Using government secondary school English language textbooks from Malaysia, Indonesia,
Pakistan and Bangladesh, we conducted a quantitative content analysis in order to identify …

Using aggregate indices of education, health, demographic, and gender equality outcomes,
we empirically investigate the hypothesis that Bangladesh achieved a higher level of social …

From an unpromising start as' the basket-case'to present day plaudits for its human
development achievements, Bangladesh plays an ideological role in the contemporary …

The article reviews the literature on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and policy on girls'
schooling in developing countries. It considers the ways in which aims around gender …

Religion has not been a popular target for economic analysis. Yet the tools of economics
can offer deep insights into how religious groups compete, deliver social services, and reach …

This paper addresses the common question,'Does Islam empower women?'in the context of
contemporary Bangladesh. Its aim is not to offer a substantive answer, but to bring out the …

With more than 10 million children out of school, Nigeria is the country furthest away from
universal primary education. A tradition of religious education in northern Nigeria has been …

Bangladesh has experienced the largest mass poisoning of a population in history owing to
contamination of groundwater with naturally occurring inorganic arsenic. Prolonged drinking …

Globally, expanding women's educational opportunities is promoted as an effective strategy
for their empowerment. While women's access to education in Bangladesh has increased in …

This article, based on empirical research in two villages in Bangladesh, examines the ways
in which migration is not a mere response to poverty and family survival, but becomes an …