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Where Have All the Poor Gone? : Cambodia Poverty Assessment 2013

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-01T18:02:22Z
dc.date.available2014-04-01T18:02:22Z
dc.date.issued2013-11
dc.description.abstractOver the seven years from 2004 through 2011, Cambodian economic growth was tremendous, ranking amid the best in the world. Moreover, household consumption increased by nearly 40 percent. And this growth was pro-poor, not only reducing inequality, but also proportionally boosting poor people's consumption further and faster than that of the non-poor. As a result, the poverty rate dropped from 52.2 to 20.5 percent, surpassing all expectations. However, the majority of these people escaped poverty only slightly: they remain highly vulnerable, even to small shocks, which could quickly bring them back into poverty. The main drivers of poverty reduction were better prices of rice for farmers, better wages for agricultural workers, increases in salary jobs for the urban labor force, and better income for non-agricultural businesses for rural households. Improvements in health and education, as well as government investment in infrastructure, provided a favorable environment for the poor, allowing many of them to pull themselves out of poverty. Looking forward, some of these drivers of poverty reduction are likely to stall. Coupled with increased vulnerability, the present conditions create new challenges for the Royal Government of Cambodia. Furthermore, most of the improvements in Cambodia originated at very low values, thus leaving much work to better the well-being of many Cambodian households. Outstanding gains have been achieved, but it will take focus and further actions to maintain Cambodia's future growth. Most poverty in Cambodia is found in the countryside: about 90 percent of Cambodia's poor live in rural areas. To generate the maximum impact, government policies should concentrate on the productivity of the rural poor's major assets: their labor and their land.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/19188812/all-poor-gone-cambodia-poverty-assessment-2013
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17546
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17546
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE TERMS
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO SANITATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO SCHOOLS
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectAGGRESSIVE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectANTENATAL CARE
dc.subjectAVERAGE GROWTH
dc.subjectBASIC FOOD BASKET
dc.subjectBASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectBETTER ACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectBIRTH ATTENDANTS
dc.subjectCALORIC REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER
dc.subjectCLEANER WATER
dc.subjectCONCENTRATION OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
dc.subjectCONSUMER GOODS
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION GROWTH
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectCORRELATES OF POVERTY
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectCROP DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectDRIVERS OF POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectDRY SEASON
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC SURVEYS
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFAMINE
dc.subjectFARM SELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFIREWOOD
dc.subjectFOOD BASKET
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD GOODS
dc.subjectFOOD INTAKE
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGINI INDEX
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROGRAMS
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHIGH CONCENTRATION
dc.subjectHIGH INFLATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHORES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectIMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectINCOME GENERATION
dc.subjectINCOME INCREASE
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL POLICY
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY CHANGES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY MEASURES
dc.subjectINFLATION LEVELS
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLONG RUN
dc.subjectLOW POVERTY RATE
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMEASURING POVERTY
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY RATE
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNEEDS ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectNON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectNURSING
dc.subjectOLDER PEOPLE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA GROWTH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR PERSONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY CHANGES
dc.subjectPOVERTY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY IMPACT OF GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCREASE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY POVERTY
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAM
dc.subjectPOVERTY TARGET
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRO-POOR
dc.subjectPRO-POOR GROWTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectREDUCED POVERTY
dc.subjectREDUCING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectREGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
dc.subjectRELATIVE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectRURAL EXTENSION
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL INCOME
dc.subjectRURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL ROADS
dc.subjectRURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectRURAL WAGES
dc.subjectRURAL WORKERS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEEDING
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSECONDARY ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSQUARED POVERTY GAP
dc.subjectSQUARED POVERTY GAP INDEX
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTOTAL POVERTY
dc.subjectTOTAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POOR
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectURBAN WORKERS
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE PEOPLE
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWATER SOURCES
dc.subjectWORKER PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS
dc.titleWhere Have All the Poor Gone? : Cambodia Poverty Assessment 2013en
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okr.date.disclosure2014-03-03
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T08:38:39.909265Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Poverty Assessment
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/19188812/all-poor-gone-cambodia-poverty-assessment-2013
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20140303162142
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19188812
okr.identifier.reportACS4545
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryCambodia
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: General public administration sector
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitSoutheast Asia PREM Sector (EASPT)
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