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Growth and stagnation: Bangladesh’s first 50 years
Growth and stagnation: Bangladesh’s first 50 years
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21 minutes
Released:
Mar 26, 2021
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The country has empowered its women, established itself as a garment-industry powerhouse and vastly improved public health—but its politics remains troubled. The pandemic has not reduced average global happiness, but rather reshaped it: the old are more content and the young less so. And a look at the staggering costs of the Suez Canal blockage. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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Released:
Mar 26, 2021
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