This paper addresses whether microcredit participants in Bangladesh are trapped in poverty and debt, as many critics … microcredit participation, especially for women. They also show that the accrued benefits of borrowing outweigh accumulated debt …

presents the global and Turkish context for women's co-operatives. Chapter three profiles women's co-operatives in Turkey … impact of women's co-operatives on their communities and their members. Chapter five and six present the supportive … infrastructure for women's co-operatives, namely the legal context for co-operatives in Turkey as it relates to Turkey's co …

a more productive economy. Central to this is the scarcity of high-quality urban land. Yet a vast tract of land near the … estimate the economic returns of coordinated action to develop this land. The model captures different productive sectors … network and land availability, generating a pattern of commercial and residential land-use. The paper estimates the …

sector in pourashavas (municipalities) in Bangladesh provides an analysis of the trends in the water sector development over … the rest of Bangladesh and the world. This analysis finds that although pourashavas perform on the lower end of the … spectrum compared with the rest of Bangladesh on many indicators, the top 20 percent of the pourashavas are globally …

conditions in health facilities. Using data collected through a census of all community health clinics in Bangladesh, this paper … presents an analysis of the state of WASH in Bangladesh's rural, public health facilities highlighting that the lack of …

Improving the livelihoods of poor households and transitioning more women back to the labor force is a major challenge … in South Asia. Self-employment promoted through women's groups has often been cited as a promising intervention towards … achieve its primary objective of improving livelihoods by transitioning more women into work. The program has also expanded …

Women have experienced significant changes in various spheres of their lives during the last decades as Bangladesh made …, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), BangladeshThe women's story is central to Bangladesh's economic and social transformation … economic progress. Yet women's economic engagement and empowerment are subdued, as they cannot make sufficient choices for …

The report highlight the opportunities, problems, and challenges related to the financial inclusion of women through … MFS adoption in Bangladesh. The data in this report was collected through a nationally representative survey of 2 …

This study on Bangladesh was undertaken to analyze the gender dimensions of climate change and the role of institutions … supporting the resilience of women and men. Section four provides examples of adaptation programs in Bangladesh, and section five … overview of climate change and the gender and institutional context in Bangladesh. The third section presents the key study …