Shifting Landscape of Rural Transformation in Bangladesh: Exploring the Interplay of Non-Farm GDP, Infrastructure and Education

IF 1.4 3区社会学 Q1 AREA STUDIES

Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies Pub Date : 2024-12-26 DOI:10.1002/app5.70011

Subrata Saha, Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Al Amin Al Abbasi, Ismat Ara Begum, Maria Fay Rola-Rubzen

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Rural transformation is critical for supporting inclusive economic development. This study assessed the effect of infrastructure and education on the process of rural transformation in Bangladesh using data from four waves of Household Income and Expenditure Surveys between 2000 and 2016. This study employed the Fixed Effects Model, Moment-Quantile Regression with Fixed Effects Model, and Feasible Generalised Least Squares for checking robustness. The results show that infrastructure and education positively affect rural transformation. The expansion of small-scale farms, improved healthcare accessibility, and land rental arrangements are key factors that facilitate transformation, whereas the rise of large-scale farming has a negative impact. Policy recommendations highlight investment in infrastructure and educational access, such as universal primary education, to enhance transformation. It also suggests encouraging land rentals, improving healthcare services, and supporting small-scale farming while addressing the drawbacks of large-scale farming to strengthen economic convergence between rural and urban areas.

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孟加拉国农村转型的变化景观：探讨非农业GDP、基础设施和教育的相互作用

农村转型是支持包容性经济发展的关键。本研究利用2000年至2016年四波家庭收入和支出调查的数据，评估了基础设施和教育对孟加拉国农村转型过程的影响。本研究采用固定效应模型、固定效应矩-分位数回归和可行广义最小二乘进行稳健性检验。结果表明，基础设施和教育对农村转型具有正向影响。小规模农场的扩大、医疗保健可及性的改善和土地租赁安排是促进转型的关键因素，而大规模农业的兴起则会产生负面影响。政策建议强调投资基础设施和普及初等教育等教育机会，以促进转型。报告还建议鼓励土地租赁，改善医疗服务，支持小规模农业，同时解决大规模农业的缺点，以加强农村和城市地区的经济融合。

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Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies AREA STUDIES-

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3.20

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6 weeks

期刊介绍： Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies is the flagship journal of the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University. It is a peer-reviewed journal that targets research in policy studies in Australia, Asia and the Pacific, across a discipline focus that includes economics, political science, governance, development and the environment. Specific themes of recent interest include health and education, aid, migration, inequality, poverty reduction, energy, climate and the environment, food policy, public administration, the role of the private sector in public policy, trade, foreign policy, natural resource management and development policy. Papers on a range of topics that speak to various disciplines, the region and policy makers are encouraged. The goal of the journal is to break down barriers across disciplines, and generate policy impact. Submissions will be reviewed on the basis of content, policy relevance and readability.