Sources of Income by Decile – Rural Areas通过等分–农村收入来源.pptVIP

Bangladesh Poverty Assessment: Building on Progress Trends in Income Poverty CBN poverty measures based on various HIES show: Decline of roughly one percentage point per year during the nineties Number of the very poor declined by only 2.7 million, and of poor remained unchanged Poverty higher in rural (53%) than in urban (37%) areas, but declined at roughly same rate Considerable regional variation: Highest in Rajshahi (61%) and lowest in Dhaka (45%) Poverty rates stagnated in Chittagong division Trends in Output and Employment Progress … Per capita GDP increased 36 percent during the 1990s, twice the average for low and middle income countries The labor force grew by 1 million each year to 60 million in 1999-2000 Private formal sector’s employment share went up from 9 to 14% between 1995-96 and 1999-00, while the public sector’s share remained at 4-5% Under-employment declined from 43% to 35% over the decade Labor force participation by women increased from 14% to 23% Non-income Poverty Measures Other indicators confirm progress during the 1990s… Non-income Poverty Measures (cont.) … but also illustrate the significant challenges that remain Impact of Growth and Inequality on Poverty During the 1990s: Growth in per capita expenditures accompanied by rising inequality All groups benefited from growth, but the very poor and the better-off benefited relatively more from growth than the middle-class Rural areas experienced lower growth compared to urban, but growth was more broad-based in rural areas ? Equivalent decline in the incidence of poverty in the two sectors Rural and Urban Growth Incidence Curves1991-92 to 2000 Poverty Profile: Land Education key Assets Level of Education of Head: Nearly three-quarters of the poor population have an illiterate household head Incidence of poverty amongst those with an illiterate head eight times that of those with a head with higher education Other Household Assets Considerable disparities in other asse