Bangladesh Development
Research Center (BDRC)
Mohammad A. Razzaque, Economic Advisor, Commonwealth Secretariat  
In: Dynamic Products in South-South Trade: Issues for Policy Makers (16 October 2007) (pdf)  
“Identifying a sector with a scope of large employment is appealing
from poverty reduction point of view. But, if wrongly targeted, it
might have worse consequences.”
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Aid and Debt
Analyzes the implications of alternative sources and levels of development finance
and their implications on debt sustainability and sustainable development in Bangladesh.


Climate Change Adaptation
Includes three projects:
  • research on climate change adaptation policies of Bangladesh,
  • research on climate change vulnerabilitiy in Bangladesh, and
  • a regularly updated annotated bibliography on climate change and Bangladesh (jointly with the Climate
    Change Cell of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh).


Bangladesh's Development Strategy
  • Evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of some alternative development strategies.
  • Makes suggestions on the optimal mix of alternative development strategies.
Current BDRC Research