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Seeing is Believing : Poverty in the Palestinian Territories

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-16T15:40:20Z
dc.date.available2014-04-16T15:40:20Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe Palestinian Territories have a uniquely fragmented geography, characterized by the isolation of Gaza from the rest of the world, and the man-made barriers to mobility within the West Bank. The internal mobility restrictions imposed by Israel, unique to the West Bank, play an important role in explaining spatial variations in outcomes within the West Bank. This is strikingly analogous to the role of Gaza's external barriers in explaining the divergence between the West Bank and Gaza. These have consequences for poverty and economic development. Detailed analysis using a series of labor force and household surveys were undertaken as part of the West Bank and Gaza poverty and inclusion assessment, coping with conflict? The analysis revealed that over the last decade, internal and external barriers have been associated with tremendous constraints to growth and investment, which is evident in high rates of unemployment, especially in Gaza and among women and youth. Poverty mapping relies on household survey and census data, making the most of the strengths of each, and compensating for their weaknesses. Certain key data requirements must be fulfilled to be able to construct a poverty map. Survey data must include detailed consumption data, which is the basis for calculating poverty estimates, for instance at the national and the regional level. However, the survey usually covers only a representative sample of the population. This tradeoff between sample size and the cost and time needed to collect quality consumption data implies that surveys cannot typically be used to calculate reliable poverty estimates for more disaggregated areas. This is because, at such lower levels of disaggregation, for instance, the community or village, the number of observations in the survey is too small to produce statistically reliable estimates. The census on the other hand covers the entire population and can therefore be reliable even at lower levels of aggregation. However, the census usually covers only basic information like demographics, education and employment but not detailed information on consumption.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19243623/seeing-believing-poverty-palestinian-territories
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17836
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17836
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.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY OF SERVICES
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectCORRELATES OF POVERTY
dc.subjectDATA AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectDEGREE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectDETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED AREAS
dc.subjectDISAGGREGATED LEVEL
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectESTIMATED COEFFICIENTS
dc.subjectESTIMATES OF POVERTY
dc.subjectESTIMATION METHOD
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLES
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT RATIO
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHIGH POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLACK OF ACCESS
dc.subjectLACK OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOW LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLOW POVERTY RATE
dc.subjectMONITORING TOOL
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOINT ESTIMATE
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR AREAS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR POPULATION
dc.subjectPOORER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICATORS
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICES
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAPPING
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAPPING EXERCISE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAPPING METHODOLOGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAPS
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPOVERTY SERIES
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectREGIONAL MODEL
dc.subjectREGIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSPATIAL VARIATIONS
dc.subjectSTANDARD DEVIATION
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURES
dc.titleSeeing is Believing : Poverty in the Palestinian Territoriesen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2014-03-14
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T12:11:10.409327Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Poverty Assessment
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19243623/seeing-believing-poverty-palestinian-territories
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid817271468143394694
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20140314125844
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19243623
okr.identifier.report86038
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryWest Bank and Gaza
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Social safety nets
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicUrban Partnerships and Poverty
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