Essay About Poverty Classifications And Income Of Upper Poverty Level

A Report on “poverty Classifications and Cross Ponding Income of Upper Poverty Level and Lower Poverty Level”
“A Report on Poverty Classifications And
Cross ponding income of Upper Poverty level and
Lower Poverty level”
A Report on
“Poverty Classifications and cross ponding income of Upper Poverty level and Lower Poverty level”
Course Title: Development Economics
Course Code: BA – 3219
Submitted By:
Md. Asfathullah: 090333 Sourav Datta: 090334
Shovon Saha: 090351
Submitted To:
Professor Dr. ATM Jahiruddin
Professor
BBA Program
4th year, 2nd term
Business Administration Discipline Khulna University, Khulna
August 31, 2014
August 31, 2014
Professor Dr. ATM Jahiruddin
Professor
Business Administration Discipline
Khulna University, Khulna
Subject: Submission of Report for Development Economics Course.
Dear Sir,
Enclosed is the report on the “Poverty Classifications and cross ponding income of Upper Poverty level and Lower Poverty level” which is submitted to you as an obligatory part of the fulfilment of the Development Economics Course.

This study was to find out Poverty classification of BBS & income for different groups of poor- revisiting from empirical evidences an to find out how much one should earn for the household for upper poverty level and what is the income level corresponding to lower poverty level.

Since the very onset we have collected information with utmost sincerity and tried to interpret the collected information appropriately. We have devoted our effort to make the report representing the fact. We are available for any further assistance in interpretation or clarification.

Sincerely yours,
Md. Asfathullah, ID: 090333
Sourav Datta, ID: 090334
Shovon Saha, ID: 090351
Acknowledgement
First of all, we express our heartfelt gratitude to Almighty who has given us the opportunity of successful completion of this Report.
We would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to the following people for making this report possible. We consider it a pleasure and privilege to pay regards and thanks to Professor Dr. ATM Jahiruddin, Head, Business Administration Discipline, Khulna University. We appreciate his support, co-operation and teachings.

Thanks are also due to all the respondents for cooperating in the collection of the primary data. We would like to express our thanks to all of them for helping us in getting the opportunity to complete our report.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Objective of the Study
1.3 Scope of the Study
1.4 Source of Data
1.5 Limitation of the Study
CHAPTER 02: LITERATURE FRAMEWORK
2.1 Literature Review on Poverty
CHAPTER 02: POVERTY IN BANGLADESH
3.1 Summary of Poverty in Bangladesh 13
3.2 Understanding Poverty
3.3 Categories of Poverty
3.4 Organizational definition of Extreme Poor 19
CHAPTER 04: MEASURMENT OF POVERTY
4.1 Theoretical Framework
4.1.1 Food Poverty Line
4.1.2 Non-Food Poverty Line 22
4.1.3 Lower Poverty Line
4.1.4 Upper Poverty Line
4.2.1 Head Count Rate using CBN Method 23
4.2.2 Head Count Rate of Poverty in Khulna Division 24
4.2.3 Intake of Calories
4.3.1 Food Basket and Non-Food Basket
4.3.2 Data of Five Household
Food Basket for Bangladesh
CHAPTER 05: CONCLUSION
Conclusion of The Report
REFERENCE
APPENDIX
Questionnaire
LIST OF FIGURE & TABLES
FIGURE 01: Different Categories of Poor People
Table 01: Extreme Poverty Definitions
Table 02: Household income and Expenditure survey, 2005, 2010, BBS
Table 03: Head Count of Upper Poverty Line & Lower Poverty Line
Table 04: Head Count Rate of Poverty in Khulna Division
Table 05: Intake of Calories
Table 06: Five Household Data of Food Basket and Non-Food Basket
Table 07: Food Basket Data
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A starting point of the poverty measurement literature is to identify those who are poor. In the simplest case, poverty is based on a single attribute of well-being, “income”. In this one-dimensional world, poverty is conceived as a condition or status associated with levels of income below an absolute threshold, the poverty line. The definition of a poverty status with multiple attributes of well-being is more delicate. While the concept “poverty status” makes explicit reference to stable or static condition, in a dynamic setting welfare attributes may change over time.

Poverty is increasingly understood to be multi-dimensional and the result of multiple deprivations. The state of ‘poverty’ encompasses notions of limitations to, and deprivation of, resources, often focused on lack of income or access to food, but also including other material, social and psychological deprivations that affect individual well-being. Attention is paid to the stresses which poverty places on individuals and on households. The use of