Bangladesh : Updating Poverty Maps of Bangladesh
In Bangladesh the official poverty rates are produced at the national and division levels only using household income and expenditure survey (HIES) data. While the division map illustrates a clear east-west division, the Upazila map unveils large...
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| Format: | Other Poverty Study |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/16381904/bangladesh-updating-poverty-maps-bangladesh http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14888 |
| Summary: | In Bangladesh the official poverty rates
are produced at the national and division levels only using
household income and expenditure survey (HIES) data. While
the division map illustrates a clear east-west division, the
Upazila map unveils large variations in poverty incidence
within the east and the west. Mapping the data at lower
levels allows for easier recognition of important patterns
at local and community scale levels. Poverty mapping is a
statistical exercise to estimate the incidence of poverty at
sub-national levels, which enables government, civil society
organizations and development partners to identify locations
of poor areas with great accuracy. Recognizing the spatial
inequality in growth and poverty allows for more effective
targeting of policy interventions, programs and projects
based on local conditions. |
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