1 Building Inclusive Markets in Rural Bangladesh: How Intermediaries Work Institutional Voids1

1 Acknowledgements: This paper is the outcomes of a truly collaborative effort and all three authors contributed equally. While our work is about breaking conventions, we for once adhere to conventions in publishing and list authors in alphabetical order. We would like to thank Tima Bansal for her exceptional guidance and three anonymous reviewers who encouraged and helped us to find and refine the empirical and theoretical nuggets in this project. This paper would not have been possible without BRAC and the people that make BRAC. We particularly thank Fazle Abed for sharing insights and wisdom. We are also grateful for the following people who graciously