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Poverty in Bangladesh: Extent and Evolution

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  • Wodon , Quentin T.

    (Associate Professor of Economics, University of Namur (FUNDP, Belgium) and Consultant, Development Research Group, The World Bank)

Abstract

While the extent of deprivation in Bangladesh makes it all the more important to monitor it's evolution, a consensus has yet to emerge on the trends in poverty since the early 1980s. These trends have been the subject of a lasting debate which started with contributions by The World Bank and Rahman and Haque (1988). According to these studies, from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s, the country experienced a steady growth in per capita income, a relatively stable income distribution, and thereby a decline in poverty. Concerns remained, however, about the very poor. Some evidence led Khan (1990) and Osmani (1990) to argue that extreme poverty increased towards the second half of the 1980s. Chowdhury (1992) rejected Khan and Osmani's arguments, but the ensuing debate between Chowdhury (1993) and Osmani (1993a, 1993b) did not resolve the dispute. Moreover, Ravallion (1990) questioned the comparability over time of the surveys for the early

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  • Wodon , Quentin T., 1995. "Poverty in Bangladesh: Extent and Evolution," Bangladesh Development Studies, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), vol. 23(3-4), pages 81-110, Sept-Dec.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:badest:0345
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    1. Coudouel, Aline & Hentschel, Jesko & Wodon, Quentin, 2002. "Medición y análisis de la pobreza [Poverty Measurement and Analysis]," MPRA Paper 10491, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Coudouel, Aline & Hentschel, Jesko & Wodon, Quentin, 2002. "Измерение И Анализ Бедности [Poverty Measurement and Analysis]," MPRA Paper 10492, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Christiaensen, Luc & Scott, Christopher & Wodon, Quentin, 2002. "Poverty Measurement and Analysis," MPRA Paper 45362, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Wodon, Quentin T., 1999. "Growth, poverty, and inequality : a regional panel for Bangladesh," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2072, The World Bank.
    5. Coudouel, Aline & Hentschel, Jesko & Wodon, Quentin, 2002. "Mesure et analyse de la pauvreté [Poverty Measurement and Analysis]," MPRA Paper 10490, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    Keywords

    Rural poverty; Poverty line; Energy intake; Development studies; Food consumption; Food intake; Basic needs; World Bank; Rural areas;
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    JEL classification:

    • A12 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines

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