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Georgia : Poverty assessment

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T17:22:57Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T17:22:57Z
dc.date.issued2009-04-01
dc.description.abstractThis report presents a comprehensive analysis of poverty and its main determinants using the most recent 2007 Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) data. It provides an in-depth analysis of rural poverty, the linkages between labor markets and poverty, the importance of social transfers for poverty alleviation, and the progress made since 2003 in the health and education sectors, and also presents some findings on incomes trends based on the Household Budget Survey from 2003 to 2006. The report also simulates possible poverty impacts from the dual shocks of the August 2008 conflict and the current global financial crisis. Main messages in the document are: (1) the available data indicate that living standards in Georgia have improved in many dimensions since 2003; (2) poverty in Georgia continues to be deeply entrenched in rural areas, accounting for 60 percent of the poor; (3) the performance of the labor markets has so far not contributed much to poverty reduction; (4) social assistance became an increasingly important lifeline for Georgia's poor; (5) the double shocks of the August 2008 conflict and the global financial crisis risk undermining the poverty reduction effort; and (6) the poverty reduction strategy of the government of Georgia should focus on: extending the coverage of the Targeted Social Assistance to reach more of the poor; promoting investments in infrastructure and creating opportunities for off-farm employment in rural areas; and continuing reforms in the health and education sectors to improve human capital, which is the prerequisite for sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction. The main findings state that since 2003, Georgia has implemented an impressive array of reforms. Unfortunately, the absence of comparable household surveys over time precludes a proper analysis of the impact of these reforms on growth and poverty reduction.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000350881_20090429111740
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/3037
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3037
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSENTEEISM
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectABSOLUTE TERMS
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO FACILITIES
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectACCESS TO MEDICAL SERVICES
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAFFORDABILITY CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAVERAGE EARNINGS
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectCASH BASIS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectCOVERAGE OF POPULATION
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCURRENT ACCOUNT
dc.subjectDECLINE IN POVERTY
dc.subjectDEPRECIATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDIRECT INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOMES
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectELDERLY HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectETHNIC MINORITY
dc.subjectEXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFARM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFARM PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectFOOD IMPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH REFORM
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHIGHER INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SPENDING
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPACT ON HEALTH
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME SOURCE
dc.subjectINCOME SOURCES
dc.subjectINDICATORS OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMEDICAL SERVICES
dc.subjectMEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectMOUNTAINOUS AREAS
dc.subjectNATIONAL STRATEGY
dc.subjectOPEN SOCIETY
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPENSION PAYMENTS
dc.subjectPENSIONER
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR INDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR POPULATION
dc.subjectPOOR RURAL AREAS
dc.subjectPOOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOPULATION DATA
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY DYNAMICS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICATORS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY RISK
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPRIVATE INSURANCE MARKETS
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPROGRAMMATIC POVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUESTIONNAIRES
dc.subjectRATE OF GROWTH
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESOURCE LIMITATIONS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectRURAL REGIONS
dc.subjectRURAL SECTORS
dc.subjectRURAL STANDARD
dc.subjectSAFEGUARDS
dc.subjectSALE
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOL BUILDINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOL-AGE POPULATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSENIOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL IMPACT
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SPENDING
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSTOCKS
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTEACHER SALARIES
dc.subjectTECHNICAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTOTAL POVERTY
dc.subjectTOTAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectVALUABLE
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectWAGE
dc.subjectWAGE EARNERS
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectWORKING-AGE POPULATION
dc.subjectWORTH
dc.titleGeorgia : Poverty assessmenten
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okr.date.disclosure2009-04-28
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:58:44.140550Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Poverty Assessment
okr.docurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000350881_20090429111740
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid132471468244171912
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000350881_20090429111740
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum10503390
okr.identifier.report44400
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryGeorgia
okr.region.geographicalEastern Europe
okr.region.geographicalCommonwealth of Independent States
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.themePoverty strategy
okr.themePoverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.themeOther economic management
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management
okr.themeEconomic management
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitHuman Development Sector Unit (ECSHD)
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