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JBS Vol 26. Num 2. 2024

  1. Article 1 – Doing It Like Hollywood, Bollywood – Young People’s Co-Construction of Norms in Intimate Relationships
  2. Article 2 – Institutional Intervention as Collaboration_ Rongbaaz (2020)
  3. Article 3 – Adhunikata – Musical or Aural – The Case of ‘Modern Bengali Song’
  4. Article 4 – Lokaja Bodh – Senses of the Social, with Quamrul Hassan and Burhanuddin Khan Jahangir
  5. Article 5 – #Vairal Phenomenon Hero Alom – Social Media, Bad Taste, and Digital Politics in Bangladesh
  6. Article 6 – Turning to Taste – Towards a History of Literary Judgments in Colonial Bengal
  7. Book Review 1 – Being Hindu in Bangladesh—An Untold Story

JBS Vol 26. Num 1. 2024

  1. Article 1 – Bangladesh-India Relations in the Age of Multipolarity – Challenges & Prospects
  2. Article 2 – Rethinking Global Responsibility – Toward an Alternative Humanitarianism .. Rohingya
  3. Article 3 – Depression, Career Frustration, and Suicidal Tendencies Among University Students
  4. Article 4 – Digital Violence against Women in Bangladesh – Unpacking its Causes and Effects
  5. Article 5 – What Makes Migrants Move Out of or Fall Back into Poverty
  6. Book Review 1 – Fifty Years of Bangladesh – Economy, Politics, Society and Culture

JBS Vol 25. Num 2. 2023

  1. Article 1 – The Prospect of Proxy Means Test as an Alternative Targeting Mechanism of Safety Net Programs – Evidence from Bangladesh
  2. Article 2 – Exploring the Nexus of Exclusion, Capability, and Vulnerability of Sex Workers’ Children in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  3. Article 3 – Current Practices in Assessing Child Language Disorders in Bangladesh – Review and Implications
  4. Article 4 – Sustainable Reporting Practices of Telecommunication Companies in Bangladesh
  5. Article 5 – Bangladesh’s Export Diversification – A Survey
  6. Book Review 1 – River Life and the Upspring of Nature
  7. Book Review 2 – Intimation of Revolution – Global Sixties and the Making of Bangladesh

JBS Vol 25. Num 1. 2023

  1. Article 1 – Fighting Inflation in Bangladesh
  2. Article 2 – A Bridge for Economic and Social Change in the Lagging Region – The Effects of Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh
  3. Article 3 – A Note on Intra-RTA Trade Ratio and South Asian Regional Integration
  4. Article 4 – Student Perception of Virtual Mode of Education at the Tertiary Level – A Case Study from Bangladesh
  5. Book Review 1 – Development, Neoliberalism, and Islamism in South Asia – The Case of Bangladesh
  6. Book Review 2 – Political Parties in India
  7. Book Review 3 – Development Re-examined – The Construction and Consequences of Neoliberal Bangladesh
  8. Book Review 4 – Castoffs of Capital – Work and Love Among Garment Workers in Bangladesh

JBS Vol 24. Num 2. 2022

    1. Article 1 – Addressing Labor Productivity for the Sustainability of the Garment Industry in Bangladesh
    2. Article 2 – Fintech as a Positive Enabler During COVID-19 in Bangladesh
    3. Article 3 – Bangladesh-Bhutan Preferential Trade Agreement – WTO Compliance and Implications for LDC Graduation
    4. Article 4 – Ethical Encounters – Women, War, and Cinema in Bangladesh
    5. Book Review 1 – Sisters in the Mirror – A History of Muslim Women and the Global Politics of Feminism
    6. Book Review 2 – Ethical Encounters – Transnational Feminism, Human Rights, and War Cinema in Bangladesh
    7. Book Review 3 – The Odds Revisited – Political Economy of Development in Bangladesh
  1. Book Review 4 – My Brac Life – The Becoming of a Development Activist

JBS Vol 24. Num 1. 2022

    1. Article 1 – Microfinance Moneylenders and Economic Shocks – An Assessment of the Bangladesh Experience
    2. Article 2 – Has Monetary Targeting Remained an Appropriate Strategy of Monetary Policy for Price Stability
    3. Article 3 – Factors Influencing Sales Performance in SME and Micro-Enterprises in Wholesale and Retail Trade
    4. Article 4 – Developing English Pronunciation Among Students in Bangladeshi Universities
    5. Book Review 1 – Markets, Morals and Development – Rethinking Economics from a Developing Country Perspective
    6. Book Review 2 – Untranquil Recollections – Nation Building in Post-Liberation Bangladesh

JBS Vol 23. Num 2. 2021

    1. Article 1 – BDI Lifetime Achievement Award 2021 Lecture – The Challenge of Citizenship in Building a Just Society
    2. Article 2 – The Role and Vision of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the Making of the Bangladesh Nation State
    3. Article 3 – A Critical Assessment of Gary Bass’s The Blood Telegram
    4. Article 4 – Islam, Neoliberalism, and Intolerance in Bangladesh – An Analysis
    5. Article 5 – Ageing and Ageism – Myths and Realities in Selected Rural and Urban Areas of Bangladesh
    6. Article 6 – Vulnerability to Natural Hazards and Climate Resilient Socio-economic Development in Bhola
    7. Book Review 1 – The Company Weavers of Bengal – The East India Company and the Organization of Textile Production in Bengal 1750-1813
    8. Book Review 2 – Good Economics for Hard Times – Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems
    9. Book Review 3 – Corona Tale – A Bangladeshi Family’s Pen War Against the Pandemic

JBS Vol 23. Num 1. Special Issue - COVID - 2021

    1. Article 1 – One and a Half Years into the Pandemic in Bangladesh
    2. Article 2 – COVID-19 Pandemic Situations and Predictions in Bangladesh
    3. Article 3 – COVID-19 and Political Leadership
    4. Article 4 – “I have to live for myself” Exploring Isolation Experiences
    5. Article 5 – Coping Strategies of Low-Income Households in Bangladesh During COVID
    6. Article 6 – Inequality in Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
    7. Article 7 – Cost-Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccination in Bangladesh

JBS Vol 22. Num 2. 2020

    1. Article 1 – A Sustainable Development Strategy for Bangladesh in the Post-COVID 19 Era: A socially embedded intersectional capabilities perspective
    2. Article 2 – A Generic Methodology for Dynamic Short-Run Regional Econometric Analysis in Bangladesh
    3. Article 3 – Implications of Using Rainwater Harvesting as Supplementary Water Supply Source for Urban Bangladesh
    4. Article 4 – Knotted Realities: Understanding What Delays Early and Child Marriage for Girls in Urban Slums of Bangladesh
    5. Article 5 – Bangladesh’s Biggest Brothel: A Rhetorical Analysis of Body and Sex Work
    6. Article 6 – When Women and Men Legislators Talk About Women’s Issues, Do They Talk About The Same Things? Evidence From The Bangladesh Parliament
    7. Book Review Gresham’s Law Syndrome: An Analysis of the Bangladesh Bureaucracy

JBS Vol 22. Num 1. 2020

    1. Article 1 – Weaponizing Paperwork: Rohingya Belonging and Statelessness
    2. Article 2 – Interrelations Among Broad Money Growth, Inflation, Inflation Volatility, and Industrial-Output Growth in Bangladesh: An Empirical Investigation with Monthly Data
    3. Article 3 – Do Oil Prices Determine Remittances from the Gulf Countries to Bangladesh?
    4. Article 4 – Intergenerational Mobility and Inequality in Bangladesh and Selected Countries
    5. Article 5 – Paternal Tobacco Intake and Increased Risk of Adverse Health Effects Among Children in the Chars of Northern Bangladesh
    6. Article 6 – Sexuality in Everyday Life in Bangladesh: Documenting Social Class and Generation through a Gender Lens
    7. Book Review Economic and Social Development of Bangladesh: Miracles and Challenges

JBS Vol 21. Num 2. 2019

    1. Article 1 – Bangladesh’s Readiness for the International Call Center Industry
    2. Article 2 – Ethics and Values Education in Bangladesh: The Challenges for an Aspiring Middle-Income Country
    3. Article 3 – Developing a Common Platform for the Digital Payment System in the SAARC Region
    4. Article 4 – Measuring Working Women’s Demand for Eco-Friendly Food Packaging in Bangladesh
    5. Article 5 – Cesarean Section Delivery in Bangladesh
    6. Article 6 – Bangladesh of the Future: Prospects and Challenges

JBS Vol 21. Num 1. 2019

    1. Article 1 – Estimating Potential Growth for Bangladesh: The Performance Gap and Policy Implications
    2. Article 2 – Bangladesh’s Economic Geography: Some Patterns and Implications
    3. Article 3 – Why is the Relative Preference for Government Jobs on the Rise in Bangladesh? Evidence from Labor Force Surveys
    4. Article 4 – The Changing Face of Political Islam in Bangladesh: From Compromise to Confrontation? (1991-2016)
    5. Article 5 – Digital Media and Violent Extremism in Bangladesh: Profiles and Narratives

JBS Vol 20. Num 2. 2018

    1. Article 1 – Bangladesh Environment Movement: Achievements and Challenges
    2. Article 2 – Endangered Delta and the People’s Movement for Its Survival
    3. Article 3 – A Critical Look at the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Rampal Power Plant
    4. Article 4 – Underlying Causes of Early Floods in the Haor Region
    5. Article 5 – Sedimentation Rates Versus Sea-Level Rise at the Bangladesh Coast
    6. Article 6 – Bangladesh Energy/Climate Nexus Part I Quest for Energy Fix and a Trailblazing Rural/Household Energy Sector

JBS Vol 20. Num 1. 2018

    1. Article 1 – Philosophy of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
    2. Article 2 – Is Democracy Appropriate for the Developing Nations?
    3. Article 3 – Making Walls, Fencing Borders and Living on the Margin: Understanding the India-Bangladesh Border
    4. Article 4 – Justice for All: Resolving Contradictions in Political Development
    5. Article 5 – Concessional Financing for Development in Bangladesh
    6. Article 6 – Improving Hospital Care in Bangladesh
    7. Article 7 – Maternal and Paternal Leave Policies in Bangladesh: Scope for Improvement
    8. Article 8 – E-Learning as the New Tool for Development in Bangladesh
    9. Article 9 – Obstetric Fistula: The Search for a Remedy through Social Network

JBS Vol 19. Num 1&2. 2017

    1. Article 1 – Capacity Building to Address Climate Change The Case of Bangladesh
    2. Article 2 – Brexit and Bangladesh Implications for Trade and Market Access
    3. Article 3 – Role of Tax Amnesty in Ensuring Voluntary Compliance The Case of Income Tax in Bangladesh
    4. Article 4 – Footprints of War and Famine Intrauterine and Inter-generational Effects of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
    5. Article 5 – Structure of Credit Markets and Government Budget Financing in Bangladesh
    6. Article 6 – Action Research and Continuous Professional Development
    7. Book Review – Bangladesh A Political History since Independence

JBS Vol 18. Num 1_2. 2016

    1. Article 1 – The Future of Bangladesh: ICT Strategy and Technological Super-Convergence
    2. Article 2 – Managing Political Violence
    3. Article 3 – Dealing with the Local Level Power Structure: Findings from a Qualitative Study of Three Villages in Greater Faridpur District
    4. Article 4 – The Looming Non-Traditional Challenges to Security in South Asia: Restoring Ecological Integrity and Security
    5. Article 5 – Are Remittances Utilized for Investment in Bangladesh?: A Cointegration and VECM Analysis
    6. Article 6 – Tax Culture: The Bangladesh Perspective
    7. Article 7 – Borders Without Boundaries: Reimagining Asia

JBS Vol 17. Num 2. 2015

    1. Article 1 – The Subject and Numeracy: Economics and Development
    2. Article 2 – Does Remittance Affect Local Democracy in Developing Countries? Evidence from Local Elections in Bangladesh
    3. Article 3 – Examining the progress towards sustainability in the Bangladesh RMG sector in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza tragedy
    4. Article 4 – Understanding the Economic Empowerment of Women: A Study of the Handicrafts Sector in the Chars and Surrounding Areas of Bangladesh
    5. Article 5 – The State of Lower Court Performance in Bangladesh
    6. Book Review – The Theory and Practice of Microcredit Routledge Taylor and Francis Press, London and New York, 2017

JBS Vol 17. Num 1. 2015

    1. Article 1 – Experience of a Professional Economist – Selected Episodes
    2. Article 2 – Spatial Planning – A Prerequisite for Sustainable Development of Bangladesh
    3. Article 3 – Landlockedness Boon or Bane – Findings from a Household Survey in Two Selected Villages in Bangladesh
    4. Article 4 – Standards as Trade Barriers – The Case of Shrimp Export of Bangladesh to EU
    5. Article 5 – Stock Market Bubble-Burst Cycle in Bangladesh – Policy Implications
    6. Article 6 – The Economics of Social Business
    7. Article 7 – A Puzzling Stylized Fact about the Term Structure of Credit in the Banking Industry of Bangladesh
    8. Book Review – Financing for Overcoming Economic Insecurity; Bloomsbury Academics, 2015

JBS Vol 16. Num 1_2. 2014

    1. Article 1 – Mapping Transnational Narratives of Gender Violence and Human Rights Advocacy
    2. Article 2 – Trade Liberalization and Wage Inequality: Evidence from Bangladesh’s Cotton Textile Industry
    3. Article 3 – How Competitive is the NGO-MFI Market? Evidence from Two Districts of Bangladesh
    4. Article 4 – Technology vs. Institutions: Towards Institutional Reform in Digital Bangladesh
    5. Article 5 – Transforming the Furniture Industry of Bangladesh: The Case of Katalyst Project
    6. Article 6 – Significance and Growth Linkages of Household Non-Farm Enterprises in Rural Bangladesh: A Case of Advanced Villages
    7. Book Review: “The Politics of Refugees in South Asia: Identity, Resistance, Manipulation” by Navine Murshid
    8. Book Review: “Political Parties in Bangladesh: Challenges of Democratization” by Rounaq Jahan

JBS Vol 15. Num 2. 2013

    1. Article 1 – Challenging Injustice: Experiences with the Political Economy of Policy Influence
    2. Article 2 – The Nature and Quality of Democracy in Bangladesh: An Assessment
    3. Article 3 – Money Growth, Relative Food Prices and Inflation in Bangladesh: An Empirical Investigation with Monthly Data, 1972–2011
    4. Article 4 – An Investigation of the Relationship between Money Growth and Stock Prices Using Bangladeshi Data
    5. Article 5 – “Inclusive Education” In Bangladesh: Accounting For the Friction Between Policy and Practice
    6. Article 6 – The Structure and Measures of Service Quality Perceptions: A Study of Hospitals in Bangladesh
    7. Article 7 – The Performance and Challenges of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Projects in Bangladesh
    8. Article 8 – Compromising Cases: An Examination of Dispute Resolution through Special Tribunals for Women and Children in Bangladesh
    9. Article 9 – Crop Choice as Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture of Bangladesh: Policy Implications

JBS Vol 15. Num 1. 2013

    1. Article 1 – Fractured Nation, Fractured Identities: Quest for a National Reconciliation in Bangladesh
    2. Article 2 – Aid Effectiveness: Research versus Practice Never the Twain shall Meet?
    3. Article 3 – Can Bangladesh Grow Faster than India?
    4. Article 4 – A Note on the Export Performance of Bangladesh During the Recent European Recession
    5. Article 5 – Public Perceptions of Television News in Bangladesh: A Benchmark Study
    6. Article 6 – Dynamics of Survival Strategies: Perspectives from the Indigenous People of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
    7. Article 7 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Pharmaceutical Sector in Bangladesh
    8. Article 8 – Understanding the Dynamics of the Furniture Sector in Bangladesh

JBS Vol 14. Special Issue - Microfinance - 2012

    1. Article 1 – Why Microfinance in an Age of Super Growth?
    2. Article 2 – Does Microfinance Promote Women’s Empowerment? An Empirical Investigation
    3. Article 3 – Dynamics and Determinants of Overlapping Borrowing from Microfinance Institutions
    4. Article 4 – The Real Effect of Micro-credit in Bangladesh: Rural Redistribution and Transformations
    5. Article 5 – Microfinance and its Discontents: Women in Debt in Bangladesh by L. Karim A Review Article
    6. Article 6 – A Commentary on “Microfinance and its Discontents: Women in Debt in Bangladesh by L. Karim – A Review Article”
    7. Article 7 – Portfolios of the Poor: How the World’s Poor Live on $2 a Day By Daryl Collins, Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford, and Orlanda Ruthven A Review Article

JBS Vol 14. Num 2. 2012

    1. Article 1 – Conditions for a ‘Third Force’ in the Prevailing Political Reality in Bangladesh
    2. Article 2 – Regional Connectivity in South Asia: Essential for Regional Economic Cooperation
    3. Article 3 – Intergenerational Transmission of Domestic Violence in Bangladesh
    4. Article 4 – Bangladeshi Workers in New York City’s Informal Markets: An Analysis of Remittance Decisions
    5. Article 5 – Outcomes of Agricultural Extension Contact in Bangladesh

JBS Vol 14. Num 1. 2012

    1. Article 1 – Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers in South Asia Trade: A Bangladesh Perspective
    2. Article 2 – Productivity Change in Bangladesh Agriculture
    3. Article 3 – Supportive Agencies and Their Support for Small Enterprises in Bangladesh: An Exploration
    4. Article 4 – Bangladesh-India Water Sharing Disputes: Possible Policy Responses
    5. Commentary on “Bangladesh-India Water sharing disputes: Possible Policy Responses”
    6. Microfinance and its Discontents: Response to Munir Quddus (cont.)
    7. Microfinance and its Discontents: Response to Taj Hashmi (cont.)

JBS Vol 13. Num 2. 2011

      1. Article 1 – Recriminations against Journalists in Bangladesh: Indication of a Deep-Rooted Problem
      2. Article 2 – Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment in Turnover Intention: The Case of Private Universities in Bangladesh

     

    1. Article 3 – Indigenous Coping Strategies of the Cyclone-Affected Farmers in Coastal Areas of Bangladesh
    2. Article 4 – Emergence of Export-Oriented Shipbuilding Industry in Bangladesh: Current Position & Future Prospects
    3. Article 5 – Bringing Change to Government Administration: Insights from the Development Projects of the National Board of Revenue

JBS Vol 13. Num 1. 2011

    1. Article 1 – Climate Change and Bangladesh: Policy and Institutional Development to Reduce Vulnerability
    2. Article 2 – Monga and Women: A Case Study from Gaibandha District of Bangladesh
    3. Article 3 – Are Exports and Imports of Bangladesh Cointegrated?
    4. Article 4 – Private Sector Participation in Infrastructural Development: A Non-Resident Infrastructure Fund in Bangladesh
    5. Article 5 – A High Reward High Risk Budget
    6. Book Review 1 – Democracy in Crisis
    7. Book Review 2 – Challenging the Injustice of Poverty

JBS Vol 12. Num 2. 2010

    1. Article 1 – Reflections on Governance and Development
    2. Article 2 – Decentralization, Pro-poor Growth and Political Economy: An Example from Markets and Highways
    3. Article 3 – The North East and Adjoining Bangladesh Districts: Exploring Development Possibilities through Economic Linkages
    4. Article 4 – The Dynamics of Refugee-Related Violence in South Asia
    5. Article 5 – Papermaking from Jute: A Win-Win Solution for Bangladesh

JBS Vol 12. Num 1. 2010

    1. Article 1 – Economic Growth in Bangladesh: Experience and Policy Priorities
    2. Article 2 – Aid, Debt, and Development in Bangladesh: Synergies or Contradictions
    3. Article 3 – Regimes of Environmental Regulations and Governance: Opportunities and Challenges for Shrimp Aquaculture in Bangladesh
    4. Article 4 – Reforming Capitalism to Better Serve the Poor: The Next Big Ideas

JBS Vol 11. Num 2. 2009

    1. Article 1 – Bangladesh’s Ready-Made Garments Sector: Exports, Employment, and Working Conditions
    2. Article 2 – Determinants of Non-farm Employment in Rural Bangladesh: A Case of Advanced Villages
    3. Article 3 – Bangladesh-India Relations: Some Recent Trends
    4. Article 4 – A Comparison of Health Service Quality in Public, Private, and Foreign Hospitals: Perceptions of Bangladeshi Patients
    5. Article 5 – Secondary Education in Bangladesh: History and Contextual Perspectives

JBS Vol 11. Num 1. 2009

    1. Article 1 – Foreign Direct Investment and Investment Climate: Comparing Bangladesh with Selected Countries in South Asia
    2. Article 2 – NGOs, Clientelism and the Makings of Social Change
    3. Article 3 – Population Growth Projections for Bangladesh from 2000 to 2025: Policy Implications for Education
    4. Article 4 – A Comparison of Health Service Quality in Public, Private, and Foreign Hospitals: Perceptions of Bangladeshi Patients
    5. Article 5 – Estimating ‘Best Practice’ in Private Medical Clinics in Bangladesh: A Case for Changing Managerial Practices to Improve Efficiency
    6. Article 6 – To What Extent Can Primary Sector Producers in LDCs Move Up the Global Commodity Chain? A Case Study on the Bangladesh Shrimp Industry

JBS Vol 10. Num 2. 2008

    1. Article 1 – Six-Point Policy Priorities for Bangladesh: 2009-2013
    2. Article 2 – The Ganges Treaty: Parsing the Dynamics of the Final Negotiations1 What have we learned from it?
    3. Article 3 – Understanding Inflation in Bangladesh
    4. Article 4 – Can Proportional Representation Help Stabilize Democracy in Bangladesh?
    5. Article 5 – The Vicious Cycle of Administrative Politicization in Bangladesh
    6. Article 6 – Population Growth Projections for Bangladesh from 2000 to 2025: Policy Implications for Education

JBS Vol 10. Num 1. 2008

    1. Article 1 – Bangladesh in the 21st Century: The Harvard Conference Recommendations
    2. Article 2 – The Untapped Energy Mine: The Revolutionary Scope of Renewable Energy for Bangladesh
    3. Article 3 – Education Sector in Bangladesh: A Review of Developments Since Independence (Primary and Secondary Education)
    4. Article 4 – Socio-cultural Environment for Entrepreneurship Development in Bangladesh
    5. Article 5 – Significance of Employability Factors: Bangladesh Perspectives

JBS Vol 09. Num 2. 2007

    1. Article 1 – Democratic Performance in Bangladesh 1991-2006: A Political Measurement
    2. Article 2 – Democracy in Bangladesh: From Crisis to Sustainability
    3. Article 3 – The Foreign Trade of Bangladesh: Its Composition, Performance, Trend, and Policy
    4. Article 4 – Changing the World Using Social Business: Breakthrough Ideas from Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus
    5. Article 5 – Focus on Women: Development for Empowerment or Business? A Review Essay

JBS Vol 09. Num 1. 2007

    1. Article 1 – Education in Bangladesh: The Vision for 2025
    2. Article 2 – Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Irrigation Water Under Government Managed Small Scale Irrigation Projects in Bangladesh
    3. Article 3 – Changes in Socio-economic and Environmental Situations in the Dalia Irrigation Project Area During 2000-2007: Policy Recommendations
    4. Article 4 – Public Private Partnership for Efficient Port Operation: A Proposal for Chittagong Port Authority

JBS Vol 08. Num 2. 2006

    1. Article 1 – SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN BANGLADESH: FAILURE IN POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
    2. Article 2 – WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN BANGLADESH AND INDIA: SYMBOLIC OR REAL?
    3. Article 3 – ARSENIC MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN BANGLADESH: EVIDENCE FROM THE LITERATURE
    4. Article 4 – PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF SHRIMP AND RICE-PRAWN GHER FARMING SYSTEM IN BANGLADESH

JBS Vol 08. Num 1. 2006

    1. Article 1 – ON GOOD GOVERNANCE
    2. Article 2 – THE ROLE OF PRIVATE (NON-GOVERNMENT) UNIVERSITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
    3. Article 3 – ADOPTION OF ARSENIC-SAFE DRINKING WATER PRACTICE IN RURAL BANGLADESH: AN AVERTING BEHAVIOR MODEL
    4. Article 4 – TRANSPARENCY STATUS OF THE NGOS IN BANGLADESH

JBS Vol 07. Num 2. 2005

    1. Article 1 – POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND LEGITIMACY AMONG THE URBAN ELITE IN BANGLADESH
    2. Article 2 – AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE LONG-RUN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POPULATION GROWTH AND PER CAPITA INCOME IN BANGLADESH
    3. Article 3 – TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AS AN INSTRUMENT TO PROMOTE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: THE BANGLADESH EXPERIENCE
    4. Article 4 – CONTRACT FARMING AND SMALL FARMERS: A CASE STUDY OF THE BANGLADESH POULTRY SECTOR
    5. Article 5 – NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS: PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECTOR?

JBS Vol 07. Num 1. 2005

    1. Article 1 – THE ENVIRONMENT AND POLICY-MAKING IN BANGLADESH
    2. Article 2 – BANK CREDIT FOR THE MISSING MIDDLE IN BANGLADESH
    3. Article 3 – AN EMPIRICAL TEST OF THE SHORT-TERM OVERREACTION HYPOTHESIS USING DATA FROM BANGLADESH CAPITAL MARKETS
    4. Article 4 – CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS PEACE ACCORD IN BANGLADESH: RECONCILING THE ISSUES OF HUMAN RIGHTS, INDIGENOUS RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE

JBS Vol 06. Num 1-2. 2004

    1. Article 1 – “DEVELOPMENT” REVISITED: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN BANGLADESH
    2. Article 2 – CLASS AND STATE IN BANGLADESH: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AUTHORITARIAN DEMOCRACY
    3. Article 3 – MONEY, OUTPUT AND PRICES IN BANGLADESH
    4. Article 4 – IMPACT OF RICE-PRAWN GHER FARMING ON AGRICULTURAL AND HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN BANGLADESH: A CASE STUDY OF KHULNA DISTRICT
    5. Article 5 – A POLICY MEASURE FOR OPTIMAL WATER RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND ALLEVIATION OF SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN THE TEESTA RIVER BASIN

JBS Vol 05. Num 2. 2003

    1. Article 1 – BANGLADESH POVERTY: THE NEED FOR A “BIG PUSH”
    2. Article 2 – SOCIAL DIFFERENTIATION, GENDER AND WORK: CHANGES IN THE TIME-ALLOCATION PATTERN OF MEN AND WOMEN IN RURAL BANGLADESH
    3. Article 3 – POOREST WOMEN IN BANGLADESH: ECONOMIC PATHS TO SOCIO-POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT
    4. Article 4 – STRATEGIES UNDER THE WTO REGIME: THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR OF BANGLADESH

JBS Vol 05. Num 1. 2003

    1. Article 1 – MICROCREDIT AND POVERTY: NEW REALITIES AND ISSUES
    2. Article 2 – CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON AID IN BANGLADESH
    3. Article 3 – EFFECTS OF POLITICAL INSTABILITY ON THE DOMESTIC SAVINGS RATE IN BANGLADESH: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY
    4. Article 4 – THE FORGOTTEN BIHARIS: POLICY OPTIONS FOR THEIR REPATRIATION AND REHABILITATION

JBS Vol 04. Num 2. 2002

    1. Article 1 – NATIONAL BUDGETS AND PUBLIC SPENDING PATTERNS IN BANGLADESH: A POLITICAL ECONOMY PERSPECTIVE
    2. Article 2 – POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN BANGLADESH
    3. Article 3 – DETERMINANTS OF AGGREGATE IMPORT DEMAND IN BANGLADESH
    4. Article 4 – THE DISMAL PERFORMANCE OF NON-FINANCIAL STATE-OWNED CORPORATIONS IN BANGLADESH
    5. Article 5 – HOMESTEAD GARDENING IN BANGLADESH: ENHANCING THE NUTRITIONAL AND ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE RURAL POPULATION

JBS Vol 04. Num 1. 2002

    1. Article 1 – MICROFINANCE, SELF-RELIANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY: THE CASE OF A NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION IN BANGLADESH
    2. Article 2 – MAINTAINING FOOD SECURITY IN THE WAKE OF A NATURAL DISASTER: POLICY AND HOUSEHOLD RESPONSE TO THE 1998 FLOODS IN BANGLADESH
    3. Article 3 – ARSENIC CONTAMINATION IN GROUND WATER IN BANGLADESH: SUPPLYING SAFE WATER WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THREE VILLAGES IN MEHERPUR DISTRICT
    4. Article 4 – (dis)LOCATING THE CHITTAGONG HILLTRACTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BANGLADESH
    5. Article 5 – SERIAL DEPENDENCE IN THE DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE RETURNS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

JBS Vol 03. Num 2. 2001

    1. Article 1 – BANGLADESH BETWEEN PROMISE AND REALITY: CURRENT TENDENCIES AND THEORETICAL EXPLORATIONS
    2. Article 2 – TOWARDS INSTITUTION BUILDING IN BANGLADESH: TRENDS IN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
    3. Article 3 – THE SOLAR HOME SYSTEM: AN ALTERNATE ENERGY SOURCE FOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN BANGLADESH
    4. Article 4 – PATTERNS AND SOURCES OF TECHNICAL INEFFICIENCY OF FARMS IN BANGLADESH

JBS Vol 03. Num 1. 2001

    1. Article 1 – THE BANGLADESH-INDIA FRIENDSHIP TREATY: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
    2. Article 2 – BUREAUCRATIC CORRUPTION AND BUSINESS ETHICS: THE CASE OF THE GARMENT EXPORTS FROM BANGLADESH
    3. Article 3 – MULTIPLE EQUILIBRIUM IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE LABOR MARKET: THE POSSIBILITIES FOR BANGLADESH
    4. Article 4 – MALE MIGRANTS’ RETURN, WOMEN’S FERTILITY AND HIV STATUS IN BANGLADESH
    5. Article 5 – NATURAL GAS SECTOR IN BANGLADESH: ISSUES AND OPTIONS

JBS Vol 02. Num 2. 2000

    1. Article 1 – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAN BE BANGLADESH’S SUPERHIGHWAY TO PROSPERITY1
    2. Article 2 – MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS OF FOREIGN AID IN BANGLADESH REVISITED
    3. Article 3 – WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION AND THE READYMADE GARMENT INDUSTRY OF BANGLADESH: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
    4. Article 4 – EQUITABLE SHARING OF INTERNATIONAL RIVERS: A PROPOSAL FOR OPTIMAL UTILIZATION OF THE TEESTA RIVER

JBS Vol 02. Num 1. 2000

    1. Article 1 – MEDIATING POLITICAL CONFLICT IN A CONFRONTATIONAL ENVIRONMENT: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE G-5
    2. Article 2 – SOVEREIGNTY, NATIONAL INTERESTS AND THE CHALLENGES OF DEMOCRATIZATION IN BANGLADESH
    3. Article 3 – INDO-BANGLADESH RELATIONS: CONTEXT, CONCERNS, HOPES (A REVIEW ESSAY)
    4. Article 4 – A DECADE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION: HOW HAS DOMESTIC INDUSTRY FARED IN BANGLADESH?
    5. Article 5 – COMPLEMENTARITY BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND TRADE: A CASE STUDY OF BANGLADESH
    6. Article 6 – PROSPECTS OF ELECTRICITY FROM TIDAL POWER IN COASTAL REGIONS OF BANGLADESH
    7. Book Review 1 – Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
    8. Book Review 2 – ENTREPRENEUR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE REMARKABLE STORY OF GARMENT EXPORTS FROM BANGLADESH

JBS Vol 01. Num 1-2. 1999

    1. Article 1 – REFLECTIONS ON DEMOCRACYAND DEVELOPMENT IN BANGLADESH
    2. Article 2 – PUBLIC ENTERPRISE INEFFICIENCY AND THE ROAD TO PRIVATIZATION IN BANGLADESH
    3. Article 3 – GARMENT EXPORTS FROM BANGLADESH: AN UPDATE AND EVALUATION
    4. Article 4 – PROFESSOR AMARTYA SEN AND THE 1974 BANGLADESH FAMINE
    5. Article 5 – THE EMERGENCE OF MARKET-ORIENTED REFORMS IN BANGLADESH: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL
    6. Article 6 – GROUNDWATER POLICY FRAMEWORK AND EQUITY ISSUES: EMERGING REALITIES AND RESPONSES