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2. Socio-Political and Cultural Challenges of Poverty Alleviation: A Comparative Analysis of Pakistan and Bangladesh
- Author:
- Karim Sajjad Sheikh, Khalil Ahmad, and Ayesha Farooq
- Publication Date:
- 07-2016
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- South Asian Studies
- Institution:
- Department of Political Science, University of the Punjab
- Abstract:
- This paper attempts to review and analyze important features of Pakistani and Bangladeshi politics, the socio-economic situation and cultural traditions from both historical and contemporary perspectives with focus upon challenges of poverty alleviation. In so-doing, this paper analyses the major issues related to poverty alleviation against the backdrop of sociopolitical and economic structures. The present paper has been extracted from the published PhD work of the first author. The review indicates some of the important features of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Both the countries share similar ranking on human development index. Substantial proportions of populations in both the countries are engaged in primary sector of economy. Gender disparities on socio-economic indicators, ethnic and sectarian divide, political instability and corruption are intertwined with political, economic and cultural structures of the countries. Good governance, increased civic participation, collaboration of Faith-based organizations with NGOs and CSOs can help improve indicators of Human Development Index in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
- Topic:
- Corruption, Education, Islam, Poverty, History, and Political stability
- Political Geography:
- Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Asia, and Punjab
3. Global Urban Market-Based Livelihoods in Oxfam GB: Lessons and experiences from Kenya, Bangladesh, Guatemala, Colombia, Haiti, and Russia
- Author:
- Sheilah Meikle, Tim Chambers, Alex Frediani, and Tom Goodfellow
- Publication Date:
- 04-2012
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Oxfam Publishing
- Abstract:
- More people in the world now live in urban areas than in rural areas. It is estimated that as many as one billion people, 15 per cent of the world's total of seven billion, currently live in urban slums, and this number will likely double within 20 years. Until recently however, Oxfam, like other development agencies, focused primarily on rural poverty.
- Topic:
- Demographics, Poverty, and Urbanization
- Political Geography:
- Bangladesh, Kenya, Russia, Colombia, Haiti, and Guatemala
4. Map Room: Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Publication Date:
- 06-2010
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- World Policy Journal
- Institution:
- World Policy Institute
- Abstract:
- No abstract is available.
- Topic:
- Migration and Poverty
- Political Geography:
- Bangladesh and Dhaka
5. State Elites and the New Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh
- Author:
- Neil Webster, Zarina Rahman Khan, Abu Hossain Muhammad Ahsan, Akhter Hussain, and Mahbubur Rahmani
- Publication Date:
- 10-2009
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Danish Institute for International Studies
- Abstract:
- The New Poverty Agenda (NPA) refers to policies and approaches that the developing countries pursue for poverty reduction with the financial assistance of the donor countries and seeks to secure ownership of the political and bureaucratic elites. This paper seeks to analyse the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) as part of this process in Bangladesh and to look at role of the state elites in it. The PRSP process in Bangladesh clearly indicates the key role played by the bureaucrats in its formulation and implementation. Civil society though playing a progressively important role in influencing policy agenda mostly backed up the bureaucracy. Introduction of the PRSP replacing the earlier Five Year Plans did not change the approach towards dealing with development rather transformed the way to do things. It ushered in a qualitative change in planning and development policy implementation as a population begins to assert itself upon the politics of the state elites.
- Topic:
- Government, Poverty, and Social Stratification
- Political Geography:
- Bangladesh and South Asia
6. Poverty and Microfinance: An Investigation into the Role of Microcredit in Reducing the Poverty Level of Borrowing Households in Bangladesh and the Philippines
- Author:
- M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury
- Publication Date:
- 09-2008
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- The Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations
- Institution:
- School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University
- Abstract:
- It is often argued that the formal and informal financial sectors in developing countries have failed to serve the poorer section of the community. Collateral, credit rationing, a preference for high income clients and large loans, and lengthy bureaucratic procedures of providing loans keep poor people outside the boundary of the formal sector financial institutions in developing countries. On the other hand, the informal financial sector has also failed to help the poor. Monopolistic power, excessively high interest rates, and exploitation through the undervaluation of collateral have restricted the informal financial sector in providing credit to poor people for income generating and poverty alleviation purposes.
- Topic:
- Poverty
- Political Geography:
- Bangladesh and Philippines