CHAPTER ONE 13
Introduction 13
Scope and Objectives 20
Research Questions 20
Methodological Approach 21
Review of Literature 23
CHAPTER TWO 29
Rural Bangladesh: A Socio-Political and Economic Profile 29
Overview 29
Poverty Pockets of Bangladesh 32
Causes of Poverty 32
Trends of Poverty 33
Poverty and Development Plans in Bangladesh 35
CHAPTER THREE 39
Approaches and Dimensions of Rural Development 39
A Conceptual Overview
Rural Development Strategy 39
Rural Development Models 40
Evolution of Rural Development Strategies 41
Community Development 41
Agricultural Development 42
Emergence of Rural Development 43
Integrated Rural Development 45
Critics of IRD 48
CHAPTER FOUR 51
Evolution of Rural Development in Bangladesh 51
Colonial Commission on Rural Bengal 52
Cooperative Department 52
Department of Rural Reconstruction 53
Non-Institutional Efforts 55
The Pakistan Period 57
Village AID 57
Rural Works Programme Model 59
Rural Development: Lesson from the Colonial Regime 60
CHAPTER FIVE 63
Selected Approaches for Rural Development and 63
Poverty Alleviation in Bangladesh
Major Programme Areas and Thrust 65
Land Reform and Land use 67
Area Development Approach 68
Financial Outlay During Fifth Plan 68
Rural Development: Poverty Alleviation Approach 70
Food Assisted Development Projects 71
CHAPTER SIX 73
Evolution of Integrated Rural Development 73
Programme in Bangladesh
Thana Training & Development Centre (TTDC) 74
Rural Works Programme (RWP) 74
Thana Irrigation Plan (TIP) 74
TCCA-KSS Cooperative System 75
Comilla Integrated Model 75
Emergence of Integrated Rural Development Programme 75
Rural Poor Programmes (RPPs) 79
Changing Faces of BRDB 84
Structural Dimensions of BRDB 84
BRDB’s Institutional Strengths and Weaknesses 87
CHAPTER SEVEN 91
BRDB: An Institutional Analysis 91
Review of Management and Institutional Issues 98
Institutional Shortcomings of BRDB 99
Other Institutional Issues 102
Conclusion 102
CHAPTER EIGHT 105
The Impact of Selected BRDB Projects: A Qualitative and 105
Quantitative Analysis
Rural Development Project -2 (RD-2) 105
Rural Development Project -9 (1st Phase) 107
Rural Development Project -12 (RD-12) 110
Rural Poverty Alleviation Programme (RPAP) 112
Integrated Development of Rural Women and Children through 114
Cooperative
Strengthening Population Planning through Rural Women’s 115
Cooperatives
CHAPTER NINE 165
Observations and Conclusions 165
Observations of Institutional Aspects 170
CHAPTER TEN 175
Policy Options and Recommendations 175
Bibliography 181
Index 191
