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Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Guatemala Case Study, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Main Text

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-25T14:52:18Z
dc.date.available2013-07-25T14:52:18Z
dc.date.issued2004-12-31
dc.description.abstractThis regional study encompasses three Central American countries: Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras. The focus of this report is Guatemala. The study is motivated by several factors: First is the recognition that sub-national regions are becoming increasingly heterogeneous, and economically differentiated as part of ongoing processes of development and diversification, with some areas advancing, and others being left behind. Second is the acceptance that one rural strategy does not fit all; design of an appropriately tailored rural strategy requires understanding the assets, markets, and institutions that frame household opportunities and livelihood strategies. Third, rural heterogeneity requires identification of sufficiently homogeneous areas and household types to facilitate policy formulation, investment strategies, and project design. Fourth, there is a need to bridge the gap between conceptual strategies, and their timely implementation in order to obtain tangible and sustainable results. To this end, it is necessary to identify the appropriate sequencing, and complementary of investments in assets needed to drive growth and reduce poverty. The study's focus on assets is appropriate given historically stark inequalities in the distribution of productive assets among households in the region. Such inequalities are likely to constrain how the poor share in the benefits of growth, even under appropriate policy regimes. Rural poverty in Guatemala is characterized by three important features. First, geographic isolation, caused by varied topography, and inadequate transport networks, is an important correlate of poverty. The second dominant feature of rural poverty is ethnic exclusion. Poverty rates are far higher among indigenous groups and groups whose primary language is not Spanish. Third, rural poverty is concentrated in particular areas: that is, it has a particularly strong spatial dimension in Guatemala. Findings indicate that the high degree of overlap between high poverty rates, and high poverty densities in areas such as the Western Altiplano, means that investments there should reach significant proportions of the country's rural poor. Thus, to generate substantial gains in poverty reduction and broad-based growth, complementarities between productive, social, and location-specific assets must be addressed. Specifically, the report focuses on access to land, and strong local level institutions, and social capital, to compensate for lack of physical assets. This also requires a move from geographically untargeted investments in single assets, to a more integrated and geographically based approach of asset enhancement, with proper complementarities.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/5849128/guatemala-drivers-sustainable-rural-growth-poverty-reduction-central-america-guatemala-case-study-vol-1-2-executive-summary-main-text
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/14560
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14560
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.subjectADAPTATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectCASE STUDIES
dc.subjectCASE STUDY
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCONCEPTUAL APPROACH
dc.subjectCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectCOUNTRY CASE
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectCRISES
dc.subjectCULTURAL IDENTITY
dc.subjectDEGRADATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectESCAPE POVERTY
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUP
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE STABILITY
dc.subjectEXCLUDED GROUPS
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORMAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHICAL AREAS
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHIGH POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ASSETS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD POVERTY
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectIMPROVED ACCESS
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS GROUPS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTORS
dc.subjectINFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
dc.subjectISOLATION
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectLAND PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLENDING PROGRAM
dc.subjectLOCAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLOCAL LEVEL
dc.subjectLONG-TERM GROWTH
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectNATURAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE BASE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNON-AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGES
dc.subjectPOLICY DIRECTIONS
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCING
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE ASSETS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ACTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC ACTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectRESOURCE USE
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectRURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSOCIAL ACTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL GROUPS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSPATIAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE
dc.subjectTRADEOFFS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectUNEQUAL ACCESS
dc.subjectUNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleDrivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Guatemala Case Study, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Main Texten
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okr.date.disclosure2005-06-07
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:58:31.072206Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Rural Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/5849128/guatemala-drivers-sustainable-rural-growth-poverty-reduction-central-america-guatemala-case-study-vol-1-2-executive-summary-main-text
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000012009_20050608105138
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5849128
okr.identifier.report31191
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.sectorGeneral agriculture, fishing and forestry sector
okr.sectorAgricultural extension and research
okr.sectorForestry
okr.sectorCrops
okr.sectorAgricultural marketing and trade
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Assessment
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.unitAgriculture & Rural Dev (LCSAR)
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