Bangladesh : from counting the poor to making the poor count.
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| Author / Creator: | Shah, Shekhar, 1955- |
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c1999. |
| Description: | xiii, 66 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | A World Bank country study World Bank country study. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4219883 |
| Summary: | Reducing poverty is the central development challenge in Bangladesh. This poverty assessment addresses several basic 'counting the poor' questions: Who are the poor? How numerous are they? Where do they live? What are the characteristics of poor households? How should we measure poverty? Has poverty declined? Has inequality increased? In answering these questions this poverty assessment constructs a poverty profile for Bangladesh.Although poverty has declined in Bangladesh in the 1990s, the remaining challenges are enormous. This report is part of a long-term process of capacity building and mainstreaming of poverty analysis in Bangladesh. Its findings suggest five pillars of a possible poverty reduction strategy: * Accelerating economic growth * Promoting education for the poor * Investing in poor areas * Improved targeting of public expenditures and safety nets * Forming further partnerships with NGOs Discussions with stakeholders, NGOs, the government, poverty researchers, and other donors in Bangladesh arising from this report will help to build support for an action plan and more detailed policy and institutional changes for faster poverty reduction. |
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| Item Description: | "Prepared by a team led by Shekhar Shah and consisting of Quentin Wodon (consultant) and Martin Ravallion"--P. . "The background work for this report was discussed at a seminar jointly sponsored by the Government of Bangladesh and the World Bank in Dhaka in May 1997 and in subsequent discussions in Dhaka in August 1997 and February 1998"--P. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 66 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [61]-66). |
| ISBN: | 0821344145 |