Bangladesh - Poverty Assessment for Bangladesh : Creating Opportunities and Bridging the East-West Divide

Bangladesh represents a success story among developing countries. Poverty incidence, which was as high as 57 percent at the beginning of the 1990s, had declined to 49 percent in 2000. This trend accelerated subsequently, reducing the poverty headco...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Poverty Assessment
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/10090332/bangladesh-poverty-assessment-bangladesh-creating-opportunities-bridging-east-west-divide
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topic ABSOLUTE INEQUALITY
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ADVERSE IMPACTS
AGE MORTALITY
AGGREGATE POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL SEASON
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL WAGE
AVERAGE GROWTH
BASELINE POVERTY RATE
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BASIC NEEDS
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CHANGES IN POVERTY
CHILD DELIVERY
CHILD MORTALITY
CHRONIC POVERTY
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
CONCENTRATION OF POPULATION
CONSUMPTION BASKET
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
CONSUMPTION POVERTY
CREDIT ACCESS
CROP PRODUCTION
CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION
DAILY WAGE
DECLINE IN FERTILITY
DECLINE IN POVERTY
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEPENDENCY RATIO
DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
DISEASES
DISSEMINATION
DIVERSIFICATION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
ECONOMIC STATUS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENROLMENT RATES
EXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS
EXTREME POVERTY
EXTREME POVERTY LINE
FAMILY PLANNING
FARMERS
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FEMALE PARTICIPATION
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATE
FOOD INTAKE
FOOD ITEMS
FOOD PRICE
FOOD PRICES
FOOD TRANSFERS
FUTURE GENERATIONS
GENDER DIMENSIONS
GENDER GAP
GENDER PARITY
GINI INDEX
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH PROGRAMS
HEALTH SERVICES
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPACITY
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLNESSES
IMMUNIZATION
IMPACT OF SHOCKS
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GENERATION
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME POVERTY
INCOME SUPPORT
INEQUALITY
INFANT
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
JOB CREATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE
LAND OWNERSHIP
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MALNUTRITION
MATERNAL HEALTH
MEDICAL TREATMENT
MIGRANT
MIGRANT WORKERS
MIGRATION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
NATIONAL POPULATION
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY HEADCOUNT
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
NEGATIVE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE
POOR
POOR AREAS
POOR CHILDREN
POOR GAP
POOR HEALTH
POOR PEOPLE
POOR PEOPLES
POOR POPULATION
POOR WOMEN
POPULATION CONTROL
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION GROWTH RATE
POPULATION GROWTH RATES
POPULATION SHARE
POPULATION SHIFTS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY CHANGES
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
POVERTY IMPACT
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY LEVEL
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY POVERTY
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCING
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRACTITIONERS
PROGRESS
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SPENDING
REDUCTION IN POVERTY
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
REMOTE AREAS
REPEATED SHOCKS
RESPECT
RISING CONSUMPTION
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DIFFERENCES
RURAL GAP
RURAL GAPS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY RATE
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SAFETY NET SYSTEM
SAFETY NETS
SANITATION
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY ENROLMENT
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE UTILIZATION
SLOWING POPULATION GROWTH
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS
SPILLOVER
SUBSISTENCE
SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
TARGETING
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN POPULATION
URBAN POVERTY
URBANIZATION
VICIOUS CYCLE
VULNERABILITY
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WAGE GROWTH
WELFARE INDICATORS
WELFARE MEASURE
WORKFORCE
spellingShingle ABSOLUTE INEQUALITY
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ADVERSE IMPACTS
AGE MORTALITY
AGGREGATE POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL SEASON
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL WAGE
AVERAGE GROWTH
BASELINE POVERTY RATE
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BASIC NEEDS
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CHANGES IN POVERTY
CHILD DELIVERY
CHILD MORTALITY
CHRONIC POVERTY
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
CONCENTRATION OF POPULATION
CONSUMPTION BASKET
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
CONSUMPTION POVERTY
CREDIT ACCESS
CROP PRODUCTION
CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION
DAILY WAGE
DECLINE IN FERTILITY
DECLINE IN POVERTY
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEPENDENCY RATIO
DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
DISEASES
DISSEMINATION
DIVERSIFICATION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
ECONOMIC STATUS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENROLMENT RATES
EXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS
EXTREME POVERTY
EXTREME POVERTY LINE
FAMILY PLANNING
FARMERS
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FEMALE PARTICIPATION
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATE
FOOD INTAKE
FOOD ITEMS
FOOD PRICE
FOOD PRICES
FOOD TRANSFERS
FUTURE GENERATIONS
GENDER DIMENSIONS
GENDER GAP
GENDER PARITY
GINI INDEX
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH PROGRAMS
HEALTH SERVICES
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPACITY
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLNESSES
IMMUNIZATION
IMPACT OF SHOCKS
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GENERATION
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME POVERTY
INCOME SUPPORT
INEQUALITY
INFANT
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
JOB CREATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE
LAND OWNERSHIP
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MALNUTRITION
MATERNAL HEALTH
MEDICAL TREATMENT
MIGRANT
MIGRANT WORKERS
MIGRATION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
NATIONAL POPULATION
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY HEADCOUNT
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
NEGATIVE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE
POOR
POOR AREAS
POOR CHILDREN
POOR GAP
POOR HEALTH
POOR PEOPLE
POOR PEOPLES
POOR POPULATION
POOR WOMEN
POPULATION CONTROL
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION GROWTH RATE
POPULATION GROWTH RATES
POPULATION SHARE
POPULATION SHIFTS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY CHANGES
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
POVERTY IMPACT
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY LEVEL
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY POVERTY
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCING
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRACTITIONERS
PROGRESS
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SPENDING
REDUCTION IN POVERTY
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
REMOTE AREAS
REPEATED SHOCKS
RESPECT
RISING CONSUMPTION
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DIFFERENCES
RURAL GAP
RURAL GAPS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY RATE
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SAFETY NET SYSTEM
SAFETY NETS
SANITATION
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY ENROLMENT
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE UTILIZATION
SLOWING POPULATION GROWTH
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS
SPILLOVER
SUBSISTENCE
SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
TARGETING
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN POPULATION
URBAN POVERTY
URBANIZATION
VICIOUS CYCLE
VULNERABILITY
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WAGE GROWTH
WELFARE INDICATORS
WELFARE MEASURE
WORKFORCE
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Bangladesh - Poverty Assessment for Bangladesh : Creating Opportunities and Bridging the East-West Divide
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Bangladesh
description Bangladesh represents a success story among developing countries. Poverty incidence, which was as high as 57 percent at the beginning of the 1990s, had declined to 49 percent in 2000. This trend accelerated subsequently, reducing the poverty headcount rate to 40 percent in 2005. The primary contributing factor was robust and stable economic growth along with no worsening of inequality. Respectable GDP growth that started at the beginning of the 1990s continued into the new millennium and averaged above 5 percent annually between 2000 and 2005. Inequality, as measured by the Gini coefficient of consumption, remained stable between 2000 and 2005. Recent shocks to the Bangladeshi economy in the form of natural disasters and rising food prices have partially dampened the rapid progress in reducing poverty. The year 2007 saw two natural disasters, floods and a devastating cyclone within a few months of each other. Another significant shock has been the steep rise in food prices, including the main staple, rice, which has revealed the risk posed by global price volatility for a net food-importing country like Bangladesh. Estimates in this report suggest that the impact of the food price shock has likely negated some of the reduction in poverty brought about by economic growth between 2005 and 2008. Specific areas for policy focus which are elaborated in the report include measures to: (i) promote growth by sustaining increases in labor productivity and job creation in manufacturing and services; (ii) expand opportunities in lagging regions by improving connectivity with growth poles and investing in human capital; (iii) facilitate migration from poor areas given the poverty-reducing impact of remittances; (iv) stimulate women's participation in the labor force (v) sustain Bangladesh's past successes in reducing fertility; (vi) improve poor households access to and quality of education, health, and nutrition services; and (vii) strengthen the coordination, targeting, and coverage of safety net programs.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Poverty Assessment
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Bangladesh - Poverty Assessment for Bangladesh : Creating Opportunities and Bridging the East-West Divide
title_short Bangladesh - Poverty Assessment for Bangladesh : Creating Opportunities and Bridging the East-West Divide
title_full Bangladesh - Poverty Assessment for Bangladesh : Creating Opportunities and Bridging the East-West Divide
title_fullStr Bangladesh - Poverty Assessment for Bangladesh : Creating Opportunities and Bridging the East-West Divide
title_full_unstemmed Bangladesh - Poverty Assessment for Bangladesh : Creating Opportunities and Bridging the East-West Divide
title_sort bangladesh - poverty assessment for bangladesh : creating opportunities and bridging the east-west divide
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/10090332/bangladesh-poverty-assessment-bangladesh-creating-opportunities-bridging-east-west-divide
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spelling okr-10986-78862021-04-23T14:02:35Z Bangladesh - Poverty Assessment for Bangladesh : Creating Opportunities and Bridging the East-West Divide World Bank ABSOLUTE INEQUALITY ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO MARKETS ADVERSE IMPACTS AGE MORTALITY AGGREGATE POVERTY AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL SEASON AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL WAGE AVERAGE GROWTH BASELINE POVERTY RATE BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BASIC NEEDS CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CHANGES IN POVERTY CHILD DELIVERY CHILD MORTALITY CHRONIC POVERTY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS CONCENTRATION OF POPULATION CONSUMPTION BASKET CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POVERTY CREDIT ACCESS CROP PRODUCTION CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION DAILY WAGE DECLINE IN FERTILITY DECLINE IN POVERTY DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEPENDENCY RATIO DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISEASES DISSEMINATION DIVERSIFICATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC SHOCKS ECONOMIC STATUS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT GENERATION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENROLMENT RATES EXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS EXTREME POVERTY EXTREME POVERTY LINE FAMILY PLANNING FARMERS FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE PARTICIPATION FERTILITY FERTILITY RATE FOOD INTAKE FOOD ITEMS FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD TRANSFERS FUTURE GENERATIONS GENDER DIMENSIONS GENDER GAP GENDER PARITY GINI INDEX HEALTH CARE HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSING HUMAN CAPACITY HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLNESSES IMMUNIZATION IMPACT OF SHOCKS IMPACT ON POVERTY INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GENERATION INCOME GROWTH INCOME POVERTY INCOME SUPPORT INEQUALITY INFANT INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE LAND OWNERSHIP LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MALNUTRITION MATERNAL HEALTH MEDICAL TREATMENT MIGRANT MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS NATIONAL POPULATION NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY HEADCOUNT NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NEGATIVE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE POOR POOR AREAS POOR CHILDREN POOR GAP POOR HEALTH POOR PEOPLE POOR PEOPLES POOR POPULATION POOR WOMEN POPULATION CONTROL POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION GROWTH RATE POPULATION GROWTH RATES POPULATION SHARE POPULATION SHIFTS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY CHANGES POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY GAP POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY POVERTY POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION PRACTITIONERS PROGRESS PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SPENDING REDUCTION IN POVERTY REMITTANCE REMITTANCES REMOTE AREAS REPEATED SHOCKS RESPECT RISING CONSUMPTION RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DIFFERENCES RURAL GAP RURAL GAPS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY RATE RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET SYSTEM SAFETY NETS SANITATION SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY ENROLMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLING SELF-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE UTILIZATION SLOWING POPULATION GROWTH SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS SPILLOVER SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE FARMERS TARGETING URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN POPULATION URBAN POVERTY URBANIZATION VICIOUS CYCLE VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE GROWTH WELFARE INDICATORS WELFARE MEASURE WORKFORCE Bangladesh represents a success story among developing countries. Poverty incidence, which was as high as 57 percent at the beginning of the 1990s, had declined to 49 percent in 2000. This trend accelerated subsequently, reducing the poverty headcount rate to 40 percent in 2005. The primary contributing factor was robust and stable economic growth along with no worsening of inequality. Respectable GDP growth that started at the beginning of the 1990s continued into the new millennium and averaged above 5 percent annually between 2000 and 2005. Inequality, as measured by the Gini coefficient of consumption, remained stable between 2000 and 2005. Recent shocks to the Bangladeshi economy in the form of natural disasters and rising food prices have partially dampened the rapid progress in reducing poverty. The year 2007 saw two natural disasters, floods and a devastating cyclone within a few months of each other. Another significant shock has been the steep rise in food prices, including the main staple, rice, which has revealed the risk posed by global price volatility for a net food-importing country like Bangladesh. Estimates in this report suggest that the impact of the food price shock has likely negated some of the reduction in poverty brought about by economic growth between 2005 and 2008. Specific areas for policy focus which are elaborated in the report include measures to: (i) promote growth by sustaining increases in labor productivity and job creation in manufacturing and services; (ii) expand opportunities in lagging regions by improving connectivity with growth poles and investing in human capital; (iii) facilitate migration from poor areas given the poverty-reducing impact of remittances; (iv) stimulate women's participation in the labor force (v) sustain Bangladesh's past successes in reducing fertility; (vi) improve poor households access to and quality of education, health, and nutrition services; and (vii) strengthen the coordination, targeting, and coverage of safety net programs. 2012-06-12T21:08:23Z 2012-06-12T21:08:23Z 2008-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/10090332/bangladesh-poverty-assessment-bangladesh-creating-opportunities-bridging-east-west-divide http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7886 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Poverty Assessment Economic & Sector Work South Asia Asia South Asia Bangladesh