How has Bangladesh rapidly reduced poverty?
Is it due to microfinance, ngos, economic growth, or an elite consensus?
The brilliant @nomhossain @IDS_UKhttps://soundcloud.com/user-845572280/aid-lab-understanding-bangladeshs-unexpected-success-dr-naomi-hossain …
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Replying to @_alice_evans @andynortondev and
But, around 95% of the population of Bangladesh is still living on less than US$4 (PPP) per day, a tiny amount. So, there's a very long way to go.
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Replying to @JustKIDDing_DP @_alice_evans and
Great Podcast. On the garment sector (I know only a side discussion) my understanding: buyers don't 'seek lowest wage'. They seek lowest cost for a
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Replying to @MForstater @JustKIDDing_DP and
Yes, that's important correction. Buyers seek lowest costs. And manufacturers and govs often try to achieve that by cutting labour costs. So still a race to the bottom, partly perpetuated by buyers.
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Replying to @_alice_evans @JustKIDDing_DP and
Agreed but it doesn't have much explanatory power for B (compared to other countries or possible alternative histories etc ) buyers everywhere, of everything, choose lower price ( for same quality, speed) - firms upgrade in some places but not others
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e. g. BGMEA say reason to keep out foreign factories is that they would raise wages. Important consequence of the elite politics? I'll have to read the book!
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