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102413
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2011.
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The resolution of the great Cold War power struggle created a wave of optimism that modernisation, free-market globalisation and democratisation would extend the horizons of peace and prosperity across the world. These hopes were dashed by a progression of seemingly disjointed setbacks: economic crises, regional wars based on nationalism and ethnicity, and global crime and terrorism. Yet these varied challenges stem from common roots. The United States and its partners created a global political economy defined by the norms, institutions and power structures of 'bounded capitalism', providing the steadying influence of social-welfare policies in order to win societal support for building a regime of liberal international economic interaction. The structure of this world system is changing as the status quo powers face relative decline and new players enter the field, demanding adjustments. As developed and developing states deal differently with the problems of market development and welfare provision, the norms and precepts of the system are also in flux. Any attempt to deal with coming challenges must address the deeper social and economic transformations at work, rather than focusing piecemeal on their symptoms.
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151051
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Theory of change as a research tool is adopted considerably to comprehend the socio-economic changes resulted from development interventions. The main objective is to understand whether, to what extent and in which areas the interventions have brought significant changes. Bangladesh is widely known as a ‘social laboratory’ where thousands of programmes and projects are being implemented to bring about positive economic and social changes. In the present study, ‘theory of change’ has been operationalised for assessing Empowerment of the Poor through Integrated Agriculture (EPIA) programme adopting quantitative method in the implementation area. The empirical findings suggest that the EPIA programme has brought about significant changes among its beneficiaries located at Bauphal upazila in Patuakhali district which is a backward coastal area of Bangladesh. The results reveal that considerably positive changes took place in income and asset building of the beneficiaries in a quite short period of time in a rural coastal area where the problems of multiple natural hazards like cyclone and salinity are recurrent phenomenon. The positive outcomes and lessons can be learnt through further in-depth study in the programme area, scaled up and replicated widely in other backward areas of the country through necessary customisation.
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100354
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Karachi, Oxford University Press, 2009.
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xxxiii, 307p.
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9780195476699
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 055512 | 338.95491/HAS 055512 | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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