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Developing the non-farm sector in Bangladesh
Lessons from Other Asian Countries
Shahid Yusuf Praveen Kumar
The World Bank Washington, D. C
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Shahid Yusuf is lead economist in the World Bank's Eastern Africa Department. Praveen Kumar is a consultant to the department and a professor at the University of Maryland.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Yusuf, Shahid, 1949-Developing the nonfarm sector in Bangladesh: lessons from other Asian countries / Shahid Yusuf, Praveen Kumar.
p. cm.—(World Bank discussion papers; 340)
Includes bibliographical references .
ISBN 0-8213-3726-2
1. Rural industries-Bangladesh. 2. Economic forecasting-Bangladesh. 3. Bangladesh-Economic conditions. 4. East Asia-Economic conditions. I. Kumar, Praveen, 1960- . II. Title.
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HC440.8.Y87 1996
338.095492-dc20 96-32298 CIP
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