Understanding the Local Power Structure in Rural Bangladesh

Author(s)
Lewis, D. and Hossain, A.
Publication language
English
Pages
120pp
Date published
01 Jan 2008
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
National & regional actors, Government, Regional, Poverty
Countries
Bangladesh

This study of the rural power structure presents new qualitative data to analyse the changing formal and informal institutions which govern people’s lives in one area of rural Bangladesh. The research explores the ways in which disadvantaged individuals and groups seek to increase their influence and further their economic and social goals. It documents the barriers and challenges that people living in poverty face, and explores the current limits to these local change processes.