Assignment:
Base your answers on class notes (for some data, this is more up-to-date than the readings) and on the readings posted to blackboard. Their names are Khan-Bangladesh and Karadjis -Vietnam. Your answers on the exam should be quite thorough and you may bring a page of notes.
1. What is the condition of labor like in Bangladesh today, especially in the garment industry? Consider wages, working conditions, hours worked, gender of workers, representation by unions.
2. Contrast this with the condition of labor in Vietnam.
3. Vietnam considers its economic system "market socialism" that emphasizes the improvement of social welfare. How does Vietnam fare on various social indicators and social spending? How does this compare with other countries?
4. Contrast this with social indicators in Bangladesh and China.
Readings:
1. The economy of bangladesh A Quarter Century of Development
By Azizur Rahman Khan
2. Vietnam: Towards Capitalism or Socilaism
By Michael Karadjis