To What Extent Are Bangladesh's Recent Gains in Poverty Reduction Different from the Past?

The poor in Bangladesh are more likely to belong to households with a larger number of dependents and lower education among household members, be engaged in daily wage labor, own little land, and be less likely to receive remittances. This poverty profile for 2005 is similar to the profile in the mid-1980s and hence at first glance it would appear that little has changed over time. A closer look at national household survey data suggests a more nuanced story. This paper uses the latest two rounds of the Bangladesh Household Income and Expenditure Survey to decompose the micro-determinants of poverty reduction between 2000 and 2005, closely following a similar analysis using five earlier rounds of the Survey. The comparison of results shows that the spatial distribution of poverty seen in earlier decades has changed with time and the drivers of poverty reduction are different in several respects.

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Main Authors: Kotikula, Aphichoke, Narayan, Ambar, Zaman, Hassan
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-02
Subjects:ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESS TO HOUSEHOLD, ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE, ACCESS TO MARKET, ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACCESS TO SANITATION, ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AGRICULTURAL SECTORS, AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT, AGRICULTURAL WAGE, AGRICULTURAL WAGE EMPLOYMENT, AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR, ANTI-POVERTY, CHANGES IN POVERTY, COMMUNITY LEVEL, COMMUNITY SURVEY, CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA, CONSUMPTION POVERTY, CORRELATES OF POVERTY, CREDIT ACCESS, CREDIT PROGRAMS, DAILY WAGE, DECLINE IN POVERTY, DECOMPOSITION METHODOLOGY, DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS, DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE, DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY, DISTRICT LEVEL, DRIVERS OF POVERTY REDUCTION, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EDUCATION LEVEL, EDUCATION LEVELS, ENDOWMENTS, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURES, EXTREME POVERTY, FAMILIES, FARM ENTERPRISES, FARM SECTOR, FARMER, FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, GENDER, GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY, GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, HEADCOUNT RATE, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELECTRICITY, HOUSING, HUMAN CAPITAL, IMPACT ON POVERTY, IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, INCOME SHOCKS, INEQUALITY, INTERNATIONAL BANK, LAGGING REGIONS, LAND DISTRIBUTION, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND SIZE, LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS, LATRINE, LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP, MARRIED WOMEN, MFIS, MICRO FINANCE, MICRO-CREDIT, MICRO-FINANCE, MICRO-FINANCE ACCESS, MICROCREDIT, MICROFINANCE, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL POVERTY, NATIONAL POVERTY RATE, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POOR, POOR AREAS, POOR HOUSEHOLD, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR PEOPLE, POORER HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION CENSUS, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY GAP, POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY PROGRAMS, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY STATUS, RECEIPT, REDUCTION IN POVERTY, REGIONAL DISPARITIES, REGIONAL DISPARITY, REGIONAL INEQUALITY, REGIONAL SCIENCE, REMITTANCES, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL HOUSEHOLD, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION, SANITATION, SELF EMPLOYMENT, SMALL ENTERPRISES, SMALL LANDOWNERS, SPATIAL DIMENSIONS, SPATIAL DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY, SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY, STATUS OF WOMEN, TARGETING, URBAN AREA, URBAN AREAS,
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spelling dig-okr-10986199132024-08-08T16:12:50Z To What Extent Are Bangladesh's Recent Gains in Poverty Reduction Different from the Past? Kotikula, Aphichoke Narayan, Ambar Zaman, Hassan ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO HOUSEHOLD ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO MARKET ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO SANITATION ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL WAGE AGRICULTURAL WAGE EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR ANTI-POVERTY CHANGES IN POVERTY COMMUNITY LEVEL COMMUNITY SURVEY CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POVERTY CORRELATES OF POVERTY CREDIT ACCESS CREDIT PROGRAMS DAILY WAGE DECLINE IN POVERTY DECOMPOSITION METHODOLOGY DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISTRICT LEVEL DRIVERS OF POVERTY REDUCTION EARNINGS ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVELS ENDOWMENTS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES FARM ENTERPRISES FARM SECTOR FARMER FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS GENDER GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION HEADCOUNT RATE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELECTRICITY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL IMPACT ON POVERTY IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME SHOCKS INEQUALITY INTERNATIONAL BANK LAGGING REGIONS LAND DISTRIBUTION LAND OWNERSHIP LAND SIZE LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS LATRINE LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP MARRIED WOMEN MFIS MICRO FINANCE MICRO-CREDIT MICRO-FINANCE MICRO-FINANCE ACCESS MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY RATE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR AREAS POOR HOUSEHOLD POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POORER HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION CENSUS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY GAP POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LINE POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY PROGRAMS POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY STATUS RECEIPT REDUCTION IN POVERTY REGIONAL DISPARITIES REGIONAL DISPARITY REGIONAL INEQUALITY REGIONAL SCIENCE REMITTANCES RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION SANITATION SELF EMPLOYMENT SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL LANDOWNERS SPATIAL DIMENSIONS SPATIAL DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY STATUS OF WOMEN TARGETING URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS The poor in Bangladesh are more likely to belong to households with a larger number of dependents and lower education among household members, be engaged in daily wage labor, own little land, and be less likely to receive remittances. This poverty profile for 2005 is similar to the profile in the mid-1980s and hence at first glance it would appear that little has changed over time. A closer look at national household survey data suggests a more nuanced story. This paper uses the latest two rounds of the Bangladesh Household Income and Expenditure Survey to decompose the micro-determinants of poverty reduction between 2000 and 2005, closely following a similar analysis using five earlier rounds of the Survey. The comparison of results shows that the spatial distribution of poverty seen in earlier decades has changed with time and the drivers of poverty reduction are different in several respects. 2014-09-02T17:08:07Z 2014-09-02T17:08:07Z 2010-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/02/11739220/extent-bangladeshs-recent-gains-poverty-reduction-different-past https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19913 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 5199 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, DC
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topic ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO HOUSEHOLD
ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
ACCESS TO MARKET
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCESS TO SANITATION
ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL WAGE
AGRICULTURAL WAGE EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR
ANTI-POVERTY
CHANGES IN POVERTY
COMMUNITY LEVEL
COMMUNITY SURVEY
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
CONSUMPTION POVERTY
CORRELATES OF POVERTY
CREDIT ACCESS
CREDIT PROGRAMS
DAILY WAGE
DECLINE IN POVERTY
DECOMPOSITION METHODOLOGY
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
DISTRICT LEVEL
DRIVERS OF POVERTY REDUCTION
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATION LEVELS
ENDOWMENTS
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILIES
FARM ENTERPRISES
FARM SECTOR
FARMER
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
GENDER
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
HEADCOUNT RATE
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELECTRICITY
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPACT ON POVERTY
IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME SHOCKS
INEQUALITY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
LAGGING REGIONS
LAND DISTRIBUTION
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND SIZE
LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS
LATRINE
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
MARRIED WOMEN
MFIS
MICRO FINANCE
MICRO-CREDIT
MICRO-FINANCE
MICRO-FINANCE ACCESS
MICROCREDIT
MICROFINANCE
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY RATE
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR
POOR AREAS
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POORER HOUSEHOLDS
POPULATION CENSUS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY PROGRAMS
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY STATUS
RECEIPT
REDUCTION IN POVERTY
REGIONAL DISPARITIES
REGIONAL DISPARITY
REGIONAL INEQUALITY
REGIONAL SCIENCE
REMITTANCES
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
SANITATION
SELF EMPLOYMENT
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SMALL LANDOWNERS
SPATIAL DIMENSIONS
SPATIAL DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY
STATUS OF WOMEN
TARGETING
URBAN AREA
URBAN AREAS
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO HOUSEHOLD
ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
ACCESS TO MARKET
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCESS TO SANITATION
ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL WAGE
AGRICULTURAL WAGE EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR
ANTI-POVERTY
CHANGES IN POVERTY
COMMUNITY LEVEL
COMMUNITY SURVEY
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
CONSUMPTION POVERTY
CORRELATES OF POVERTY
CREDIT ACCESS
CREDIT PROGRAMS
DAILY WAGE
DECLINE IN POVERTY
DECOMPOSITION METHODOLOGY
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
DISTRICT LEVEL
DRIVERS OF POVERTY REDUCTION
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATION LEVELS
ENDOWMENTS
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILIES
FARM ENTERPRISES
FARM SECTOR
FARMER
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
GENDER
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
HEADCOUNT RATE
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELECTRICITY
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPACT ON POVERTY
IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME SHOCKS
INEQUALITY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
LAGGING REGIONS
LAND DISTRIBUTION
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND SIZE
LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS
LATRINE
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
MARRIED WOMEN
MFIS
MICRO FINANCE
MICRO-CREDIT
MICRO-FINANCE
MICRO-FINANCE ACCESS
MICROCREDIT
MICROFINANCE
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY RATE
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR
POOR AREAS
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POORER HOUSEHOLDS
POPULATION CENSUS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY PROGRAMS
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY STATUS
RECEIPT
REDUCTION IN POVERTY
REGIONAL DISPARITIES
REGIONAL DISPARITY
REGIONAL INEQUALITY
REGIONAL SCIENCE
REMITTANCES
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
SANITATION
SELF EMPLOYMENT
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SMALL LANDOWNERS
SPATIAL DIMENSIONS
SPATIAL DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY
STATUS OF WOMEN
TARGETING
URBAN AREA
URBAN AREAS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO HOUSEHOLD
ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
ACCESS TO MARKET
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCESS TO SANITATION
ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL WAGE
AGRICULTURAL WAGE EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR
ANTI-POVERTY
CHANGES IN POVERTY
COMMUNITY LEVEL
COMMUNITY SURVEY
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
CONSUMPTION POVERTY
CORRELATES OF POVERTY
CREDIT ACCESS
CREDIT PROGRAMS
DAILY WAGE
DECLINE IN POVERTY
DECOMPOSITION METHODOLOGY
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
DISTRICT LEVEL
DRIVERS OF POVERTY REDUCTION
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATION LEVELS
ENDOWMENTS
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILIES
FARM ENTERPRISES
FARM SECTOR
FARMER
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
GENDER
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
HEADCOUNT RATE
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELECTRICITY
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPACT ON POVERTY
IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME SHOCKS
INEQUALITY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
LAGGING REGIONS
LAND DISTRIBUTION
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND SIZE
LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS
LATRINE
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
MARRIED WOMEN
MFIS
MICRO FINANCE
MICRO-CREDIT
MICRO-FINANCE
MICRO-FINANCE ACCESS
MICROCREDIT
MICROFINANCE
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY RATE
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR
POOR AREAS
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POORER HOUSEHOLDS
POPULATION CENSUS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY PROGRAMS
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY STATUS
RECEIPT
REDUCTION IN POVERTY
REGIONAL DISPARITIES
REGIONAL DISPARITY
REGIONAL INEQUALITY
REGIONAL SCIENCE
REMITTANCES
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
SANITATION
SELF EMPLOYMENT
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SMALL LANDOWNERS
SPATIAL DIMENSIONS
SPATIAL DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY
STATUS OF WOMEN
TARGETING
URBAN AREA
URBAN AREAS
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO HOUSEHOLD
ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
ACCESS TO MARKET
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCESS TO SANITATION
ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL WAGE
AGRICULTURAL WAGE EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR
ANTI-POVERTY
CHANGES IN POVERTY
COMMUNITY LEVEL
COMMUNITY SURVEY
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
CONSUMPTION POVERTY
CORRELATES OF POVERTY
CREDIT ACCESS
CREDIT PROGRAMS
DAILY WAGE
DECLINE IN POVERTY
DECOMPOSITION METHODOLOGY
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
DISTRICT LEVEL
DRIVERS OF POVERTY REDUCTION
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATION LEVELS
ENDOWMENTS
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILIES
FARM ENTERPRISES
FARM SECTOR
FARMER
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
GENDER
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
HEADCOUNT RATE
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELECTRICITY
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPACT ON POVERTY
IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME SHOCKS
INEQUALITY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
LAGGING REGIONS
LAND DISTRIBUTION
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND SIZE
LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS
LATRINE
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
MARRIED WOMEN
MFIS
MICRO FINANCE
MICRO-CREDIT
MICRO-FINANCE
MICRO-FINANCE ACCESS
MICROCREDIT
MICROFINANCE
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY RATE
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR
POOR AREAS
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POORER HOUSEHOLDS
POPULATION CENSUS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY PROGRAMS
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY STATUS
RECEIPT
REDUCTION IN POVERTY
REGIONAL DISPARITIES
REGIONAL DISPARITY
REGIONAL INEQUALITY
REGIONAL SCIENCE
REMITTANCES
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
SANITATION
SELF EMPLOYMENT
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SMALL LANDOWNERS
SPATIAL DIMENSIONS
SPATIAL DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY
STATUS OF WOMEN
TARGETING
URBAN AREA
URBAN AREAS
Kotikula, Aphichoke
Narayan, Ambar
Zaman, Hassan
To What Extent Are Bangladesh's Recent Gains in Poverty Reduction Different from the Past?
description The poor in Bangladesh are more likely to belong to households with a larger number of dependents and lower education among household members, be engaged in daily wage labor, own little land, and be less likely to receive remittances. This poverty profile for 2005 is similar to the profile in the mid-1980s and hence at first glance it would appear that little has changed over time. A closer look at national household survey data suggests a more nuanced story. This paper uses the latest two rounds of the Bangladesh Household Income and Expenditure Survey to decompose the micro-determinants of poverty reduction between 2000 and 2005, closely following a similar analysis using five earlier rounds of the Survey. The comparison of results shows that the spatial distribution of poverty seen in earlier decades has changed with time and the drivers of poverty reduction are different in several respects.
topic_facet ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO HOUSEHOLD
ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
ACCESS TO MARKET
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCESS TO SANITATION
ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL WAGE
AGRICULTURAL WAGE EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR
ANTI-POVERTY
CHANGES IN POVERTY
COMMUNITY LEVEL
COMMUNITY SURVEY
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
CONSUMPTION POVERTY
CORRELATES OF POVERTY
CREDIT ACCESS
CREDIT PROGRAMS
DAILY WAGE
DECLINE IN POVERTY
DECOMPOSITION METHODOLOGY
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
DISTRICT LEVEL
DRIVERS OF POVERTY REDUCTION
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATION LEVELS
ENDOWMENTS
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILIES
FARM ENTERPRISES
FARM SECTOR
FARMER
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
GENDER
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
HEADCOUNT RATE
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELECTRICITY
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPACT ON POVERTY
IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME SHOCKS
INEQUALITY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
LAGGING REGIONS
LAND DISTRIBUTION
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND SIZE
LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS
LATRINE
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
MARRIED WOMEN
MFIS
MICRO FINANCE
MICRO-CREDIT
MICRO-FINANCE
MICRO-FINANCE ACCESS
MICROCREDIT
MICROFINANCE
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY RATE
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR
POOR AREAS
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POORER HOUSEHOLDS
POPULATION CENSUS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY PROGRAMS
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY STATUS
RECEIPT
REDUCTION IN POVERTY
REGIONAL DISPARITIES
REGIONAL DISPARITY
REGIONAL INEQUALITY
REGIONAL SCIENCE
REMITTANCES
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
SANITATION
SELF EMPLOYMENT
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SMALL LANDOWNERS
SPATIAL DIMENSIONS
SPATIAL DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY
STATUS OF WOMEN
TARGETING
URBAN AREA
URBAN AREAS
author Kotikula, Aphichoke
Narayan, Ambar
Zaman, Hassan
author_facet Kotikula, Aphichoke
Narayan, Ambar
Zaman, Hassan
author_sort Kotikula, Aphichoke
title To What Extent Are Bangladesh's Recent Gains in Poverty Reduction Different from the Past?
title_short To What Extent Are Bangladesh's Recent Gains in Poverty Reduction Different from the Past?
title_full To What Extent Are Bangladesh's Recent Gains in Poverty Reduction Different from the Past?
title_fullStr To What Extent Are Bangladesh's Recent Gains in Poverty Reduction Different from the Past?
title_full_unstemmed To What Extent Are Bangladesh's Recent Gains in Poverty Reduction Different from the Past?
title_sort to what extent are bangladesh's recent gains in poverty reduction different from the past?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2010-02
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/02/11739220/extent-bangladeshs-recent-gains-poverty-reduction-different-past
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19913
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