Bangladesh From Counting the Poor to Making the Poor Count |
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| Author:
| Shah, Shekhar |
| Series title: | Country Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8213-4414-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1999 |
| Publisher: | World Bank Publications
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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Who are the poor? How numerous are they? Where do they live? What are the characteristics of poor households? How should we measure poverty? Has poverty declined? Has inequality increased? In answering these questions this poverty assessment constructs a poverty profile for Bangladesh.
Who are the poor? How numerous are they? Where do they live? What are the characteristics of poor households? How should we measure poverty? Has poverty declined? Has inequality increased? In answering these questions this poverty assessment constructs a poverty profile for Bangladesh.