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Hardship and Vulnerability in the Pacific Island Countries : A Regional Companion to the World Development Report 2014

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-01T17:27:14Z
dc.date.available2014-04-01T17:27:14Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractIn many Pacific island countries, meeting non-food basic needs is a growing challenge and further complicated by substantial economic and environmental risks. Hardship and vulnerability are increasingly prominent concerns in Pacific island countries, but the knowledge base to guide policymaking is limited. Family and community networks are central to life in most Pacific island countries, providing critical support to members in need and acting as safety nets when individuals or households experience losses from shocks. The primary objective of this report is to present solid empirical evidence of hardship, vulnerability to shocks, and risk management in the Pacific region. The report is primarily a stocktaking exercise that brings together existing evidence and new analysis of available data using a consistent framework. The report takes a "micro" perspective that of the individual and household but accounts for the important role of communities, the state, and international partners. This report focuses on risks, but accounts for the role of opportunities when possible. While remaining supportive of viable economic growth sectors, given the limited means of most Pacific governments, expenditure should be carefully focused on investments with high expected economic returns and relatively low risks. Development partners can play a role in financing these investments and in sharing experiences on what works from other parts of the world.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19188485/regional-companion-world-development-report-2014-hardship-vulnerability-pacific-island-countries
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17543
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17543
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 SERVICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCASH INCOME
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAM
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILDREN PER WOMAN
dc.subjectCIVIL UNREST
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONSUMER DEMAND
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCOVARIATE SHOCKS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INSECURITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE ACTION
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectELDERLY PEOPLE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectETHNIC CONFLICT
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectFOOD IMPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD NEEDS
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT RATIO
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD AGE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectILLNESSES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectKINSHIP
dc.subjectKINSHIP NETWORKS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE BASE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectLACK OF KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIMITED RESOURCES
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMEASURING POVERTY
dc.subjectMETHODOLOGICAL CHOICES
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL HEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTER
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNATURAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectNON-FOOD NEEDS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectPANDEMIC
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROVISION OF SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectRECIPROCITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL PARTNERS
dc.subjectREGULATORY BARRIERS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSAVINGS ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSMALL COUNTRIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSPATIAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectSPATIAL DISPERSION
dc.subjectSPATIAL VARIATION
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTECHNICAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTOTAL POVERTY
dc.subjectTOTAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectTRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRANSIENT ILLNESS
dc.subjectUNWANTED PREGNANCY
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectURBAN SLUMS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectURBANIZED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE PEOPLE
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUNG POPULATIONS
dc.titleHardship and Vulnerability in the Pacific Island Countries : A Regional Companion to the World Development Report 2014en
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okr.date.disclosure2014-03-03
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:18:37.534774Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19188485/regional-companion-world-development-report-2014-hardship-vulnerability-pacific-island-countries
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid649891468098658407
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b082dff8c6_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19188485
okr.identifier.report85557
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.geographicalOceania
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.sectorIndustry and trade
okr.themeEconomic management :: Other economic management
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Other social protection and risk management
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Lines
okr.unitPacific Islands & TL PREM Sector (EASPN)
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