Can Agrarian Reform lead to a Pro-Poor Growth? Implications for Bangladesh

Abstract
In recent times, though the growth has increased by quite a rapid rate the situation of
poverty is worsening. The growth cannot resolve the problems of poverty and inequality;
thus, new thinking about Pro-Poor Growth arises. It is found that agrarian reform in many countries like South Korea or Taiwan paved a way towards sustainable development while reduced inequality in Cuba. This paper studies the feasibility of agrarian reform and the advantages that can be gained by Bangladesh from the evidences of successful agrarian reform. A simple representation is build up here which shows the gradual advancement towards Pro-Poor Growth led by agrarian reform through faster agricultural growth. Some suggestions are put forward in the end.

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