LEADER 05649oam 22007335 450 001 9910779649603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8213-9865-2 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-9859-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000001039653 035 $a(EBL)1177248 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860005 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11447803 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860005 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10883479 035 $a(PQKB)11782035 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1177248 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1177248 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10685352 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL479792 035 $a(OCoLC)843199829 035 $a(The World Bank)17592310 035 $a(US-djbf)17592310 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001039653 100 $a20130116h20132013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aBangladesh $ethe path to middle income status from an urban perspective /$fElisa Muzzini and Gabriela Aparicio 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$d[2013] 210 4$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 131pages)$cillustrations ;$d25 cm 225 1 $aDirections in Development 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-9859-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aC1; C2; 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; Figures; Figure O.1 Two Paths to a Lower-Middle-Income Bangladesh; 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 327 $aThe Importance of a Competitive Urban Space for Growth Organization of the Study; Boxes; Box 1.1 Innovation, Connectivity, and Livability as the Drivers of Urban Competitiveness; Notes; References; CHAPTER 2 Bangladesh's Urban Space Today: Implications for the Growth Agenda; Introduction; Rapid Urbanization Accompanied by Strong Economic Growth; Figure 2.1 Urbanization and Economic Development in South Asia, 1960-2009; Figure 2.2 Urbanization and Annual Growth Rates of Total, Urban, and Rural Population in Bangladesh, 1950-2010; Figure 2.3 Urbanization and per Capita Income, by Region, 2000 327 $aFigure 2.4 Composition of GDP in Bangladesh, 1990-2010 Exceptionally High Population Density; Maps; Map 2.1 Population Density of Bangladesh, 2011; Primacy of Dhaka; Figure 2.5 Cross-Country Correlation between Population Density, Urbanization, and GDP, 2000; Box 2.1 The Political Economy Advantage of Capital Cities; Figure 2.6 Urban Population in Largest Cities and per Capita GDP in Selected Countries; Concentrated Economic Production and Low Economic Density; Figure 2.7 Economic Geography of Bangladesh, 2009; Table 2.1 Employment Density in Bangladesh's Main Urban Areas, 2001-09 327 $aFigure 2.8 Economic Concentration in Largest Cities and per Capita GDP in Selected Countries Tables; Figure 2.9 Population and Economic Density of Urban Agglomerations, 2006; Figure 2.10 South Asia at Night: Economic Density Proxied by Light Emission, 2005; Specialization in Low-Value-Added, Labor-Intensive Garment Production; Figure 2.11 Export Sophistication and per Capita GDP in Selected Countries, 2006; Peri-Urbanization of Garment Employment in Metropolitan Dhaka; Figure 2.12 Export Concentration in Selected Developing Countries, 1980-2006 327 $aFigure 2.13 Formal Garment Employment in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area, 2001-09 Map 2.2 Employment Density of Garment Industry in Greater Dhaka Metropolitan Area, 2009; Map 2.3 Spatial Patterns of Manufacturing Employment in the Republic of Korea, 1960-2005; Extremely Poor Infrastructure, Low Level of Services, and Lack of Amenities; Box 2.2 Deconcentrating Manufacturing in Brazil and Indonesia; Figure 2.14 International Benchmarking of Infrastructure, Services, and Amenities in Dhaka City, 2010; Persistent, Albeit Declining, Regional Disparities in Welfare 327 $aBenchmarking Bangladesh's Urban Features 330 $aBangladesh seeks to attain middle-income status by 2021, the 50th anniversary of its independence. 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