Browsing Research Reports (2013): Economic Studies, Vol - XXX by Subject "Rural development--Bangladesh."

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    • Can basic entrepreneurship transform the economic lives of the poor? 

      Bandiera, Oriana; Burgess, Robin; Das, Narayan C; Gulesci, Selim; Rasul, Imran; Sulaiman, Munshi (BRAC, 2013-04)
      Does the lack of capital and skills drive occupational choice and poverty? We provide evidence from a large scale and long term randomized control trial of a programme that simultaneously provides assets and training to ...

    • Eradicating extreme poverty in Bangladesh: national strategies and activities 

      Qayum, Nayma; Samadder, Mrinmoy (Brac University, 2013-04)
      Although Bangladesh has achieved fairly steady economic growth, as of 2011, almost half of its population still lived in extreme poverty. As a result, the Government of Bangladesh and its development partners have recently ...