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Trends and Drivers of Poverty Reduction in Nepal: A Historical Perspective

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dc.contributor.authorUematsu, Hiroki
dc.contributor.authorShidiq, Akhmad Rizal
dc.contributor.authorTiwari, Sailesh
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-13T19:12:02Z
dc.date.available2016-10-13T19:12:02Z
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.description.abstractNepal made remarkable progress in poverty reduction between 1995 and 2010, a period coinciding with a decade-long violent conflict followed by tumultuous post-conflict recovery. Although improving agricultural productivity was long regarded as instrumental to lifting the living conditions of Nepal's impoverished rural areas, a bulk of the observed poverty reduction has come as a result of exogenous improvements in economic opportunities for poor Nepalis outside Nepal's borders. About 50 percent of the poverty reduction witnessed between 1995 and 2010 was associated with growth in labor incomes, particularly in nonagricultural activities. Private remittance receipts account for a little over a quarter of the total poverty reduction seen in Nepal. This is consistent with increased nonfarm diversification of rural households as well as the increase in nonfarm wages over the period. Household demographic changes, brought about by a sharp decline in fertility rates and the changing dependency structure as a result of migration, have also played an important role.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26802648/trends-drivers-poverty-reduction-nepal-historical-perspective
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/25146
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/25146
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7830
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
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dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectmigration
dc.subjectremittances
dc.subjectlabor income
dc.subjectdemographics
dc.titleTrends and Drivers of Poverty Reduction in Nepalen
dc.title.subtitleA Historical Perspectiveen
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okr.date.disclosure2016-09-21
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryNepal
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Monitoring & Analysis
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Remittances
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Demographics
okr.unitPoverty and Equity Global Practice Group
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