 The NeedsJack Parkinson Chapter 3 in Aid and Influence, 1981, pp 25-34 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The characteristics of the Bangladesh economy are described at length elsewhere1 and only some of them are germane to an understanding of the issue discussed in this book. The overriding consideration is that of the poverty of the 85 million people who inhabit the country. There is a near Malthusian pressure on existence as population growth matches, and sometimes exceeds, the growth of output; there is little in the way of additional land that can be brought into cultivation in one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Nor can industrial production offer much immediate alternative to agriculture in the way of employment, or improving living standards. There are few natural resources that can be utilised as the basis of industrialisation (the best of these, jute, has only limited growth potential). There are few raw materials that can readily be extracted and easily sold on world markets as a means to secure foreign exchange. While export earning capacity is capable of expansion, the process is slow and earnings are sufficient to pay for less than a half of minimum import needs. Keywords: Socialist Country; Foreign Assistance; Multilateral Agency; Develop Market Economy; Improve Living Standard (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-05472-5_3 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-05472-5_3 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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