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Papua New Guinea : Poverty and Access to Public Services

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-09T20:10:27Z
dc.date.available2013-08-09T20:10:27Z
dc.date.issued2000-02-18
dc.description.abstractThis report analyzes the distribution of income, constructs a poverty profile, and looks at the extent to which the poor have access to basic services in Papua New Guinea. The analysis is based on data collected during a national household survey in 1996, and, data on a range of socioeconomic indicators, were collected nationally among urban, and rural households, within the country's five major regions. This shows that the distribution of consumption is highly uneven, since real per capita consumption level is over eight times higher than the poorest quartile, with marked disparities in consumption levels. A detailed review on the distribution of access to basic services, such as education, health care, rural infrastructure, and utilities is presented, suggesting the unequal access to these services further accentuates the effects of unequal income distribution. The county's safety net system is examined, revealing this system allows for income transfers from members of a particular "wantok" - informal network based on ethnicity, language, etc. - to needy members of the same wantok. Although this system adapted relatively well to changing socioeconomic environments, it does not appear to improve income distribution in rural areas. Finally, the report concludes that to effectively alleviate poverty, additional analysis needs to be undertaken, to include the factors which hinder productivity, and income.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/02/728720/papua-new-guinea-poverty-access-public-services
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/14973
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14973
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.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SOCIAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectACCESSIBLE SERVICES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectRURAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOME FLUCTUATIONS ABSOLUTE TERMS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectANNUAL INCOME
dc.subjectASSESSING POVERTY
dc.subjectAVERAGE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectAVERAGE POVERTY
dc.subjectAVERAGE POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectCALORIC REQUIREMENT
dc.subjectCASH INCOME
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER
dc.subjectCOMPARING POVERTY
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION LEVEL
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PATTERN
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subjectCURRENCY UNIT
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC SECTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC WELFARE
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEQUIVALENT CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE DATA
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE GROUPS
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectFOOD BASKET
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFOOD INTAKE
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectFOOD SHARE
dc.subjectFORMAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectGENDER GAPS
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGINI INDEX
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT INDEX
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH PROGRAMS
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectHIGH POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectIMPROVED ACCESS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME LEVEL
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFORMAL SAFETY
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARD
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectMEAN CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectMEASURING POVERTY
dc.subjectMULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectNATIONAL AVERAGE
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectNATIONAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectNATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNON-FOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectNON-FOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL INTAKE
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectOFFICIAL POVERTY
dc.subjectOFFICIAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectOVERALL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION LEVEL
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPOOR AREAS
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION POLICIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MONITORING
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILE
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPRICE VARIATIONS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectREFORM PROGRAM
dc.subjectREGIONAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectREGIONAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectRELATIVE IMPORTANCE
dc.subjectREPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE
dc.subjectRESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSAMPLE SIZE
dc.subjectSEPARATE POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectSINGLE POVERTY
dc.subjectSINGLE POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectSOCIAL INDICATORS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL OFFICE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.titlePapua New Guinea : Poverty and Access to Public Servicesen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2010-06-12
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:53:20.584943Z
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/02/728720/papua-new-guinea-poverty-access-public-services
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid639511468286303977
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_00030805302142
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum728720
okr.identifier.report19584
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2000/03/21/000094946_00030805302142/Rendered/PDF/multi_page.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryPapua New Guinea
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Assessment
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Lines
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.unitPREM Sector Department (EASPR)
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