How Infrastructure and Financial Institutions Affect Rural Income and Poverty : Evidence from Bangladesh

How Infrastructure and Financial Institutions Affect Rural Income and Poverty : Evidence from Bangladesh

The mechanisms by which the poor benefit from economic growth remain a topic of debate in development literature. We address this issue in the context of rural Bangladesh, using a pooled dataset of three household panels between 1991-2001. Expansion of irrigation, paved roads, electricity, and acces...

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Main Authors: Khandker, Shahidur R., Koolwal, Gayatri B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Factor Income Distribution D330
Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320
Economic Development: Human Resources
Human Development
Income Distribution
Migration O150
Economic Development: Financial Markets
Saving and Capital Investment
Corporate Finance and Governance O160
Formal and Informal Sectors
Shadow Economy
Institutional Arrangements O170
Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses
Transportation O180
Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity R120
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4628

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