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Working Paper 117 - Towards a Social Protection Strategy for Bangladesh

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  • Fahmida Khatun
  • Syed Yusuf Saadat

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Bangladesh now stands at the crossroads of maintaining the momentum of high economic growth and dealing with rising inequality. Social protection measures can play an instrumental role in narrowing inequality through distribution of some of the social entitlements among those who are left behind. The present study seeks to highlight the role of social protection in meeting the aspirations of Bangladesh to be an inclusive society. The paper describes the characteristics of social protection in Bangladesh, and reviews the current state of social safety net programmes. It also sheds light on some of the limitations of these programmes, and budget allocations for various programmes. Finally, the study assesses the National Social Security Strategy and makes recommendations to move forward.

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  • Fahmida Khatun & Syed Yusuf Saadat, 2018. "Working Paper 117 - Towards a Social Protection Strategy for Bangladesh," CPD Working Paper 117, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
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    1. Selim Raihan & Sunera Saba Khan, 2020. "Structural transformation, inequality dynamics, and inclusive growth in Bangladesh," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-44, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

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