Browsing Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) by Subject "Urban"

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    • Coping with uncertainties: Trust dynamics, fluid networks and poverty traps of the urban poor 

      Razzaque, Farhana; Zillur, Kaneta (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2018-04)
      Over the recent decades, poverty has increasingly become more urbanized, driven partially by the large volume of rural to urban migration. The urban poor not only have to deal with living in overcrowded slums or other ...

    • Recovery with distress: Unpacking COVID-19 impact on livelihoods and poverty in Bangladesh 

      Rahman, Hossain Zillur; Rahman, Atiya; Islam, Md. Saiful; Faruk, Avinno; Matin, Imran; Wazed, Mohammad Abdul; Zillur, Umama (United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, 2022-02)
      The social and economic impact of COVID-19 has been deep, wide-ranging, and multi dimensional. While anecdotal evidence of distress among the poor, particularly those with informal occupations, has been widespread, ...