Poverty Assessment for Bangladesh

Bangladesh has made good progress in reducing poverty over the past decade despite the series of external shocks which have routinely affected the country. Poverty fell from 49 percent in 2000 to 40 percent in 2005, propelled by respectable economic growth and relatively stable inequality. These statistics are reflected in tangible improvements in poor people's lives, such as a sharp reduction in those living under flimsy straw roofs in rural areas. Unfortunately, climatic shocks such as the 2007 floods and cyclone, as well as rising food prices, have slowed the country's progress in reducing poverty. Despite these setbacks we expect that Bangladesh will reach its Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving the number of people living in extreme poverty by 2015. Poverty reduction is not just about improving household income, but also about enhancing human capability. Our optimism in Bangladesh's future is also based on its significant gains in human development over the past 15 years. Despite its recent progress in reducing poverty, Bangladesh remains a poor country with about 56 million poor people in 2005 and continuing disparities across occupational groups, gender, and regions. Although growing regional inequality is characteristic of many developing countries experiencing rapid economic growth, Bangladesh is somewhat unique in that the natural boundaries created by its rivers limit integration between economically unequal geographic areas. This report shows that higher productivity in agriculture, job creation in urban growth poles and promoting migration will be essential for further poverty reduction across Bangladesh. Sustaining this reduction will require maintaining the progress made thus far in slowing population growth, and providing better quality options in schooling and healthcare. Another urgent priority is to better coordinate the country's existing safety net system in order to expand effective programs in line with the needs of the poor.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Dhaka 2008-10
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE INEQUALITY, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO HOUSEHOLD, ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACCESS TO SANITATION, ADVERSE IMPACTS, AGGREGATE POVERTY, AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL SEASON, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT, AGRICULTURAL WAGE, AVERAGE GROWTH, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, CAPITAL ACCUMULATION, CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS, CASH TRANSFERS, CHANGES IN POVERTY, CHILD DELIVERY, CHILD MORTALITY, CHRONIC POVERTY, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES, CONSUMPTION GROWTH, CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA, CONSUMPTION POVERTY, CREDIT ACCESS, CROP PRODUCTION, CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION, DAILY WAGE, DATA SETS, DECLINE IN POVERTY, DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT GOALS, DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS, DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY, DISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGES, DIVERSIFICATION, DRIVERS OF POVERTY REDUCTION, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC SHOCKS, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION LEVEL, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EMPLOYMENT GENERATION, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENROLMENT RATES, EXTERNAL SHOCKS, EXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS, EXTREME POVERTY, EXTREME POVERTY LINE, FARMERS, FEMALE PARTICIPATION, FOOD BUNDLE, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD EXPENDITURE, FOOD INTAKE, FOOD ITEMS, FOOD POVERTY, FOOD POVERTY LINE, FOOD PRICE, FOOD PRICES, FOOD TRANSFERS, FOOD-FOR-EDUCATION, FOOD-FOR-WORK, GENDER DIMENSIONS, GINI COEFFICIENT, GINI INDEX, GROWTH RATES, HEALTH EXPENDITURE, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH PROGRAMS, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HOUSING, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IMPACT OF SHOCKS, IMPACT ON POVERTY, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME GENERATION, INCOME GROWTH, INCOME POVERTY, INCOME SUPPORT, INEQUALITY, INTERREGIONAL TRANSPORT, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE, LAGGING REGIONS, LAND OWNERSHIP, LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP, MALNUTRITION, MATERNAL HEALTH, MICRO FINANCE INSTITUTIONS, NATIONAL ACCOUNTS, NATIONAL POVERTY, NATIONAL POVERTY HEADCOUNT, NATIONAL POVERTY LINE, NATURAL DISASTER, NATURAL DISASTERS, NUTRITION, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE, PER CAPITA INCOMES, POLICY OPTIONS, POLICY RESEARCH, POOR, POOR AREAS, POOR CHILDREN, POOR GAP, POOR HEALTH, POOR PEOPLE, POOR PEOPLES, POOR POPULATION, POOR WOMEN, POPULATION SHARE, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY CHANGES, POVERTY DECLINE, POVERTY ESTIMATES, POVERTY GAP, POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE, POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES, POVERTY IMPACT, POVERTY IMPACT OF GROWTH, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POVERTY LEVEL, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY MEASUREMENT, POVERTY MEASURES, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POVERTY TRAPS, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC SPENDING, RAPID GROWTH, REDUCING POVERTY, REDUCTION IN POVERTY, REGIONAL DIFFERENCES, REGIONAL DISPARITIES, REGIONAL GAPS, REGIONAL GROWTH, REGIONAL INEQUALITY, REGIONAL PATTERN, REGIONAL PRICE, REGIONAL PRICE DIFFERENCES, REGIONAL VARIATIONS, RELATIVE INEQUALITY, REMOTE AREAS, REPEATED SHOCKS, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DIFFERENCES, RURAL EMPLOYMENT, RURAL GAP, RURAL GAPS, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL INEQUALITY, RURAL MAINTENANCE, RURAL POOR, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL POVERTY RATE, RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SAFETY NET SYSTEM, SAFETY NETS, SANITATION, SCHOOLING, SECONDARY SCHOOLING, SHARP REDUCTION, SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SPATIAL DIFFERENCES, SPATIAL PATTERN, SQUARED POVERTY GAP, SUBSISTENCE, SUBSISTENCE FARMERS, TARGETING, URBAN AREAS, URBAN GROWTH, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAGE GROWTH, WELFARE INDICATORS, WELFARE MEASURE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/332231468205174828/Poverty-assessment-for-Bangladesh-creating-opportunities-and-bridging-the-East-West-divide https://hdl.handle.net/10986/28239
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