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household budget. The urban informal sector absorbs the women workers largely. What are the determinants of their contribution … observations it is found that women as head of household, women’s education, and ownership of assets by woman have positive effect … on contribution. The burden of the large family size, household poverty and loan availed by the household is shared by …
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poverty in Pakistan. The study decomposes education of the household into different levels: primary, middle, matriculation …This study examines household characteristics and personal characteristics of the household head as the determinants of …, intermediate, bachelors and higher studies and finds evidence that poverty is greatest among the less literate households and …
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rural Bangladesh. Although all of rural Bangladesh was eventually covered by this program, it was not introduced at the same … on school enrollments. The analysis based upon two cross-sectional household surveys covering a common set of villages …
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households in Bangladesh. It appears that during early 2008 the prices of rice, pulses and edible oil increased tremendously … which threatened the status of food security of these poor and vulnerable households in Bangladesh. As a result of the price … dropped out children were engaged in different jobs with the aim of contributing to their household income. In this sense, the …
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In the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the poverty has been a main challenge since the last decades and its … microfinance in poverty alleviation efforts in Bangladesh and how this role can be enhanced. It was intended to establish and … serve the goal of poverty alleviation in Bangladesh? For this purpose, this paper tries to give some possible reflections …
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Bangladesh, like other least developed countries (LDC), has a large rural population and agricultural labor force. At … countries, are largely attributable to LDC's in Asia, and in particular Bangladesh. The very large rural-urban migration in … Bangladesh, in comparison with other least developed countries, is attributable to relatively strong push factors on the one hand …
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element of viable poverty reduction strategy for Bangladesh as well. Without significant poverty reduction it is impossible to … -- of the ongoing urbanization in Bangladesh. Like many other Asian developing countries, a rapidly increasing share of the … population of Bangladesh migrates to urban centers in search for employment opportunities outside agriculture in industrial …
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There are historical and institutional reasons behind our economic problems like poverty and environmental damage but … establishes a biasing effect on our economy. In case of poverty, economic efforts of poor people are continuously undervalued and …) strategy to be implemented across an economy and eventually across the world to solve poverty problems. This strategy describes …
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This paper has explored the relationship between infrastructure and growth and poverty in the context of the Bangladesh … extremely significant role in promoting growth and alleviating poverty in Bangladesh. The construction of the district … welfare by 0.39 percent. Also, the national head-count poverty would fall by 1.24 percent. The poorer household groups are …
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favourable to the domestic economy in Bangladesh. There is a lack of consensus on the issue. There is also continuing debate over … the future direction of trade liberalization in Bangladesh. Questions have been raised over whether Bangladesh ought to … assesses trade liberalization in Bangladesh and examines its impact on growth and employment in the country. …
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