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Chapter 14 - East Pakistani Livelihoods

from Part III - Becoming East Pakistan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 June 2021

Willem van Schendel
Willem van Schendel
Affiliation:
Universiteit van Amsterdam
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During the Pakistan period (1947–1971), East Pakistan remained an overwhelmingly rural society. National economic policies discriminated against East Pakistan. Rural crowding was a serious issue, especially since poverty had not decreased. By 1971 there were many more East Pakistanis who lived in poverty than in 1947. Life expectancy at birth had improved somewhat but still stood at below fifty years. In terms of improving the quality of life, the Pakistan experiment had been a disappointment to most citizens.

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East Pakistanlivelihoodagricultureeconomic policyinternal colonyindustryurbanisation
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A History of Bangladesh , pp. 154 - 165
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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