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Bangladesh is entering a period of significant economic, demographic, and social transition. Over recent decades, the country has achieved substantial progress in economic growth, poverty reduction, human development, and social indicators. At the same time, the context within which social protection systems operate is changing rapidly. Population growth is slowing, urbanisation is accelerating, labour markets are evolving, climate-related risks are increasing, and households are becoming more exposed to economic, health, and livelihood shocks. These changes are occurring alongside a period of political and institutional transition, preparations for graduation...
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The paper explores the linkages between ‘Education’ and ‘Poverty’ and the possibility of poverty reduction through better employment opportunities. The paper proceeds with...
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This report addresses the recent dynamics of poverty in rural Bangladesh with particular focus on two groups of the poorest - the chronically...
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COnditiOnal Cash transfers (CCts) are prOgrams that transfer cash, generally to poor households, on the condition that those households make prespecified investments in...
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Economic, moral and political reasons may underlie the choice between targeting and universal models of social provision. In the debate about universal versus...
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Recent years have seen a perceptible increase in interest in social safety nets with in developing countries. Although many critics have questioned social...
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Demand for social protection is growing in low income countries and fragile situations. In recent years, the success of social protection (SP) interventions...
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This paper develops and discusses a Proxy Means Test (PMT) based household targeting system for Bangladesh. The PMT model derived from household survey...
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The paper contains a framework for linking social protection with growth and productivity, an updated review of the literature, new original work filling...