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Contesting water in Bangladesh : knowledge, rights and governance
Wood, Geoffrey D. - In: Journal of international development : the journal of … 11 (1999) 5, pp. 731-754
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001435864
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Impact of technological change on income distribution and poverty in Bangladesh agriculture : an empirical analysis
Rahman, Sanzidur - In: Journal of international development : the journal of … 11 (1999) 7, pp. 935-955
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001515621
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The savings of the poor : improving financial services in Bangladesh
Rutherford, Stuart - In: Journal of international development : the journal of … 10 (1998) 1, pp. 1-15
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001254376
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Assessing Deprivation with an Ordinal Variable : Theory and Application to Sanitation Deprivation in Bangladesh
Seth, Suman - 2020
The challenges associated with poverty measurement with a cardinal variable have received due attention during the last … four decades, but there is a dearth of literature studying how to meaningfully assess poverty with an ordinal variable …. This paper first proposes a class of simple, intuitive and policy-relevant poverty measures for ordinal variables. These …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012843249
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The Poverty Impact of Rural Roads : Evidence from Bangladesh
Khandker, Shahidur R. - 2006
poverty significantly through higher agricultural production, higher wages, lower input and transportation costs, and higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012779258
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Design of a Multi-Stage Stratified Sample for Poverty and Welfare Monitoring with Multiple Objectives : A Bangladesh Case Study
Ahmed, Faizuddin - 2017
Survey 2016/17. This survey instrument will be used by the Government of Bangladesh to estimate reliable poverty and welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012961223
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Impact of Climate Change and Aquatic Salinization on Mangrove Species and Poor Communities in the Bangladesh Sundarbans
Dasgupta, Susmita - 2017
This paper investigates possible impacts of climate change on the poor communities of the Bangladesh Sundarbans via changes in aquatic salinity and mangrove species. The implications for poor communities are assessed by computing changes in high-value mangrove species for the five sub-districts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012968726
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Impact of Climate Change and Aquatic Salinization on Fish Habitats and Poor Communities in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh and Bangladesh Sundarbans
Dasgupta, Susmita - 2017
Fisheries constitute an important source of livelihoods for tens of thousands of poorpeople in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh living near the UNESCO Heritage Sundarbans mangrove forest, and they supply a significant portion of protein for millions. Among the various threats fisheries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012969809
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Facing the Hungry Tide : Climate Change, Livelihood Threats, and Household Responses in Coastal Bangladesh
Dasgupta, Susmita - 2017
working-age adults (particularly males), dependency ratios, and poverty incidence than their counterparts in non … outside earnings. Those left behind face a far greater likelihood of extreme poverty than their counterparts in less …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972320
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Agricultural Productivity, Hired Labor, Wages and Poverty : Evidence from Bangladesh
Emran, Shahe - 2017
This paper provides evidence on the effects of agricultural productivity on wage rates, labor supply to market oriented activities, and labor allocation between own farming and wage labor in agriculture. To guide the empirical work, this paper develops a general equilibrium model that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972656