Rural Poverty in Bangladesh: A Report to the Like-minded Group
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This report offers an approach to, and analysis of, rural poverty in Bangladesh which is clearly an alternative to much conventional thinking. It focuses specifically on the very poor rural majority and situates them within the wider social and political realities of the country. It is qualitative as well as quantitative and goes beyond the usual definitions and measurements of poverty to try to understand the processes and causes of impoverishment. Two sets of questions are tackled in particular. First, what is the present configuration of rural poverty in Bangladesh and how have conditions changed over time? Second, what have been the patterns of development assistance, and within the context of national policies and programmes, how and to what extent has this assistance affected the lives of the rural poor?
Philip English
PHILIP GAIN is trained as a journalist and writer, but his predilection for images and the issues concerning forests, forest dependent people and their cultural life has brought him close to the ground realities. That he has also not missed the beautiful minds, hearts and hospitality of different forest dependent people is evident from the images that are presented in this book. Philip Gain received an M.A. in Mass Communication and Journalism from University of Dhaka in 1987; awarded Ashoka fellowship in 1989; awarded Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship (US) in 1993; and elected World Fellow of Yale University (US) in 2002. Currently, he runs Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD). Philip Gain has authored and edited more than a
Koen de Wilde
Koen de Wilde studied political and social science at the University of Amsterdam. He has a vast working experience in Bangladesh, in various capacities, spanning a period of more than thirty years. He was involved in the different stages of the Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP) along the southeastern coast, and in Integrated Coastal Zone Management. Currently, he is Chief Technical Adviser of CDSP III, on a contract with Euroconsult Mott MacDonald.
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Koen de Wilde studied political and social science at the University of Amsterdam. He has a vast working experience in Bangladesh, in various capacities, spanning a period of more than thirty years. He was involved in the different stages of the Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP) along the southeastern coast, and in Integrated Coastal Zone Management. Currently, he is Chief Technical Adviser of CDSP III, on a contract with Euroconsult Mott MacDonald.
