How infrastructure and financial institutions affect rural income and poverty: Evidence from Bangladesh

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1109-1137

  Khandker, Shahidur R ^a   Koolwal, Gayatri B ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FINANCIAL SERVICES; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; POVERTY; RURAL ECONOMY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH; HISTORY; LEGAL ASPECT; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CHANGE;

AGRICULTURE; BANGLADESH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; POVERTY; POVERTY AREAS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CHANGE;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 77954732841     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380903108330     Document Type: Article

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