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Bangladesh - Development Policy Review : Impressive Achievements but Continuing Challenges

Bangladesh has marked considerable progress since independence in 1971 despite its dire initial conditions. Real per capita income is about 60percent higher now than in 1971. The share of population in poverty currently stands at about 50 percent,...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	POLICY REFORM SOCIAL SECTOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT STAGES INCOME GROWTH PUBLIC POLICY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES GOVERNANCE SOCIAL SERVICES POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT CLIMATE SOCIAL INCLUSION SOCIAL PARTICIPATION PARTNERSHIP FISCAL ADMINISTRATION FOREIGN INVESTMENT TRADE LIBERALIZATION RURAL ECONOMY EDUCATION EQUITY ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURAL GROWTH ANTICORRUPTION ARSENIC BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BASIC EDUCATION BIRTH RATE BRIBERY BUREAUCRACY CHRONIC POVERTY CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONSULTATIVE PROCESS CORRUPTION CPI CRIME CULTIVABLE LAND DEBT DEMOCRACY DEREGULATION DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISASTERS DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC POLICY EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL RISK EXCHANGE RATE EXTERNAL DEBT EXTERNAL FACTORS FAMILY PLANNING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SECTOR FISHERIES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY GIRLS GLOBAL ECONOMY GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE PROBLEMS GROWTH PROCESS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HOSPITALS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DIMENSIONS IMMUNIZATION IMPORTS IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME POVERTY INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INEQUALITY INFANT MORTALITY INFLATION INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR COSTS LABOR MARKET LIFE EXPECTANCY LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL LEVEL LONG RUN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MALNUTRITION MASS EDUCATION MEDIA MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONS OIL PER CAPITA INCOME PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POLICY REFORMS POLICY REVIEW POLITICAL COMMITMENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLLUTION POOR GOVERNANCE POOR GROWTH POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PERFORMANCE POOR POLICIES POPULATION GROUP POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PRO-POOR PRO-POOR GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SPENDING QUOTAS RAPID GROWTH REAL INTEREST RATES REDUCED POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REFORM PROGRAM REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RULE OF LAW RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SAPS SAVINGS SCHOOLS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVISION SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL MARKETING SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL PROTECTION STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES STRUCTURAL REFORMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADE POLICY URBAN AREAS WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/2861812/bangladesh-development-policy-review-impresive-achievements-continuing-challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14669

Bangladesh - Development Policy Review : Impressive Achievements but Continuing Challenges

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