May 1, 2007

Exclusion and Poverty: An analytical approach for understanding exclusion and assessing programs targeting the very poor in Bangladesh

Sajjad Zohir, Mehnaz Rabbani, Biva Arani Mallik, Iftekharul Huq and Raisa Afsana This paper is one of the outputs of a research undertaking by the Economic Research Group in collaboration […]
January 1, 2007

Economics of Politics in a Weak Nation Confronting Globalization

Sajjad Zohir Seminar Paper Thought process outlined with a set of inter-linked propositions that end up in a dilemma. Drawing upon experiences in some of the less developed countries and […]
December 1, 2006

Reaching the Extreme Poor: Challenges, Constraints and Opportunities

Sajjad Zohir Seminar Paper Bangladesh had a successful expansion of the microcredit2 sector during the last two decades of the 20th century. During the early years of success, microcredit was […]
November 1, 2006

Social Development and Human Security: Issues and Perspectives

Sajjad Zohir Seminar Paper The paper was presented at an international workshop organized by the Human Development Network in Islamabad. The development discourse moved from social safety nets to social […]