Unravel the enduring challenges of rural poverty in Bangladesh with this insightful study. Dietmar Herbon’s work uses an individual action and systems theoretical approach to explore the complex socio-economic dynamics within agrarian societies. Understand how individual strategies for subsistence, shaped by structural opportunities and obstacles, create macro-level societal effects that perpetuate poverty equilibrium. Essential for students and researchers in development studies, economics, and South Asian societies, this book offers critical perspectives on rural economic development and societal change.