Poverty assessment for Bangladesh : creating opportunities and bridging the East-West divide (English)

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...

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Narayan,Ambar;

Zaman,Hassan;
Document Date
2008/10/01
Document Type
Country Economic Memorandum
Report Number
73147
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Bangladesh,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2012/10/11
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Poverty assessment for Bangladesh : creating opportunities and bridging the East-West divide
Keywords
Finance & Private Sector Development

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Narayan,Ambar; Zaman,Hassan.

Poverty assessment for Bangladesh : creating opportunities and bridging the East-West divide (English). Bangladesh development series|paper no. 26 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/332231468205174828

Poverty assessment for Bangladesh : creating opportunities and bridging the East-West divide (English)

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