The Path Through The Fields; Bangladesh and Development  

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Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 405 no. 8809 (Nov. 2012), page 21-24.
Topik: Geographic Profiles; Progress; Life Expectancy; Poverty; Statistical Data

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Bangladesh was the original development "basket case", the demeaning term used in Henry Kissinger's state department for countries that would always depend on aid. Its people are crammed onto a flood plain swept by cyclones and without big mineral and other natural resources. It suffered famines in 1943 and 1974 and military coups in 1975, 1982 and 2007. When it split from Pakistan in 1971 many observers doubted that it could survive as an independent state. Yet over the past 20 years, Bangladesh has made some of the biggest gains in the basic condition of people's lives ever seen anywhere. Between 1990 and 2010 life expectancy rose by 10 years, from 59 to 69. Even more remarkably, the improvement in life expectancy has been as great among the poor as the rich. Bangladesh has also made huge gains in education and health. These improvements are not a simple result of increases in people's income. Bangladesh remains a poor country, with a GDP per head of $1,900 at purchasing-power parity. Four main factors that explain this surprising success are discussed.

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