Research
Social Entrepreneurship (SE) Development in Bangladesh
The paper presents the results of a survey during the period of 2012-1013 that has been carried out by us in order to examine the potentiality of the social entrepreneurship development. The samples covered in this study were social entrepreneurs. The total numbers of social entrepreneurs are 50 by taking 10 from each village of Sitakunda Thana in Chittagong on the basis of purposive sampling. Empirical survey portrays the prevalence of potentialities for social entrepreneurship development in the study areas. Many problems in implementation of the social entrepreneurship development programme have been identifies such as lack of support for social entrepreneurs, inadequate motivational training, absence of capacity building programme of social entrepreneurship, ineffective campaign programmes, absence of network among government, Philanthropist other stakeholders, absence of effective management information system and lack of research on social entrepreneurship in study areas. The study, in conclusion, has attempted to find out implications and offering strategies towards the goal of successful implication of the social entrepreneurship development programme in Bangladesh in general in study areas in particular.
Enhancing Regional Trade Potentials and Economic Cooperation among the Saarc Countries: Exploring Major Challenges and Propositions
Sustainable economic growth of countries nowadays relies much on the regional economic alliance developed among countries. This type of integration is gradually spreading to different parts of the world including the South Asia. SAARC is an organization of South Asian countries, mainly institutionalized as an economic alliance to work with collaboration and accelerate their socio-economic development. But, since the inception of SAARC, the achievement in regional economic integration is insignificant and the level of intra-regional trade flow among SAARC countries is still very low compared to the rest of the world. The region accounts for a very insignificant share of world trade but persistent high levels of tariff barriers. The present study attempts to examine the prospects and briefly reviews and identifies constraints to intra-regional trade and modes of economic cooperation in the region. It aims to enhance cooperation amongst members in order to improve competitiveness and put forward a set of recommendations for the policy makers requiring relentless determination to make the alliance successful in future.
