Bangladesh : poverty reduction strategy paper.

Title from PDF title page (IMF Web site, viewed Mar. 11, 2013).

"Bangladesh, Ministry of Planning, Planning Commission"--Page 2 of pdf.

"March 2013."

Includes bibliographical references.

The Sixth Five Year Plan, as outlined in Bangladesh's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, targets strategic growth and employment. The medium-term macroeconomic framework plan entails the involvement of both the private and public sectors. Human resources development strategy programs reaching out to the poor and the vulnerable population, as well as environment, climate change, and disaster risk management, have been included in the plan. Managing regional disparities for shared growth and strategy for raising farm productivity and agricultural growth have been outlined. Diversifying exports and developing a dynamic manufacturing sector are all inclusive in the proposed plan.

Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Boxes -- List of Annex Tables -- ABBREVIATIONS -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 1: DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT, SIXTH PLAN TARGETS AND STRATEGY -- DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT -- SIXTH PLAN CORE TARGETS IN THE CONTEXT OF VISION 2021 -- SIXTH FIVE YEAR PLAN STRATEGY -- CHAPTER 2: GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES -- OVERVIEW -- LESSONS OF PAST GROWTH EXPERIENCE -- SFYP STRATEGY FOR HIGHER GROWTH AND CREATING GOOD JOBS -- MANAGING THE LAND CONSTRAINT -- MANAGING THE SPATIAL DIMENSIONS OF GROWTH -- CHAPTER 3: MEDIUM TERM MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK -- PROJECTED GROWTH PATH OF THE SIXTH FIVE YEAR PLAN -- JOB CREATION AND REBALANCING OF EMPLOYMENT -- INVESTMENT AND SAVINGS -- BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND EXCHANGE RATE MANAGEMENT -- MONETARY MANAGEMENT -- RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES -- CHAPTER 4: FINANCING THE PLAN -- THE OVERALL RESOURCE ENVELOPE FOR THE INVESTMENT PROGRAM -- FINANCING OF TOTAL PUBLIC SECTOR OUTLAYS DURING THE SFYP: ROLE OF FISCAL POLICY -- DEBT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY OF THE SFYP -- PUBLIC INVESTMENT PRIORITIES -- RISKS AND CHALLENGES -- CHAPTER 5: HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY -- OVERVIEW -- EDUCATION AND TRAINING -- HEALTH, POPULATION AND NUTRITION -- CHAPTER 6: POVERTY, INCLUSION AND SOCIAL PROTECTION -- THE POVERTY REDUCTION CHALLENGE -- STRATEGY FOR POVERTY REDUCTION IN THE SFYP -- PARTICIPATION, SOCIAL INCLUSION AND EMPOWERMENT -- SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR AND VULNERABLE -- CHAPTER 7: MANAGING REGIONAL DISPARITIES FOR SHARED GROWTH AND SUSTAINED POVERTY REDUCTION -- ASPECTS OF REGIONAL DISPARITY -- FACTORS AFFECTING REGIONAL DISPARITY -- SPECIFIC TARGETS FOR REDUCTION OF REGIONAL DISPARITY IN THE SFYP -- SFYP STRATEGIES AND POLICIES TO ADDRESS REGIONAL DISPARITIES -- CHAPTER 8: ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINED DEVELOPMENT -- OVERVIEW.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT -- MANAGING CLIMATE CHANGE -- DISASTER MANAGEMENT -- CHAPTER 9: IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN: THE CHALLENGES OF GOOD GOVERNANCE, ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY, AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION -- THE GOVERNANCE CHALLENGE IN BANGLADESH -- DEVELOPING ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY -- STRENGTHENING THE FOCUS ON RESULTS THROUGH ENHANCED MONITORING AND EVALUATION -- List of Tables -- Table 1.1: Growth performance in the Five Year Plans -- Table 1.2: Headcount Poverty Rate (%) -- Table 1.3: Status of Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh -- Table 1.4: Sixth Five Year Plan (SFYP) Targets -- Table 2.1: Basic Labor Force and Employment (in millions) -- Table 2.2: Labor Force Participation Rate by Gender (%) -- Table 2.3: Sectoral Distribution of Employment (%) -- Table 2.4: The Structure of Bangladesh Manufacturing Sector, FY75-FY10 -- Table 2.5: GDP Contribution of the Services Sector and Others FY81-FY10 -- Table 2.6: Current Trade Regimes in South Asian Countries -- Table 2.7: Hydro-Power Potential in Northeast South Asian Countries -- Table 2.8: Growth of Transport Output and Modal Shares -- Table 3.1: Macroeconomic Scenario of Sixth Five Year Plan -- Table 3.2: Agricultural Growth Projection for SFYP -- Table 3.3: Growth Projection of Industry and Services for SFYP -- Table 3.4: Shift in the Structure of Employment, 2005/6-09 -- Table 3.5: Projected Pattern of Employment in the SFYP (Millions) -- Table 3.6: Budget ADP Allocation and Actual Spending, FY05-FY11 -- Table 3.7: Projection for Electricity Generation -- Table 3.8: Recent Export Performance from FY06 to FY10 -- Table 3.9: Recent Export Performance -- Table 4.1: Financing of Sixth Five Year Plan Investment (FY2011 prices) -- Table 4.2: Revenue Projections for the Sixth Plan -- Table 4.3: Sixth Plan Sectoral Public Investment Allocation.

Table 4.4: Sixth Plan Sectoral Public Investment Allocation -- Table 5.1: Progress in Health, Population and Nutrition, 1993-2007 -- Table 5.2 Health, Population and Nutrition Targets for the SFYP -- Table 5.3: Distribution of Population by Age Group -- Table 5.4: Trends in Current Fertility Rates -- Table 6.1: Gini Index of Per Capita Income -- Table 6.2: Annual Average Growth Rate of Share in Income of Different Quintiles of Households -- Table 6.3: Gini Index of Per Capita Expenditure -- Table 6.4: Head Count Poverty under Different Elasticity Assumptions -- Table 6.5: Poverty Elasticities for Selected Developing Countries -- Table 6.6: The Main Types of Social Protection Programs in Bangladesh -- Table 6.7: Trends in Old Age Allowance Program -- Table 7.1: Incidence of Poverty (head count rate) by Divisions, 1995-96 to 2010 -- Table 7.2: Number and Density of Poor Population by Division, 2010 -- Table 7.3: Key Education Outcomes, 2009 -- Table 7.4: Trends in Infant Mortality Rate by Division, 1996-2008[sup(1)] -- Table 7.5: Under 5 Mortality Rate, per 1,000 Live Births, 2008[sup(1)] -- Table 7.6: Maternal Mortality Ratio by Division, 2003 and 2008[sup(1)] -- Table 7.7: Road Density by District, 2000 to 2009 (in meter per sq km) -- Table 7.8: Density of Bank Branches (Branches per 100,000 population) -- Table 7.9: Per Capita Deposits and Advances by Division, 2009 and 2010 -- Table 7.10: Division Wise Distribution of Expatriate Workers 1976-2007 -- Table 7.11: Target 1- Head Count Poverty -- Table 7.12: Target 2 Monthly Household Income (Taka) -- Table 7.13: Target 3.1 Maternal Mortality Ratio -- Table 7.14: Target 3.2 Infant Mortality Rate -- Table 7.15: Target 3.3 Under Five (5) Mortality Rate -- Table 7.16: Target 4.1 Net Enrolment Rate -- Table 7.17: Target 4.2 Survival Rate in Primary Education.

Table 8.1: Sixth Plan Benchmark and Proposed Target Programs -- List of Figures -- Figure 1.1: Annual average GDP growth rate of comparators -- Figure 1.2: Trend in Labor Force and Employment 1974-2009, millions -- Figure 1.3: Youth unemployment rate (percent of total labor forces ages 15-24) -- Figure 2.1: Illustrative Growth Path for Vision 2021 -- Figure 2.2: Recent Growth Paths in Bangladesh and India, FY3-FY09 -- Figure 2.3: Bangladesh Long-term Growth Trend FY74-FY10 -- Figure 2.4: Sectoral Growth Rates FY74-FY09 -- Figure 2.5: Structure of the Bangladesh Economy, FY74-FY09 -- Figure 2.6: International Comparison Structure of Economy, 2006 -- Figure 2.7: Average Trend in National Savings and Investment, FY74-FY09 -- Figure 2.8: Average Savings and Investment Rates, FY06-FY09 -- Figure 2.9: Average Labor productivity, FY07 -- Figure 2.10: Bangladesh: Structure of Agriculture, FY81-FY10 -- Figure 2.11: International Comparison of Rice Productivity, FY10 -- Figure 2.12: Average Nominal Protection and Para-tariffs -- Figure 2.13: Bangladesh: Total Market Capitalization -- Figure 2.14: Bangladesh Capital Market Developments -- Figure 3.1: Comparison of Sectoral Employment -- Figure 3.2: Pattern of Private Investment Growth -- Figure 3.3: Public Investment and ADP in relation to GDP -- Figure 3.4: Infrastructure and Total Investment in Bangladesh -- Figure 3.5: Gross National Saving Rebound and its Key Drivers -- Figure 3.6: Developments in the Exchange Rate and External Reserves -- Figure 3.7: Selected Monetary Aggregates -- Figure 4.1: Bangladesh and Indian Tax-GDP Ratio -- Figure 4.2: Bangladesh: Trend in Tax GDP Ratio -- Figure 4.3: Bangladesh: Debt Dynamics during FY01-FY10 -- Figure 4.4: Bangladesh: Debt Services Ratio during FY01-FY10 -- Figure 4.5: Bangladesh: External Debt Dynamics for SFYP -- Figure 4.6: Debt Amounts and Cost of Financing.

Figure 5.1: Average Years of Schooling by Education Level (Population over Age 15) -- Figure 5.2: Rates of Return to an Additional Year of Schooling, by Region -- Figure 6.1: Long-term Poverty Trends (Headcount Rates) -- Figure 6.2: Headcount Poverty Trends for Divisions -- Figure 6.3: Trend in Transfers -- Figure 6.4: Poverty Incidence and SSNP Recipient by Divisions, 2010 -- List of Boxes -- Box 1.1: Achievements during Fifth Five Year Plan (1997-2002) -- Box 3.1: Explaining Inflation in Bangladesh -- Box 3.2: Bangladesh Bank's Strategic Action Plans, 2010-2014 -- Box 4.1: Factors contributing to a positive turnaround at the National Board of Revenue -- Box 4.2: Public Investment Breakdown -- Box 7.1: Paying Special Attention to the Problems of the Coastal Region of Barisal Division -- List of Annex Tables -- Annex Table 3.1: Bangladesh: Key Economic Indicators, FY10 to FY15 -- Annex Table 3.2: Bangladesh: Central Government Operations, FY10 to FY15 -- Annex Table 3.3: Bangladesh: Balance of Payments, FY10 to FY15 -- Annex Table 3.4: Monetary Survey (Stock) (Taka billions) -- Annex Table 3.5: Bangladesh: Debt Sustainability Indicators (FY10-FY15) -- Annex Table 4.1: Ministry- Wise Public Investment Allocation in the Sixth Plan -- Annex Table 4.2: Ministry-Wise Public Investment Allocation in the Sixth Plan -- Annex Table 9.1: Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for the Sixth Five Year Plan -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Boxes -- List of Annex -- ABBREVIATIONS -- CHAPTER 1: STRATEGY FOR RAISING FARM PRODUCTIVITY AND AGRICULTURAL GROWTH -- INTRODUCTION -- PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURE SECTOR -- KEY CHALLENGES -- CROP SECTOR -- FORESTRY -- NON-CROP SECTOR: LIVESTOCK -- FISHERIES SUB-SECTOR -- FOOD SECURITY AND MANAGEMENT -- WATER RESOURCES -- RURAL DEVELOPMENT.

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