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Recession, Recovery and Poverty in Moldova

dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-09T20:07:03Z
dc.date.available2013-07-09T20:07:03Z
dc.date.issued2004-11
dc.description.abstractFollowing the collapse of the Soviet Union, Moldova faced the deepest and most prolonged recession among transition countries, and the resulting increase in poverty has made it the poorest country in Europe today. The main objective of this report is to update and assess poverty in Moldova in its multiple dimensions, with a view to informing public policies. It focuses on the period of recession that followed the Russian crisis and the subsequent recovery. It draws mainly on the Household Budget Surveys, collected quarterly by the Department of Statistics and Sociology, between 1997 and 2002, although the analysis is supplemented as needed by information from other surveys collected by Moldova's Department of Statistic s and Sociology, from administrative data sources, from existing qualitative studies, and from studies by local researchers and other donor organizations. It should be noted that the HBS is a population based survey. By providing detailed information on the consumption of households, it permits an analysis of income (consumption) based welfare. In addition, by providing information on those who do not use public services or programs, in addition to those who do, it provides additional value to administrative data in the analysis of non-income dimensions of poverty such as access to health care or education. As such, the distribution of users of public services such as health care services (for example by rural and urban location) is likely to be different from that obtained from administrative data (typically based on information from facilities). Finally, due to data limitations, the analysis focuses on the Right Bank of Moldova.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/6589416/recession-recovery-poverty-moldova
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/14424
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14424
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE TERMS
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectAGING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WORKERS
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCASH INCOME
dc.subjectCHANGES IN POVERTY
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE LAND
dc.subjectCOLLEGE EDUCATION
dc.subjectCONSUMER DEMAND
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION QUINTILES
dc.subjectCOPING STRATEGY
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DECLINE
dc.subjectECONOMIC DOWNTURNS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectEDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectESTIMATED ELASTICITY
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectFAMILY POVERTY
dc.subjectFAMILY POVERTY BENEFIT
dc.subjectFARM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFARM HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGROWTH PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH FOR ALL
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN TRAFFICKING
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONALIZATION
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMEANS TESTING
dc.subjectMEASURING POVERTY
dc.subjectMEDIUM TERM
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNON-INCOME DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOORER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCING
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER
dc.subjectPRIMARY CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectRELATIVE RISK OF POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL FAMILIES
dc.subjectRURAL FARMER
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL INCOMES
dc.subjectRURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectRURAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectRURAL LIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATIONS
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectRURAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSTATE ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL REFORMS
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRANSITION COUNTRIES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN WORKERS
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWELFARE PERSPECTIVE
dc.titleRecession, Recovery and Poverty in Moldovaen
dc.title.alternativeRecesiunea, recuperarea si saracia in Moldovaen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2006-02-09
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:25:08.304041Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Poverty Assessment
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/6589416/recession-recovery-poverty-moldova
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid709501468108867376
okr.guid315061468277522238
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000160016_20060209172255
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6589416
okr.identifier.report28024
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryMoldova
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.topicServices and Transfers to Poor
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicRural Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitHuman Development Sector Unit (ECSHD)
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