Bangladesh and Poverty
- Capital:
Dhaka - Population:
156118464 - Size:
144000.0 Km2
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- The BLDS poverty collection
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- Search for the latest poverty-related print documents on this country from the British Library for Development Studies collection
- Is growth in Bangladesh's rice production sustainable?
- John Baffes; Madhur Gautam / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1996
- The current level of per capita production of rice in Bangladesh can be sustained only through increased yields of modern rice varieties. The recent growth of food grain (primarily rice) production in Bangladesh has outpaced po...
- Policies and strategies for poverty reduction in Norwegian development aid: a review
- A. Ofstad; E.N. Tjønneland / Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, 1999
- Paper provides an overview of Norwegian policiesand strategies for poverty reduction. It assesses Norway’s development aid policy in light of the renewed international donor emphasis on poverty and the ambition of assisting in re...
- Lessons for using community-based methods to promote the adoption of new technologies
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001
- The six case studies presented in this paper intend to show the impact of the application of agricultural technologies in improving food security and eradicating poverty, and lessons to be learned in terms of "best practices " in appr...
- Does microfinance really help the poor?: new evidence from flagship programs in Bangladesh
- J. Morduch / MacArthur Network, Princeton University, 1998
- This paper draws on a new cross-sectional survey of nearly 1800 households, some of which are served by the Grameen Bank and two similar programs, and some of which have no access to programs. Households that are eligible to bo...
- Educating girls to delay marriage in Bangladesh
- Population Council, USA, 2000
- In order to address the issue of education is Bangladesh being affordable only for the wealthy. This paper comments on incentive programmes by the government and assesses the effects of these programmes on the lives of boys and girls....
- Growth, Poverty, and Inequality: A Regional Panel for Bangladesh
- Q.T. Wodon / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1999
- Empirical work in Bangladesh shows that growth reduces poverty in both urban and rural areas - and is associated with rising inequality only in urban areas. It appears that promoting growth in rural areas rather than urban areas would...
- Microdeterminants of Consumption, Poverty, Growth, and Inequality in Bangladesh
- Q.T. Wodon / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1999
- What are the gains from a better education, more land ownership, or a different occupation in Bangladesh? Do the gains differ in urban and rural areas? Have they remained stable over time? Do household size, family structure, and gend...
- Banking on the poor? : branch placement and non-farm rural development in Bangladesh
- Martin Ravallion; Quentin Wodon / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1997
- In Bangladesh, Grameen Bank puts banks in areas where gains from switching from farming to nonfarm enterprises favor the poor. Other banks put more weight on potential gains to the nonpoor. Ravallion and Wodon assess whether the place...
- Poor people's view of the good life
- PovertyNet, World Bank, 1999
- Also known as Consultations With The Poor, the report looks at poor people's definition of what comprises a good life, and the role of poverty. Based on interviews conducted using participative methods. The Consultations study ...
- Does Swedish debt relief contribute to economic growth? Does economic growth reach the poor? Does Sweden influence policies in partner countries? Have donors supported the "right" reforms?
- H. White / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 1999
- Programme aid - that is, import support, debt relief and budget support - has constituted a considerable part of Swedish aid in the 1990's. However, the volumes of programme aid have fallen both in relative and absolute terms during t...
- Chars Livelihoods Programme (CLP)
- The Chars Livelihoods Programme (CLP) works with extreme poor households living on island chars in north western Bangladesh, and aims to improve the livelihoods of over one million people. The CLP is jointly funded by UKaid through the Department for International Development and the Australian Government (AusAID), sponsored by the Rural Development and Co-operatives Division of the Government of...
- Equity and Justice Working Group (EJWG)
- Activists advocating policy dialogue and change in attitudes in Bangladesh
- Programme for Research on Chronic Poverty, Bangladesh
- Understanding policy to combat structural poverty and vulnerability
