The Impact of Rural Development Program on Poverty Alleviation: A Case of Bangladesh

Md. Mahi Uddin; Afzal Ahmad

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Md. Mahi Uddin
Afzal Ahmad

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rural development; poverty alleviation; bangladesh

Abstract

Poverty alleviation through rural development programs (RDP) has significant implication for Bangladesh the world's most densely populated country having 71 percent rural inhabitants. Considering the significance, the study examined various rural challenges and poverty reduction strategies of RDP underpinned by a quantitative research technique. 192 poor households were randomly selected from four study villages under Chittagong District. The result indicates that the RDP, housing and agriculture, health and education, significantly improved the poverty situation among poor people through economic capabilities, human capabilities, protective capabilities, and political capabilities of sample households. This finding implies that improvement in rural areas can be safety net in lacking job opportunities in urban areas due to economic meltdown or recession. Therefore, result brings out implication for government and policy makers to reduce excessive population influxes of migrant workers and farmers from rural to urban cities through well-designed rural development program.

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The Impact of Rural Development Program on Poverty Alleviation: A Case of Bangladesh. (2015). Global Journal of Management and Business Research, 15(16), 17-24. https://journalofbusiness.org/index.php/GJMBR/article/view/

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