltimore and London.
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. 2007. A Facilitator’s Guidebook for
Community Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction Plan, CDMP, Ministry of Food and
Disaster Management, Directorate of Relief and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Food and
Disaster Management.
Gosling L. and Edwards M. 1995. Toolkits: A Practical Guide to Assessment, Monitoring,
Review and Evaluation, Save the Children, London.
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Goulet, D. (2006). Development Ethics at Work: Exploration -1960-2002. Routledge: New York
Hinton, J. C., GIS and remote sensing integration for environmental applications, International
Journal of Geographical Information Science. Volume 10, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 877 –
890.
ILO n.d.Project Preparation Implementation Monitoring, Evaluation: User’s Hand Book,
International Labour Organization, Dhaka.
ILO n.d.Project Preparation Implementation Monitoring, Evaluation: User’s Hand Book,
International Labour Organization, Dhaka.
K.K.M. Nambiar, A.P. Gupta, Qinglin Fuc, S. Lic. 200. Biophysical, chemical and socio-
economic indicators for assessing agricultural sustainability in the Chinese coastal zone.
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 87 (2001) 209–214
Living in the Coast: People and Livelihoods, PDO-ICZMP, Water Resources Planning
Organization, Ministry of Water Resources, March 2004
Moving Coastlines: Emergence and use of land in Ganges Brahmaputra Meghna Estuary,
University Press Limited, 2010
National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA), Ministry of Environment and Forest,
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, November 2009
Odame H.H. 2000. Engendering the Logical Framework. Conference Proceedings: Gender and
Agriculture in Africa: Effective Strategies for Moving Forward” in presented in
conference Nairobi, Kenya May 3-5, 2000.
Participatory Vulnerability Analysis, A Step-by-Step Guide for Field Staff, Action Aid
Bangladesh, March 2005 (Bengali)
Peter Duelli & Martin K. Obrist 2003. Biodiversity indicators: the choice of values and
measures. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 98 (2003) 87–98.
Rahman A. (ed.) Environment and Development in Bangladesh, University Press Limited,
Dhaka, 1994.
Rahman A. (ed.) Environment and Poverty: Key linkages for Global Sustainable Development,
The University Press Limited, Dhaka, 1998.
Rahman A. BeelDakatia: The Environmental Consequences of a Development Disaster, The
University Press Limited, Dhaka, 1995.
Rahman A., Ali M.A. and Chowdhury F. (eds.) People’s Report on the Bangladesh Environment,
UnnayanShamannay and The University Press Limited, Dhaka, 2001.
Remote Sensing and GIS - Water Management: P.S. Roy and V.V. Rao
Remote Sensing and Gis Applications For Monitoring Multi- Temporal Changes of Natural
Resources in Bursa-Turkey: M.Sabri DİRİM*, Ertuğrul AKSOY, Gökhan ÖZSOY.
Ritchie, B., McDougall, C., Haggith, M., de Oliveira, N. B. 2000. Criteria and Indicators of
Sustainability in Community Managed Forest Landscape: An Introductory Guide. Center
for International Forestry Research. Bogor, Indonesia.
Role of GIS and Remote Sensing in the Sustainable Development of Mauritius: C.P. Johnson, B.
Deshmukh and M. Kale.
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SEHD. (eds.) Bangladesh Environment: Facing the 21st Century, Society for Environment and
Human Development, Dhaka, 2002.
Sen, A. (1999). Development As Freedom. Anchor Books: New York.
SIDA 1996. Manual on Self-Evaluation Parts 1 and 2, Swiss Agency for Development and
Cooperation, Switzerland.
The role of spatial information in natural resource management: James Osundwa.
The use of Logframe analysis for information-specific development projects. Dr G E Gorman.
67th IFLA Council and General Conference. August 16-25, 2001UNDP 1997. Results-
oriented Monitoring and Evaluation, UNDP, New York.
United Nations Regional Workshop on the use of Space Technology for Disaster Management
for Africa.
Use of remote sensing and GIS for sustainable land management: Andrew K Skidmore,
WietskeBijker, Karin Schmidt and Lalit Kumar
World Bank and BCAS. Bangladesh 2020: A Long term Perspective Study, The World Bank and
Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Study, Dhaka, 1998.
World Bank 2004. Monitoring and Evaluation: Some Tools, Methods and Approaches, The
World Bank, Washington.
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DS 563: Natural Resource Management
Course Objective:
This course builds understanding on development with the lens of conservation and discusses
development strategies under different climate change scenario. The course also emphasizes on
the existing and future human-nature inter-relationship and interdependence.
Course Contents:
Part A: Theoretical Interpretation
Understanding Environment and Natural Resources: Our natural resources and
boundary, renewable and nonrenewable resources, interaction among major
environmental components, different cycles (atmosphere, biosphere and biospheres),
other cycles (C-cycle, N-cycle, O-Cycle), earth: materials, process and landscapes.
Natural Resources Management: Right based management (state, private, common,
non-property); Community based management, Biodiversity management, management
including sustainability principles (reliance on solar energy, biodiversity, nutrient
cycling, natural population control), problems of natural resources management in terms
of different conditions in Bangladesh.
Co-Management: Philosophy and Practice
External Policy and Institutional Regime in Bangladesh: Contribution and
responsibility of natural resources management authorities in Bangladesh: Ministry of
Forestry, ministry of food, UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, WFP, IUCN, CNRS, NECOM,
CEGIS and others.
The discourse on Climate Change and the associated Response: Definition of
discourse in terms of climate change and natural resources, Comprehensive Disaster
Management Program(CDMP) in Bangladesh using natural resources management.
Part B: Core Case studies based on research initiatives for natural resources management
Water: Major river systems and impact in Bangladesh (the Tista, Ganges and
Buriganga), how the management practises are influencing the livelihood of people in
Bangladesh, combining management theories to current scenarios and others. (What can
dam make problem to the river flow and siltation to the rivers? Harvesting and storing
water (also water borne natural products: fish and others) during monsoon and utilize
them during spring etc).
Energy: Current energy situation in Bangladesh (renewable & non-renewable, export-
import), per capita energy consumption, system analysis (identifying major system losses
and improvements), geology and non-renewable minerals in Bangladesh (usage,
consumption impact and sustaining probabilities)
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Waste & Pollution: Different types of waste in Dhaka city area (industrial, households,
e-waste and medical waste) and major impact, assessment through LCA, eco-friendly
management (waste recycling and bio-fertilizer and paste management), air-water
pollution and clean development mechanism with green concept,
Forest and biodiversity: Chittagong Hill-Tracts, the Sundarban, Sylhet: current
conditions, ecological services and harvest system, system losses, what can be done to
improve (ecosystem based management, preservation& restoration, keeping vigorous
biodiversity and natural capital)
Part C: Tools to learn
LCA-Life Cycle Analysis for waste & pollution
PEBOSCA Analysis (for ECO-CITY development and management) by UNEP-UN
Habitat
POWERSIM (energy and environment chain management) tools (30 days free trial
version)
Suggested Readings:
Community Based Solid Waste Management through Public-Private-Community Partnerships:
Experience of Waste Concern in Bangladesh, www.wasteconcern.org.
Gaffron et al. (Ecocities I and II) www.ecoprojects.net
Government of Bangladesh (2008), Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan 2008.
Hardy J. T. (2003), Climate Change, Causes, Effects and Solution, WILEY
Hasan, G.M. J Chowdhury, M, A, I, (2005). Municipal Waste Management and Environmental
Hazzards in Bangladesh. PJBS, 8(6): 921-928.
IGBP (2006) Science Plan and Implementation Strategy International Geosphere Biosphere
Program. IGBP Report no 55. IGBP Secretariat, Stockholm
Islam, M. A. (1995). Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh. Dhaka:
University of Dhaka.
Jahan, R., Salahuddin, K., Islam, M., Banu, N., and Islam, M. (eds.). (1995). Environment and
Development: Gender Perspective. Dhaka: Women for Women.
Kaushik A. And Kaushik C.P. (2010), Climate Change, Basic Environment and Ecology, New
age international publishers.
Miller, G. T., and Spoolman, S. (2008). 16th Ed), Living in the Environment: Concepts,
Connections, and Solutions. Brooks/ Cole
Molles, M. G. (2006). Ecology, Concept and Application., McGrew Hill.
Pittock B.A. (2009), Climate change: The Science, Impacts and Solutions, CSIRO Publishing
Reay D., (2006), Climate Change Begins at Home, Macmillan.
The Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (series publications on disaster
management), Disaster Management and Relief Division, Ministry of Food and Disaster
Management, Peoples republic of Bangladesh
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DS 580: Research on Bangladesh Development Experience
Course Objective:
The aim of the course is to give the students training in doing a substantial research project on
the ongoing development activities of Bangladesh.
Course Guidelines:
Research continues to be a core requirement and an integral part of the MDS degree. The
aim of the course is to provide an opportunity to the students to undergo training in doing
a substantial research project on any appropriate aspect of contemporary development
trends, issues, or experience in Bangladesh.
This module builds on students existing research methodology skill that allows
scientifically investigating a selected development project/activity that is ongoing in
Bangladesh. The research should be an in-depth and through independent study. The
objectives are for students to acquire skills in framing research questions, information
collection, analysis of the information, report writing and presentation.
The student must prepare a project proposal of at least 4 pages (up to 1500 words) within
the first two weeks of 4th Semester. On the basis of the project proposal, a faculty
member will be appointed as academic supervisor in accordance with the guidelines
approved by the Academic Committee of the department. The normal length of the
dissertation is 6,000 to 8,000 words.
To the extent possible, the proposed research topic should preferably be linked to a
relevant specialization (‘sub-specialty’) offered in the 4th Semester.
There may be the following forms and nature of research for a student to choose from: (i)
a full-length empirical/field research; (ii) a critical commentary and review - based on
secondary and documentary sources; and (iii) report (highlighting the insights and
lessons) on any significant and/or innovative research project.
Research Option (A) (full length) Empirical Research will normally be available to
students who have secured an average of CGPA 3.5 at the time of starting the research
project/dissertation. The Departmental Academic Committee will have the power to
make a final decision regarding this matter.
(A)Tips for (full length) Empirical Research
Methods and Techniques:
Qualitative/Quantitative/Mixed (in consultation with the respective supervisor); collecting data
from primary sources in addition to secondary sources
Examiners: Supervisor and one external within the Department suggested by supervisor
Word Limit: up to 8,000 words (excluding Appendix if there is any and References)
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Tentative Format:
- Front page (DU logo, Title of your research, then your name, exam roll, session, then
name of supervisor)
- 2nd page (Declaration – where you have to write these words – “I certify that this
research does not incorporate without acknowledgement any material previously
submitted for a degree or diploma in any university; and that to the best of my
knowledge and belief it does not contain any material previously published or
written by another person except where due reference is made in the text.” Then you have
to give some space and have your signature) In the same page Supervisor’s
Declaration where you have to write these words – “I believe that this research is
properly presented, conforms to the best specifications of thesis presentation in the
university and is prima facie worthy of examination.” There should be a space where you
need signature of your supervisor
- 3rd page – table of content
- 4th page – list of tables [if have any]
- 5th page – list of figures [if have any]
- 6th page – list of chat [if have any]
- 7th page – Acknowledgement
- 8th page – abstract
- 9th page – abbreviation
- References (be consistent- either APA/ Harvard)
- Font – Times roman
- Font size -12 (if you use quote and make it indent then font size will be 11 and no line
space. IF you use footnote – font size will be 10)
- Line space [1.15 or 1.5 BUT be consistent]
- Issue of Margin is important- Left side 4.5 CM, Top, Bottom, and Right side 2CM
(B) Tips for Secondary Review, Critical Commentary or Documentary Research
Methods and Techniques:
Qualitative/Quantitative/Mixed (in consultation with the respective supervisor); collecting data
from primary sources/secondary sources/both sources
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Examiners: Supervisor and one external within the Department suggested by supervisor
Word Limit: up to 6,000 words (Excluding Appendix if there is any and References).
Tentative Format:
Front page (DU logo, Title of your research, then your name, exam roll, session, then
name of supervisor)
The contents of the paper may comprise:
Abstract
Introduction
Literature Review
Theoretical Framework
Data and Methods
Results and Discussion
Concluding Remarks
References
(C)Research Report (highlighting the insights and lessons) on any significant and/or innovative
research project)
The purpose of this ‘research-minded’ reporting is to elicit lessons and insights from an
appropriate development project which has substantial significance in terms of any or all of the
following considerations: innovation, experimental nature, large impact, intense engagement
with stakeholders (especially local communities), etc.
Prompted and proposed by the student, the supervisor will be the ultimate judge of determining
the appropriateness of the project for research investigation – based on the above considerations.
The format and assessment arrangements are similar to the ones followed for Secondary Review,
Critical Commentary or Documentary Research.
Suggested Readings:
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K.L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations, Chicago
University Press, 1996.
C. Phyllis, Writing at University, a Guide for Students, Open University Press, 1997.
G. Watson, Writing a Thesis: a Guide to Long Essays and Dissertations, Longman, 1987.
S J LatsisMethod and Appraisal in Economics, CUP, 1976
G Allan and C Skinner (ed) Handbook for Research Students in the Social Sciences, Falmer,
1993
W C Booth, GG Colomb and J M Williams, The Craft of Research, Chicago UP, 1995
D N McCloskey, The Rhetoric of Economics, Journal of Economic Literature, 21 (1983) 481-
517
CK Wilber, R S Harrison, The Methodological Basis of Institutional Economics: Pattern Model,
Storytelling and Holism, Journal of Economic Issues,12 (1978) 61-89
W Thomson, The Young Person's Guide to Writing Economic Theory, Journal of Economic
Literature, 37 (1999) 157-183
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DS 590: Comprehensive and Viva
Comprehensive examination must be passed by students willing to complete their master degree
in Development Studies. The examination consists of two parts: written and oral. The
examination will cover all the topics and courses that the students have studied in previous
semesters.
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Courses Relevant for Bangladesh Bank and Associated
Professionals (including representatives of other Financial
Institutions
Major (Financial Institutions and Development Banking)
DS 571: International Trade, Policy and Financial Institutions
DS 572: Public Finance and Development
DS 573: Financial Inclusion and Development Banking
DS 571: International Trade, Policy and Financial Institutions
Course Objective:
The objective of this course is two-fold: first, to provide an introduction to the basis,
consequences, theories and policies of international trade and to the multilateral trading system
and institutions such as the World Trade Organization and second, to provide with an overview
of the a wide variety of issues ininternational finance: the current account; the determination of
exchange rates; monetary policy, Foreign Direct Investment, International portfolio
management, Financing foreign Trade etc.
Course Contents:
Introduction: Intra and International Trade, Economic Base of International Trade,
Importance of International Trade, Mercantilist Theories on Trade, Theory of Absolute
Advantage, Theory of Comparative Advantage, Theory of Opportunity Cost,
International Equilibrium, Offer Curves, Terms of Trade.
Theories: The Basic Assumptions of Heckscher-Ohlin Model, Factor Intensity, Factor
Abundance, propositions of Heckscher-Ohlin model - Rybczynski Theorem, Heckscher-
Ohlin Theorem, Stolper-Smauelson Theorem, Factor – Price Equalization Theorem.
Theories: Empirical Testing of the Ricardian Theory, the Leontief Paradox, the Specific
Factors Model, Empirical Challenge to Traditional Theories, Linder’s Thesis,
Technological Gap and Production Cycle Theories.
Tariff: Types of Tariffs, Partial Equilibrium Analysis of Tariff, General Equilibrium
Analysis of Tariff – Small and Large Country Case, Tariff and World Welfare, Effective
Protection, Arguments for and against Protection.
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Preferential Trading Arrangements: Various Types of Integration – Theory of
Customs Union, Static and Dynamic Effects – Trade Creation and Trade Diversion,
Rationale for Regional Trade Agreements among Developing Countries.
Growth and Trade: Trade as an Engine of Growth, Sources of Economic Growth,
Effects of Growth on Small and Large Countries, Trade Liberalization, Linkages between
Trade Liberalization, Growth and Poverty
Trade Policy of Bangladesh: Trade, Development and Poverty Reduction in the Context
of Bangladesh, Trade and Industrial Policy Environment in Bangladesh, Export
Diversification, RMG and Post MFA,
Multilateral and Regional Trade: WTO, Origin of WTO: From GATT to WTO,
GATS, DFQF, NAMA, SPS, TRIPS, SAFTA, South-South Trade
Hands on Exercise: Trade Statistics and its Sources, HS code, cross country export-
import comparison, Bangladesh OTS (Operative Tariff Schedule), Calculation the impact
of tariffs
International Finance: International Finance - An overview, International Flow of
Funds - the balance of payments, the International Monetary System, Monetary Policy in
Bangladesh, Foreign Exchange Market,Exchange Rate Mechanism - The determination
of exchange rates, Nature and Measurement of Foreign Exchange (FX) Exposure,
Foreign Direct Investment, International portfolio management, Financing foreign Trade
Suggested Readings:
Texts:
Paul Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld and Marc Melitz (2011), International Economics: Theory and
Policy, Ninth Edition, 2011.
Salvatore, Dominick (2004). International Economics. Fourth Editionaw-Hill.
Chacholiades, Miltiades (1990), International Economics. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing
company
Other Readings:
Ahmed, N (2001), Trade Liberalization in Bangladesh. Dhaka: The University Press Limited.
Ahmed Sadiq and Sattar, Zaidi (2004), Trade Liberalization, Growth and Poverty Reduction:
The Case of Bangladesh. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank.
Bangladesh Bank (2014), Monetary Policy Statement.
Rahman, M. and D. Bhattacharya (2000),"Bangladesh Experience with Trade and Investment
Liberalisation. A Perspective on Poverty Alleviating Implications." In Liberalisation and
Poverty: Is There a Virtuous Circle. Jaipur: Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS).
CPD (2005), Bangladesh in the Global Trade Regime. Dhaka: Pathak Shamabesh.
CPD (2005), WTO and Bangladesh. Dhaka: Center for Policy Dialogue.
CPD (2006), Regional Cooperation in South Asia: A Review of Bangladesh’s Development 2004.
Dhaka: CPD and UPL.
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Report 83.
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Research Paper, 00/3, University of Nottingham.
Eusuf M.A and Rahman, Atiur (2006), Cost of Non cooperation in South Asia. Jaipur: CUTS
International.
Eusuf and Toufique (2006), Trade, Development and Poverty Linkage: A Case Study of Cellular
Phone in Bangladesh, UnnayanShamannay& CUTS
Eusuf et al. (2006), Trade Liberalization and Poverty: The Bangladesh Experience. SDPI,
Pakistan
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59-73.
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89(3): 379-99.
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NJ: Princeton University Press.
Government of Bangladesh (2012-15) – Export Policy of Bangladesh
Hertel and Winters (2006), Poverty and the WTO, MacMillan and World Bank.
Krueger, A. (1999), “Are Preferential Trading Arrangements Trade Liberalizing or
Protectionists?”,Journal of Economic Perspectives, 13(4): 105-24.
Mujeri (2002), ‘Globalization and Poverty Links In Bangladesh: Some Broad Observations’, in
RehmanSobhan (ed.), Bangladesh Facing The Challenges of Globalization: A Review of
Bangladesh's Development 2001. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue and The University
Press Limited, 143-176.
Mujeri and Khondker (2002), Poverty Implications of Trade Liberalization in Bangladesh: A
General Equilibrium Approach. Dhaka: Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies.
Razzaque, M.A. (2004), Trade reforms and export response: Post MFA policy implications for
Bangladesh, Ministry of Commerce.
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Analysis. Social Science Review, 22(1).
Razzaque, M.A and Eusuf, M.A (2006), Trade, Development and Poverty Linkage: A Case
Study of Ready Made Garment Industry in Bangladesh, UnnayanShamannay& CUTS
Razzaque, M.A and Raihan,S (2006), Multilateral and regional trade negotiations: Implications
for the Bangladesh Economy, UnnayanShamannay and UNDP Colombo.
Razzaque, M.A. et al. (2003), “Trade Liberalization and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence
on Bangladesh”, Paper Presented at the BIDS-World Bank Workshop on Trade Policies
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UnnayanShamannay and UNDP Colombo.
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DS 572: Public Finance and Development
Course Objective:
The course is about the economic analysis of public policy issues. The focus of the course is on the
development of analytical tools and their application to key policy issues relating to the spending,
taxing and financing activities of government. This course will acquaint students with critical topics
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such as fiscal instruments and its effects on output, employment and inflation, tax structure and tax
incidence, budget process, its preparation, legislation and execution and public debt and its
limitations.
Course Contents:
Introduction: Definition of Public Finance, Emergence of Public Finance as a Separate
Branch, Scope and Limitations of Public Finance.
The Government: Economic Functions of the Government-Allocative Functions,
Distributive Functions, Public Choice and Macroeconomic Stability, Tools of the Government
to achieve its Objectives (Taxation, Subsidies, Expenditure, Regulations, Borrowing) -
Conflicts between Various Functions of Government
Economic Rationale of the Government’s Intervention: Market Failure and Rationale for
Government Intervention, Other Rationales – Income Distribution and Merit Goods.
Theory of Public Goods: Definition, Characteristics and Classification of Public Goods,
Public Goods and Merit goods, the Nature of Market Failure in the Presence of Public Goods,
Public Goods and Government Intervention, Demand for Public Goods, the Free Rider
Phenomenon, Pareto Efficient Conditions in the Presence of Public Goods, Efficiency
Conditions for Private and Public Goods, Private Provision of Public Goods.
Theory of Externalities: Definition and Classification of Externalities, Market Failure and
Government Intervention - The Coase Theorem, Tragedy of the Commons.
Basics of Taxation: Different Sources of Revenue, Classification of Taxes: Direct and
Indirect Taxes, Personal Income Tax and Corporate Income Tax, Sales and Value added Tax;
Requirement of a Good tax system, Canons of Taxes, Horizontal and Vertical Utility,
Taxation and Deadweight Loss, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance, Principles of Taxation, Tax
Incidence, Economic Effects of Various Taxes, Tax Administration, Tax Structure of
Developed and Developing Countries with Special Focus on Bangladesh Tax Structure.
Budget: Different Concepts Related to Budget, Budget Process, Preparation, Legislation and
Execution, Role of Parliament in Budget Oversight, Arguments for and against Balanced
Budget, Budget Forecasting, Bangladesh Budget Analysis.
Fiscal System in Bangladesh: Structure of Tax Revenue and Non-tax Revenue, Pattern of
Current Expenditure, Pattern of Development Expenditure, Expenditure on Human
Resource Development and Poverty Alleviation Sector, Fiscal Constraint and Vulnerability
of Development Expenditure, Fiscal Instruments and Effects on Output, Employment and
Inflation, Sustainability of Fiscal Deficit, Fiscal Policies in Developing Countries with Special
Focus on Bangladesh.
Public Debt: Public and Private Debt, Limits to Raising Public Debt, Public Debt and
Economic Growth, Public Debt and Inflation, Public Debt and Taxation, Debt Redemption
and Debt Management.
Equity, Income Distribution, and the Social Safety Net –Introduction, Government is
inherently redistributive, Concepts of equity, Measuring inequality, Measuring poverty,
Policy issues in poverty and inequality, , major poverty relief programs in Bangladesh
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Decision-making in the Public Sector –Introduction, Differences between the public and
private sectors,Voting and public choice, Parties and platforms, The median voter model,
Behavioral economics and public choice, Addressing the problem of government failure
Suggested Readings:
Atkinson, A.B. and J.E. Stiglitz (1980), Lectures in Public Economics. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Baumol, W.A (1986), Supper Fairness; Applications & Theory. Cambridge, Mass.; London :MIT press.
Browing E.K. and J.M. Browing (1994), Public Finance and the Price System. 4th Edition. Upper Saddle
River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Collis J. and P. Jones(1992), Public Finance and Public Choice: Analytical Perspective. New York:
Mcgraw Hill Book Co Ltd.
Dean, Peter N. (1989), Government Budgeting in Developing Countries. London: Routledge.
Due, Jhon F.(1970), Indirect Taxation in Developing Countries. Baltimore and London: Johns
Hopkins University Press.
E.Ahmed& N. Stern, (1991), The Theory and Practice of Tax Return in Developing Countries. C.U.P.
Goode, R. (1984), Government Finance in Developing Countries. Washington:Brookings Institute.
Gruber, Jonathan. (2005), Public Finance and Public Policy. New York NY: Worth Publishers.
Herber, Bernard P (1983), Modern Public Finance. 5th Edition. Illinois: Irwin.
Hossain, M.I (1988), SarkariArthabaybostha (Bangla).
Lewis, S.R (1984), Taxation for Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Musgrave R.A and Musgrave, P.B (1989), Public Finance in Theory and Practice. 5th Edition. New
York: McGrow-Hill.
Rosen, H. S. (2004), Public Finance. 7th Edition Boston: Irwin McGraw-Hill.
Stiglitz, J.E(2002), Economics of Public Sector. 3rd Edition. New York: Norton.
Thomson, W. (2001), A Guide for the Young Economist. Cambridge: MIT Press.
Tresch, R. (2002), Public Finance: A Normative Theory, Second Edition. San Diego, CA: Academic
Press.
Ulbrich, H.H (2011), Public Finance in Theory and Practice. London and New York: Routledge.
Veseth, M (1984), Public Finance. Reston Va: Reston Publishing Company.
Wolf, Jr. (1988), Markets or Government: Choosing Between Imperfect Alternatives. Cambridge,
Mass.; London: MIT Press.
Additional Resources:
World Bank: Bangladesh Public Expenditure Review (various Issues). Dhaka: World Bank.
Budgets of Bangladesh Government (various years)
Bangladesh Economic Review (various years)
DS573: Financial Inclusion and Development Banking
Course Objective:
Financial inclusion is said to be a crucial factor for the inclusive growth in the most remote rural
areas. Financial services are meant to provide required financial assistance from institutional
arrangements for sustainable projects and regular income to the poor in developing countries.
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Financial inclusion or inclusive financing is the delivery of financial services at affordable costs
to sections of disadvantaged and low-income segments of society. The financial sector and its
role in the process of development in general and economic development in particular has
attracted notable attention since the early 1990s. In particular, the crucial need for a stable and
inclusive banking system was highlighted in the wake of the Asian financial crisis of the late
1990s. An estimated 2.5 billion working-age adults globally have no access to the types of
formal financial services delivered by regulated financial institutions. For example in Sub-
Saharan Africa only 24% of adults have a bank account even though Africa's formal financial
sector has grown in recent years.It is argued that as banking services are in the nature of public
good; the availability of banking and payment services to the entire population without
discrimination is the prime objective of financial inclusion public policy
In Bangladesh Financial inclusion as approach to development banking has came to fore in
recent years with several reform measures taken and promoted by Bangladesh Bank. Since
financial inclusion has been regarded as a complementary development strategy for Bangladesh,
systematic study of approaches, models, methods and practices of inclusive financial services is
imperative for development studies.
This course aims to teach the principles of finance in the context of developing countries
focusing the process of paradigm shift in the banking sector. Also, new approaches, methods,
theories of financial inclusion with a rise of new technology and sustainability issues like green
banking will be explored in-depth within the development theory framework. Focusing
theoretical and political controversies would provide the students with a critical and open
approach to inclusive financing and development in the age of globalization.
Discussion Modules:
Inclusive Financing: Concept, Definitionasnd Approaches
Central Banking, Monetary, Fiscal and Foreign Exchange Policies
- Challenge to central banking
- Growth, Inflation and Monetary Challenges
- The Making of National Budget
- Bangladesh Economy
Risk Management, Corporate Governance and Mobile Banking
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Ethics in Banking
- Implementation of Capital Adequacy and Risk Management
- Corporate Governance in Bangladesh
- Mobile Banking
- SME Technology
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Microfinance and Non-bank Financial Institutions
- Microfinance Regulations for Development
- Microfinance Regulations for Poverty Alleviation
- Microfinance and Development
- Micro Credit and Poverty Reduction
- Disaster Risk Reduction Products and Strategies for Microfinance Sector in
Bangladesh
Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) Initiatives in Banks
- CSR priorities
- PPP and CSR for Social Development
- CSR policy of Bangladesh Bank for banks, CSR activities of Banks in Bangladesh
and its impact on social development.
Green Banking and Development
- Environmental Risk Management
- Climate Change and Banking Sector
- Sustainable Energy Financing
- Green Banking and Sustainable Development
- Bangladesh Bank’s Green Banking policy initiatives, Commercial Bank’s Green
Banking Activities, Achievements, Problems and Challenges.
Digital Bangladesh and IT in Banks
- E-Payment
- E –banking and Mobile Commerce
- Online Payment
- Role of IT in Banking Sector
- Problem and Prospect of apps Development in Bangladesh
- impact on remittance transfer through formal banking channel and rural economy,
BKash and mobile banking of DBBL
Mobile Banking and Bangladesh Economy
- Mobile Banking: Methods, Innovations and its role in economic development
- Remittance Flow and Impacts
- Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Development
- Pro-poor Growth
- National Resource Mobilization
- Economic Resilience Sustainability and Inclusive Growth
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- PPP for Rapid Economic Growth
SME Banking- Overview of SME and risk management, legal aspects of SME lending in
Bangladesh, SME lending process, collection of credits, risks and challenges
School Banking-The school banking program in Bangladesh and its impact on savings and
saving habits of school kids and managing money
Agriculture and Rural Banking-Huge load disbursement in Agriculture, accounts opening for
farmers, refinance scheme for the sharecroppers, loan at a concessional rate for the root level
farmers to promote specific crop production.
Gender Issues in Banking- Employment ratio of men and women in banking sector, day care
center for children of female officials, pregnancy leave, gender discrimination at work place, and
refinancing facility for the SME entrepreneurs specially women entrepreneurs
Global Economic Crisis and Innovations in Banking
- Global Banking: Paradigm Shift
- Global Financial Recession
- Youth employment opportunity
- Challenges and opportunities of the changing global economy
Suggested Readings:
Alam et al (2010), A Secured Electronic Transaction Scheme for Mobile Banking in Bangladesh
Incorporating Digital Watermarking, available at
http://www.academia.edu/436607/A_Secured_Electronic_Transaction_Scheme_for_Mobile_Ban
king_in_Bangladesh_Incorporating_Digital_Watermarking
Is the Relationship Extinct Already? Discussion Paper 2005/10. United Nations
Bangladesh Bank (2013), Of Challenges and Transformation-Bangladesh Bank (2009-2013).
Dhaka: Bangladesh Bank.
Khan M. R., Rahman, M.H. (2007), Partnership approach to disaster management in Bangladesh:
a critical policy assessment Nat Hazards (2007) 41:359–378
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UNCTAD Discussion Paper 142. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
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Annual Bank Conference on Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, June 29.
Rahman, A., 2013, “Bangladesh Economy” in Inclusive Finance and Sustainable Development,
BIBM, pp.345-466
Rahman, A., 2013, “Central Banking, Monetary, Fiscal and Foreign Exchange Policies” in
Inclusive Finance and Sustainable Development, BIBM, pp.3-32
Rahman, A., 2013, “CSR and Green Banking Issues” in Inclusive Finance and Sustainable
Development, BIBM, pp.191-235
Rahman, A., 2013, “CSR and Green Banking Issues” in Inclusive Finance and Sustainable
Development, BIBM, pp.241-299
Rahman, A., 2013, “Financial Inclusion, Mobile Banking, Sharecropping, Agriculture and SME
Lending” in Inclusive Finance and Sustainable Development, BIBM, pp.97-186
Rahman, A., 2013, “Global Economic Crisis” in Inclusive Finance and Sustainable
Development, BIBM, pp.471-552
Rahman, A., 2013, “Microfinance and Non-bank Financial Institutions” in Inclusive Finance
and Sustainable Development, BIBM, pp.191-235
Rahman, A., 2013, “Prudent Regulation, Supervision, Capital Adequacy, Risk Management,
Corporate Governance, Money Laundering and Financial Stability” in Inclusive Finance and
Sustainable Development, BIBM, pp.37-93
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