Farida Khan is a Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin, Parkside, US.

Recent articles

The Bangladeshi microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus deserves the Nobel peace prize for the way his Grameen Bank has put development economics at the service of women's empowerment, says Farida Khan.

The ready-made garment industry is the backbone of economic growth in Bangladesh and an important factor for future development, argues Farida Khan in this reply to human rights campaigner Anita Roddick.