Promoting the Rural Non-Farm Sector in Bangladesh : Volume 1. Summary Report
The major constraints to RNF growth, according to a large survey of rural entrepreneurs,' include (1) flood and natural disasters; (2) access to electricity; (3) road conditions, (4) access to finance and (5) transportation to markets. Banglad...
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ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURE ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL GOODS CIVIL SOCIETY CONSUMERS CORRUPTION CPI CULTIVABLE LAND DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC TRENDS EMPLOYMENT EXPORTS EXTENSION SERVICES EXTREME POVERTY FAMINE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISH FISHERIES FLOODS FRUITS GDP GDP DEFLATOR GDP PER CAPITA GOVERNMENT FINANCE GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH RATE HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORTS INCOME INCOME ELASTICITY INCOME INEQUALITY INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR FORCE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND USE LARGE CITIES LEGAL FRAMEWORK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS MACROECONOMIC POLICIES METROPOLITAN AREAS METROPOLITAN CITIES MICROFINANCE NATURAL DISASTERS NEW ENTRANTS PER CAPITA INCOME PHYSICAL CAPITAL POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY LINE PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE CONSUMPTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING REFRIGERATION REGRESSION ANALYSIS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERMS OF TRADE TRADE POLICIES TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION URBAN AREAS URBAN SERVICES URBANIZATION WAGES WORKING CAPITAL |
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ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURE ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL GOODS CIVIL SOCIETY CONSUMERS CORRUPTION CPI CULTIVABLE LAND DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC TRENDS EMPLOYMENT EXPORTS EXTENSION SERVICES EXTREME POVERTY FAMINE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISH FISHERIES FLOODS FRUITS GDP GDP DEFLATOR GDP PER CAPITA GOVERNMENT FINANCE GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH RATE HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORTS INCOME INCOME ELASTICITY INCOME INEQUALITY INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR FORCE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND USE LARGE CITIES LEGAL FRAMEWORK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS MACROECONOMIC POLICIES METROPOLITAN AREAS METROPOLITAN CITIES MICROFINANCE NATURAL DISASTERS NEW ENTRANTS PER CAPITA INCOME PHYSICAL CAPITAL POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY LINE PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE CONSUMPTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING REFRIGERATION REGRESSION ANALYSIS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERMS OF TRADE TRADE POLICIES TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION URBAN AREAS URBAN SERVICES URBANIZATION WAGES WORKING CAPITAL World Bank Promoting the Rural Non-Farm Sector in Bangladesh : Volume 1. Summary Report |
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The major constraints to RNF growth,
according to a large survey of rural entrepreneurs,'
include (1) flood and natural disasters; (2) access to
electricity; (3) road conditions, (4) access to finance and
(5) transportation to markets. Bangladesh's
vulnerability to frequent floods and other natural disasters
severely hampers operations of more than a third of rural
firms. The next most important constraint to RNF growth is
the lack of access to electricity, which is available to
only 19 percent of rural households (as compared to 31
percent of all households). Third, Bangladesh ranks quite
high in terms of road density; however - because of poor
construction of roads and bridges, lack of maintenance of
roads and waterways, lack of integration of different modes
of transportation due to inefficiencies at the container
port and in the rail system - road conditions and
transportation to markets are reported to be severe problems
by 36 and 18 percent of rural firms, respectively. In
addition, inadequate access to investment finance and t o
working capital disproportionately affects small and
medium-sized firms(the "missing middles"). The
lack of access to telecommunications adversely affects the
start up, growth, and performance of the micro small and
medium sized (MSM) firms. As most of the constraints
impeding RNF growth relate to the provision of public goods
and services, and to macroeconomic and trade policies, the
government has a critical role in removing these
constraints. Actual actions to remove these constraints have
lagged significantly because of the country's lack of:
(1) an institutional mechanism to mainstream RNF issues into
rural development; and (2) a decentralized local government
structure capable of ensuring the efficient delivery of
services to rural entrepreneurs. To unleash the growth
potential of the RNF sector and create a pro-poor virtuous
circle of rural growth, Bangladesh will need to implement
the two-pronged strategy of (1) maintaining an enabling
rural investment climate, and (2) ensuring an institutional
set-up for the efficient delivery of services. |
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Promoting the Rural Non-Farm Sector in Bangladesh : Volume 1. Summary Report |
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Promoting the Rural Non-Farm Sector in Bangladesh : Volume 1. Summary Report |
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Promoting the Rural Non-Farm Sector in Bangladesh : Volume 1. Summary Report |
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Promoting the Rural Non-Farm Sector in Bangladesh : Volume 1. Summary Report |
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Promoting the Rural Non-Farm Sector in Bangladesh : Volume 1. Summary Report |
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okr-10986-145692021-04-23T14:03:18Z Promoting the Rural Non-Farm Sector in Bangladesh : Volume 1. Summary Report World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURE ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL GOODS CIVIL SOCIETY CONSUMERS CORRUPTION CPI CULTIVABLE LAND DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC TRENDS EMPLOYMENT EXPORTS EXTENSION SERVICES EXTREME POVERTY FAMINE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISH FISHERIES FLOODS FRUITS GDP GDP DEFLATOR GDP PER CAPITA GOVERNMENT FINANCE GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH RATE HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORTS INCOME INCOME ELASTICITY INCOME INEQUALITY INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR FORCE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND USE LARGE CITIES LEGAL FRAMEWORK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS MACROECONOMIC POLICIES METROPOLITAN AREAS METROPOLITAN CITIES MICROFINANCE NATURAL DISASTERS NEW ENTRANTS PER CAPITA INCOME PHYSICAL CAPITAL POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY LINE PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE CONSUMPTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING REFRIGERATION REGRESSION ANALYSIS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERMS OF TRADE TRADE POLICIES TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION URBAN AREAS URBAN SERVICES URBANIZATION WAGES WORKING CAPITAL The major constraints to RNF growth, according to a large survey of rural entrepreneurs,' include (1) flood and natural disasters; (2) access to electricity; (3) road conditions, (4) access to finance and (5) transportation to markets. Bangladesh's vulnerability to frequent floods and other natural disasters severely hampers operations of more than a third of rural firms. The next most important constraint to RNF growth is the lack of access to electricity, which is available to only 19 percent of rural households (as compared to 31 percent of all households). Third, Bangladesh ranks quite high in terms of road density; however - because of poor construction of roads and bridges, lack of maintenance of roads and waterways, lack of integration of different modes of transportation due to inefficiencies at the container port and in the rail system - road conditions and transportation to markets are reported to be severe problems by 36 and 18 percent of rural firms, respectively. In addition, inadequate access to investment finance and t o working capital disproportionately affects small and medium-sized firms(the "missing middles"). The lack of access to telecommunications adversely affects the start up, growth, and performance of the micro small and medium sized (MSM) firms. As most of the constraints impeding RNF growth relate to the provision of public goods and services, and to macroeconomic and trade policies, the government has a critical role in removing these constraints. Actual actions to remove these constraints have lagged significantly because of the country's lack of: (1) an institutional mechanism to mainstream RNF issues into rural development; and (2) a decentralized local government structure capable of ensuring the efficient delivery of services to rural entrepreneurs. To unleash the growth potential of the RNF sector and create a pro-poor virtuous circle of rural growth, Bangladesh will need to implement the two-pronged strategy of (1) maintaining an enabling rural investment climate, and (2) ensuring an institutional set-up for the efficient delivery of services. 2013-07-25T15:31:55Z 2013-07-25T15:31:55Z 2004-10-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5542108/bangladesh-promoting-rural-non-farm-sector-bangladesh-vol-1-2-summary-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14569 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Rural Study Economic & Sector Work South Asia Bangladesh |