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Can Zakat System Alleviate Rural Poverty in Bangladesh? A Propensity Score Matching Approach

Kazi SohagFaculty of Social Science and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia;Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kazi Tanvir MahmudResearch and Evaluation Division, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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MD. Ferdous AlamInstitute of Agricultural and Food Policy Studies,Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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Nahla SamargandiDepartment of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Pages 261-277 | Published online: 13 Jul 2015

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Kazi Tanvir Mahmud, Fahima Kabir, Jinat Hossain & Dilruba Chawdhury. (2023) Can Land Ownership Really Improve the Economic Status and Decision-Making Capacity of the Rural Women? Evidence from Bangladesh. Journal of Poverty 27:2, pages 166-184.
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