Dynamics of poverty in rural Bangladesh
The study of poverty dynamics is important for effective poverty alleviation policies because the changes in income poverty are also accompanied by changes in socioeconomic factors such as literacy, gender parity in school, health care, infant mortality, and asset holdings. In order to examine the d...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
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Tokyo :
Springer Japan
2013.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2013. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009762735406719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Dynamics of Poverty in Rural Bangladesh; Preface; Contents; Part I: Poverty Dynamics and Development; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Emergence of Poverty Dynamics as an Area of Enquiry; 1.2 Understanding of Poverty Dynamics; 1.3 The Process of Poverty Dynamics; 1.4 Emerging Issues of Poverty Dynamics; 1.5 Main Objective of the Study; 1.6 Plan of the Book; Chapter 2: Development Policies and Programs for Poverty Alleviation; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Macroeconomic Policies and Public Expenditure for Poverty Alleviation; 2.3 Targeted Public Policies and Expenditures for Poverty Alleviation
- 2.4 Social Welfare Programs for Poverty Alleviation2.4.1 Ministry of Women's Affairs in Poverty Alleviation; 2.4.2 Ministry of Youth and Sports in Poverty Alleviation; 2.5 Social Safety-Net Programs for Poverty Alleviation; 2.6 Microcredit Program and Poverty Alleviation; 2.6.1 Microcredit Programs of NGOs; 2.6.2 Microcredit Programs of Administrative Ministries/Divisions; 2.6.3 Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB); 2.7 Impacts of the Development Policies and Programs; Part II: Demography, Mobility, and Income; Chapter 3: Population, Household Characteristics and Poverty
- 3.1 Introduction3.2 Household Size and Structure; 3.2.1 Household Size; 3.2.2 Household Size and Poverty; 3.3 Dependency Ratio and Sex Ratio; 3.4 Gender of the Household Head; 3.4.1 Household Size and Gender of Household Head; 3.4.2 Marital Status of Household Head; 3.5 Poverty and Disability; Chapter 4: Housing and Household Facilities; 4.1 Structure of the Main House; 4.2 Access to Water, Toilet Facilities and Electricity; 4.2.1 Drinking Water; 4.2.2 Toilet Facilities; 4.2.3 Access to Electricity; 4.3 Fuel Used for Cooking; 4.4 Polychoric PCA Coef fi cients to Assess Housing Stock
- Chapter 5: Inter-temporal Mobility of Poverty Status5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Methods of Mobility Measurement; 5.2.1 The Shorrocks Mobility Index; 5.2.2 Markov Chain Model; 5.3 Limiting Behaviour of Transition Probabilities; 5.4 Limiting Behaviour of Transition Probability Matrix P; 5.5 Mean Duration of Stay in a Particular Poverty Status; 5.6 Test of Hypothesis; 5.7 The Transition Count Matrix by Poverty Status; 5.8 Transition Probabilities and Markov Matrices; 5.9 Empirical Results and Discussion; 5.9.1 Estimated Value of Shorrocks Mobility Index (SMI)
- 5.9.2 Actual and Predicted Equilibrium Distribution5.10 Statistical Inference Regarding Equality of Transition Matrices; 5.11 Reasons for Mobility; 5.11.1 Reasons for Upward Mobility; 5.11.1.1 Work Opportunity; 5.11.1.2 Diversification of Income Sources; 5.11.1.3 Crop Diversification and Crop-Related Factors; 5.11.1.4 Social Factors; 5.11.2 Reasons for Downward Mobility; 5.11.2.1 Low Income with High Family Expenditure; 5.11.2.2 High Cost of Treatment; 5.11.2.3 Death of Main Income Earner; 5.11.2.4 Economic Factors Related to Demographics; 5.11.2.5 Natural Disasters; 5.11.2.6 Social Factors
- Chapter 6: Distribution of Household Income
