The 'fishnet approach' to livelihood improvement in depressed basins
Evidence from BRAC's Integrated Development Programme
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3887492 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jinnat Ara (0000-0002-9419-9043), Syeda Sitwat Shahed (0000-0003-3740-2559, Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author), Rehnuma Rahman, Sibbir Ahmad (0000-0002-4125-4555), Narayan Das (0009-0007-5492-1277), Narayan Chandra Das |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 523-540 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-18 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2020.1719978 |
| OpenAlex | W3006865861 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
The multidimensional nature of poverty renders comprehensive development efforts encompassing livelihoods, health, and education as well as communal support, essential for achieving equality in growth. Such an integrated service approach has neither been widely practiced nor assessed: therefore, this article analyses the impact of BRAC’s Integrated Development Programme implemented in remote depressed basins in north-eastern Bangladesh. Households within the intervened area are not only economically better off due to higher purchasing power, insurance against crisis as well as occupational diversity, but also have stronger social cohesion, especially women
Agriculture · Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Inequality · Livelihood · Political science · Poverty · Purchasing · Purchasing power · Social sector · Sociology · South asia · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Marketing
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |