Birth of a megaproject: Political economy of flood control in bangladesh |
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Authors: | James K. Boyce |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 01003 Amherst, Massachusetts, USA |
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Abstract: | A major flood control initiative has been launched in Bangladesh under the coordination of the World Bank. The bank's five-year Action Plan is intended to initiate a long-term investment program, the specifics of which remain to be determined. Long-term proposals under consideration include the construction of massive embankments along the great rivers of the Bangladesh delta. The wisdom of such a “structural solution” to Bangladesh's flood problems can be questioned on economic, environmental, and technical grounds. Regrettably, the decision-making process has not encouraged wide debate on these questions. |
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Keywords: | Bangladesh Development economics Floods Flood control Natural hazards |
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