Beyond dualism : agricultural productivity, small towns, and structural change in Bangladesh (English)

This paper uses a framework that goes beyond rural-urban dualism and highlights the role of small town economy in understanding structural change in a developing country. It provides a theoretical and empirical analysis of the role of agricultural productivity in structural transformation in the labor market. The empirical work is based on a general equilibrium model that formalizes the demand and labor market linkages: the small-town draws labor...

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Emran,M. Shahe;

Shilpi,Forhad J.;
Document Date
2017/06/06
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8087
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Bangladesh,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2017/06/06
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Beyond dualism : agricultural productivity, small towns, and structural change in Bangladesh
Keywords
agricultural productivity

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Emran,M. Shahe; Shilpi,Forhad J..

Beyond dualism : agricultural productivity, small towns, and structural change in Bangladesh (English). Paper is funded by the Strategic Research Program (SRP)|Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8087 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/632031496763345726

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