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Bangladesh: More and Better Jobs to Accelerate Shared Growth and End Extreme Poverty

dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank Group
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-20T20:13:07Z
dc.date.available2015-11-20T20:13:07Z
dc.date.issued2015-10-25
dc.description.abstractSituated in a fertile low-lying river delta, Bangladesh combines high vulnerability to floods, tropical cyclones, earthquakes, and climate change with one of the world’s highest population densities, with around 159 million people living in less than 150,000 sq. km. With the world’s second lowest per capita income in 1975, it was labeled ‘the test case for development’ in view of the formidable development challenges it faced. Nevertheless, Bangladesh has proven to be remarkably resilient, developing well beyond initial expectations, and has made very good progress with poverty reduction. GNI per capita has grown from around US$100 in 1972 to US$1,314 in 2015, and the country crossed the World Bank threshold for the lower-middle-income group in 2015. As highlighted in the Seventh Five Year Plan background paper on ending extreme poverty, the agricultural labor market in Bangladesh tightened significantly in the decade of 2000s, which led to an increase in the real agricultural wage rate. Three main channels were the primary contributors: (a) relocation of farm labor to rural non-farm sectors; (b) relocation of rural labor to urban activities through the ‘pull effects’ of urbanization, creating employment opportunities for the extreme poor in labor-intensive construction and transport activities; and (c) jobs for the poor created in the manufacturing sector. Robust inflows of remittances from overseas workers contributed to spurring the creation of non-farm employment opportunities in rural areas.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25244079/bangladesh-more-better-jobs-accelerate-shared-growth-end-extreme-poverty-systematic-country-diagnostic
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/23101
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSystematic Country Diagnostic;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectTARIFFS
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL COSTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectRECLAMATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectPOLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectVARIABLE COSTS
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectWASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectEXPECTATIONS
dc.subjectFISHERIES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectLAND RECLAMATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectHEAVY METALS
dc.subjectBALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectREVENUES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectMODELS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectAUDITS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectCROWDING OUT
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectWELFARE EFFECTS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectCULTIVABLE LAND
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL WATER
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectOPTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectQUOTAS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectLAND RESOURCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEARINGS
dc.subjectAQUIFERS
dc.subjectURBAN AIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectMETALS
dc.subjectSUBSIDIES
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectTAXES
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectCANCER
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE USE
dc.subjectENTITLEMENTS
dc.subjectRESOURCES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL INVESTORS
dc.subjectDEREGULATION
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectEQUITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectVALUES
dc.subjectCOMPLIANCE COSTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC VALUE
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectCREDIT
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectQUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectDEMAND
dc.subjectABATEMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPROPERTY
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectPOLLUTION ABATEMENT
dc.subjectQUALITY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectABATEMENT COSTS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE
dc.subjectTAX REVENUE
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectLAND PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectWATER POLLUTION
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectREVENUE
dc.subjectPOLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectPRIVATE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectWILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT
dc.subjectRECYCLING
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM HEALTH
dc.subjectEFFLUENTS
dc.subjectARSENIC
dc.subjectACCELERATOR
dc.subjectPROFITS
dc.subjectPOLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIES
dc.subjectADVERSE SELECTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectCOMPETITION
dc.titleBangladeshen
dc.title.subtitleMore and Better Jobs to Accelerate Shared Growth and End Extreme Povertyen
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okr.date.disclosure2015-11-01
okr.doctypeCountry Focus::Country Assistance Strategy Document
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25244079/bangladesh-more-better-jobs-accelerate-shared-growth-end-extreme-poverty-systematic-country-diagnostic
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Monitoring & Evaluation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.topicTransport::Transport Economics & Policy Planning
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Banks & Banking Reform
okr.unitWorld Bank Office Dhaka (SACBD)
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