Bangladesh : The Path to Middle-Income Status from an Urban Perspective.
Title:
Bangladesh : The Path to Middle-Income Status from an Urban Perspective.
Author:
Muzzini, Elisa.
ISBN:
9780821398654
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (156 pages)
Series:
Directions in Development
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Introduction -- Bangladesh's Urban Space Today: Implications for the Growth Agenda -- Envisioning the Future: A Competitive Urban Space for Growth -- Economic Growth Drivers in Urban Areas -- Drivers of and Obstacles to Urban Competitiveness from the Perspective of the Garment Sector -- Strategic Directions for Building a Competitive Urban Space in a Global Economy -- References -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- The Path to Middle-Income Status from an Urban Perspective -- The Importance of a Competitive Urban Space for Growth -- Organization of the Study -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Bangladesh's Urban Space Today: Implications for the Growth Agenda -- Introduction -- Rapid Urbanization Accompanied by Strong Economic Growth -- Exceptionally High Population Density -- Primacy of Dhaka -- Concentrated Economic Production and Low Economic Density -- Specialization in Low-Value-Added, Labor-Intensive Garment Production -- Peri-Urbanization of Garment Employment in Metropolitan Dhaka -- Extremely Poor Infrastructure, Low Level of Services, and Lack of Amenities -- Persistent, Albeit Declining, Regional Disparities in Welfare -- Benchmarking Bangladesh's Urban Features -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Envisioning the Future: A Competitive Urban Space for Growth -- Introduction -- Urbanization, Urban Economic Density, and GDP: The Productivity Advantage of Urban Areas -- A Bird's Eye View of a Middle-Income Bangladesh: "Taller Mountains" and "More Hills" -- Bangladesh's Journey to Middle-Income Status from an International Perspective -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 The Economic Growth Drivers of Urban Areas -- Introduction -- The Economic Base of Urban Areas -- The Economic Geography of the Garment Sector -- Notes -- References.
Chapter 5 Drivers of and Obstacles to Urban Competitiveness from the Perspective of the Garment Sector -- Introduction -- Dhaka City -- Peri-Urban Areas of Metropolitan Dhaka -- Chittagong City -- Export Processing Zones -- Small and Medium-Size Cities -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 Strategic Directions for Building a Competitive Urban Space in a Global Economy -- Introduction -- A. Transform Dhaka into a Globally Competitive Metropolitan Area -- B. Leverage Chittagong's Natural Comparative Advantage as a Port City -- C. Develop Strategically Located Export Processing Zones to Strengthen Competitiveness and Spearhead Urban Reforms -- D. Develop an Enabling Environment for Local Economic Development in Small and Medium-Size Cities -- Note -- References -- Appendix A The Location Quotient and Shift-Share Analysis of Urban Areas -- Introduction -- References -- Appendix B Sampling Methodology and Key Findings of the Garment Firm Survey -- Introduction -- Sampling Methodology -- Location Competitiveness -- Boxes -- Figures -- Maps -- Tables -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
Bangladesh seeks to attain middle-income status by 2021, the 50th anniversary of its independence. To accelerate growth enough to do so, Bangladesh needs to build a competitive urban space that is innovative, connected and livable. Bangladesh's urban areas have to take proactive measures to improve and sustain all three drivers of competitiveness - innovation, connectivity and livability. The results of a survey of 1,000 garment firms - conducted to provide a lens through which to investigate urban competitiveness - reveal that Dhaka City is the most productive location for garment firms in Bangladesh. It is falling behind in accessibility and livability because of high congestion and severe constraints in land and housing markets, however. And it needs to gain a competitive edge in higher value-added products and services. Peri-urban areas of Dhaka are emerging as competitive manufacturing centers, but they suffer from Dhaka City's congestion and have less access to infrastructure. Chittagong City has failed to capitalize on its comparative advantage as the country's largest seaport city. Strategically located export processing zones are higher-productivity, higher-cost locations that are partially shielded from the inefficiencies of urban areas. Medium-size and small cities are uncompetitive 'distant places', which need to foster local entrepreneurship to find their comparative advantages. Strengthening competitiveness across Bangladesh's cities calls for coordinated and multipronged interventions encompassing infrastructure, institutions, and incentives to transform Dhaka into a globally competitive metropolitan region, leverage Chittagong City's natural comparative advantage as a port city, promote strategically located export processing zones to foster industry competitiveness and spearhead urban reforms, and create the enabling environment
for local economic development in medium-size and small cities.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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