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BangladeshThe Strength to Succeed

Contents

Introduction

Physical featu res

Urban life

Colonial history

Political struggles

Land reform and poverty

Poverty to prosperity

The influence of Islam

The population issue

Women's place in Bengali society

The ubiquitous rickshaw

Community health care

Education and development

Water: a blessing or a curse

Foreign aid:

development and dependency

A future for jute?

Expo rts, ecology, and economy

Ethnic minorities

Communal violence

The garment industry

Child labour

Conclusion

Oxfam in Bangladesh

Facts and figures

Sources and further reading

Designed by Oxfam Design Department 97/MCA/95Published and printed by Oxfam,274 Banbury Road, Oxford 0X2 7DZ, UK

ISBN 0 85598 328 0(first edition ISBN 0 85598 127 X)

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