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Designing a Rural Development Strategy for Peru's Sierra

dc.contributor.author Werbrouck, Pierre
dc.date.accessioned 2012-08-13T11:13:45Z
dc.date.available 2012-08-13T11:13:45Z
dc.date.issued 2004-10
dc.description.abstract Poverty and economic stagnation characterize most rural areas in Peru. National growth has been slow and uneven since the mid-1970s, benefiting urban areas rather than rural ones. Between 1985 and 2000, the number of poor people increased by 71 percent. The incidence of poverty (67 percent) and extreme poverty (40 percent) is highest in rural areas, reaching 73 percent (poverty) and 41 percent (extreme poverty) in the sierra. This means that 4.2 million rural people live with incomes 30 percent below the poverty line and 2.3 million people live in extreme poverty. Regional specific policies to fight poverty may be warranted, notably a strategy for rural development in the sierra aiming for more equitable economic growth and reduced poverty. This brief includes the following headlines: detailed analysis; recommendations; notes; lessons learned; about the author; and about 'en breve'. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/12050356/designing-rural-development-strategy-perus-sierra
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10348
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries en breve; No. 54
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ADULT POPULATION
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subject ALCOHOLISM
dc.subject ANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subject AVERAGE INCOME
dc.subject BASIC NEEDS
dc.subject BIODIVERSITY
dc.subject CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject CARIBBEAN REGION
dc.subject CIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subject CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject CREDIT SCHEMES
dc.subject DEMOCRACY
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subject DIRECT TRANSFERS
dc.subject DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subject ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subject ECONOMIC STAGNATION
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subject EXTREME POVERTY
dc.subject FARM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject GROWTH RATE
dc.subject HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subject HUMAN CAPACITY
dc.subject HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject ILL HEALTH
dc.subject ILLITERACY
dc.subject INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INCOME SUPPORT
dc.subject INEQUALITY
dc.subject INFANT
dc.subject INFANT MORTALITY
dc.subject INFORMAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subject LABOR FORCES
dc.subject LAND TENURE
dc.subject LIMITED RESOURCES
dc.subject LIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subject LOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject MEAT
dc.subject MIGRATION
dc.subject MILK
dc.subject MINORITY
dc.subject NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject NATURAL DISASTER
dc.subject NET INCOME
dc.subject NUTRITION
dc.subject POLICY MEASURES
dc.subject POOR
dc.subject POOR PEOPLE
dc.subject POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject POVERTY LINE
dc.subject POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subject PRACTITIONERS
dc.subject PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject PRODUCER ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subject PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject QUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subject REDUCED POVERTY
dc.subject REGIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject REGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject REGIONAL LEVELS
dc.subject RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subject RURAL
dc.subject RURAL AREAS
dc.subject RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject RURAL DISTRICTS
dc.subject RURAL ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject RURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject RURAL FINANCE
dc.subject RURAL GROWTH
dc.subject RURAL HEALTH
dc.subject RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject RURAL INCOMES
dc.subject RURAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject RURAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject RURAL PEOPLE
dc.subject RURAL POOR
dc.subject RURAL POPULATION
dc.subject RURAL POVERTY
dc.subject RURAL ROADS
dc.subject RURAL SECTOR
dc.subject RURAL SERVICE
dc.subject RURAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject SAFETY NETS
dc.subject SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject SERVICE PROVISION
dc.subject SHEEP
dc.subject SKILLED LABOR
dc.subject SOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subject SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject SOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subject SOIL EROSION
dc.subject SUBSISTENCE
dc.subject SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY
dc.subject SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject TARGETING
dc.subject TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject URBAN AREAS
dc.subject URBAN GROWTH
dc.title Designing a Rural Development Strategy for Peru's Sierra en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/12050356/designing-rural-development-strategy-perus-sierra
okr.globalpractice Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice Poverty
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000333037_20100406003205
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 12050356
okr.identifier.report 53818
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/04/06/000333037_20100406003205/Rendered/PDF/538180BRI0EN0B10Box345626B01PUBLIC1.pdf en
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic Poverty Reduction :: Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Regional Economic Development
okr.topic Poverty Reduction :: Achieving Shared Growth
okr.unit Water Unit (TWIWA)
okr.unit Agriculture and Rural (MNSAR)
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