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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Rural Bangladesh"”.
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Gender, Religion and Development in Rural Bangladesh
… between gender, religion and development in rural Bangladesh in the context of a series of attacks on NGOs by ‘fundamentalist’ forces in the country in the early part of the 1990s. Specifically, the focus is on the emergence of rural women as a center of contention as events unfolded. My …
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The Multidimensionality of Schoolgirl Dropouts in Rural Bangladesh
… girl dropouts in the secondary school system of rural Bangladesh and assesses the barriers that affect adolescent girls and their families. The complex dynamics of the historical context within the patriarchal-dominant structure of society creates a system that hinders girls’ education and forces …
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The Factors Contributing to Patriarchy in Contemporary Rural Bangladesh
… contributed to the persistence of patriarchy in rural Bangladesh. Patriarchy is a social structure and practice in which men have power and privilege over women, subjecting them to various forms of oppression and exploitation. Previous studies have claimed that government and NGO-led development …
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Social Change and Reproductive Behaviour in Rural Bangladesh, 1983-1996
… in the reproductive behaviour of women m the rural areas of Bangladesh have occurred at a time when the country has been and still 1s predominantly agricultural and socio-economic conditions poor. Attempts to explain the causes of these changes, especially consideration of the role of family …
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The social complexity of woman and child valuation in rural Bangladesh
… a period of economic and demographic change in rural Bangladesh. This bulk of this change, often referred to as economic development, occurs at the intersection of social and economic institutions at a time when agricultural modes of production are being replaced by wage labor within a …
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Non-formal education and grassroots development : a case study from rural Bangladesh
… (GUP), Voluntary Organization (VO) operating in rural southwestern Bangladesh, this thesis explores the role of non-formal education for empowerment and socio-economic development. The issues examined are the mobilization process and the grassroots organization of disadvantaged women, education …
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Asset dynamics and the long-term impact of microfinance in rural Bangladesh
… assets over time. Using a panel data set from Bangladesh, this study identifies the productive assets of rural households in three different study sites over two rounds. Using panel fixed effects methods and a non-parametric lowess estimator, the expected household asset accumulation trajectory …
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The socio-economic impact of a minor flood control project in rural Bangladesh
… embankment has altered the life of a village in Bangladesh. Once the academic context of the work has been established, the geographical and historical context of the project itself is outlined. There then follows a discussion of the formulation and execution of the research methodology. This …
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Preventable and treatable causes of infant death : examining neonatal and post neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh
… in developing countries. Most neonatal deaths in Bangladesh can be prevented by simple interventions or by preventive measures before birth, better delivery practices or basic treatments after birth. Researchers over the years have focused on upgrading health care options to combat particular …
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Preventable and treatable causes of infant death : examining neonatal and post neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh
… in developing countries. Most neonatal deaths in Bangladesh can be prevented by simple interventions or by preventive measures before birth, better delivery practices or basic treatments after birth. Researchers over the years have focused on upgrading health care options to combat particular …
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Up to the waist in mud! : the assessment and application of earth-derivative architecture in rural Bangladesh
… the prime· building material in the context of rural Bangladesh. In extreme environmental conditions of annual floods, rain and atmospheric humidity, the use of earth, the most readily available building material, faces serious constraints. Yet examples of earthen architecture abound there. …
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Merchant mothers and fishermen fathers : parental investment and subsistence work among the boat-dwelling Shodagor of rural Bangladesh
This dissertation addresses three general research questions. First, what are the socioecological conditions that lead Shodagor families to employ particular strategies in order to balance subsistence work and childcare? Second, why do Shodagor men and women pursue particular occupational …
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Poverty, women and development: Evaluating women's perspectives and experiences of participation in World Vision area development programmes in rural Bangladesh
… staff in Auckland, Dhaka and ADP communities in Bangladesh. I conducted a programme evaluation in three ADP communities enabling me to compare the impact of the programme on participating women in different regions. Two site visits were made to Bangladesh, the first to conduct a pilot study in …
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Micro-credit and household productivity : evidence from Bangladesh.
… come from two rounds of household surveys in rural Bangladesh conducted by the World Bank and the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies to analyze the impact of three micro-credit programs: the Rural Development-12 program of the Bangladesh Rural Development Board, the Bangladesh Rural …
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Male sexuality and masculinity: Implications for STIs/HIV and sexual health interventions in Bangladesh
… revealed by men living in contemporary urban and rural Bangladesh. I pursue what men think it means to be a man. dimensions of manliness and manhood, and male influences in the construction of male/female relationships. Significant meanings men attribute to sexual acts, pleasure, pain,. risk and …
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Spirited Women Tell Their Stories: A Study of Bangladeshi Female
This dissertation draws on the stories of 34 Bangladeshi women who went to seven Middle Eastern countries, including United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Lebanon and Jordan, as temporary workers during 1995-2010. I interrogate their interactions with migration brokers and …
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Living on the Edge: The Predicament of a Rural Indigenous Santal Community in Bangladesh
… the material and non-material conditions of rural indigenous communities in Bangladesh. This research examines the complex confluence of power, politics, economics, and identities in rural Bangladesh; it explores the web of local, national, and global mechanisms that (re)create and maintain …
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