Growth and Development of Small Enterprise: The Case of Bangladesh

This text examines the socio-economic, administrative and industrial legacies of small enterprise development, as well as analyzing how policy environments impact on the promotion of small enterprises in a LDC setting. It provides an overview of the growth and development constraints and finally draws conclusions relevant to policy, all in the context of Bangladesh. The author maintains that development of the economy, particularly small enterprises in the rural areas, is a matter of institution building, ensuring participation of rural people at large and initiating a substantial and painful shift in the nature of the development path. With its systematic treatment, the text should be of use to planners, policymakers, researchers, academics and advanced students in the field of small enterprise development, especially in developing countries.