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Poverty and Legal Problems in Jordan: Defining the Relationship

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dc.contributor.authorPrettitore, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-08T15:46:49Z
dc.date.available2015-10-08T15:46:49Z
dc.date.issued2015-09
dc.description.abstractJordanian citizens are no exception - a household survey conducted in Jordan in 2011 found that roughly 20 percent of families had a member experience a legal problem in the previous five years. Legal problems, left unaddressed, can cause an economic or social shock that pushes vulnerable persons into poverty. From an equity standpoint, the poor and near-poor need equal access to services that subsequently enhance opportunities to exercise their rights. Taking the equity argument a step beyond equal access to existing services, governments should develop special services that target the specific needs of the poor in resolving legal problems. Defining the relationship between legal problems and poverty is not a simple task. The first step is identifying the types of legal problems that are most likely to affect the poor and the near poor, and comparing this with wealthier citizens. The second step is to identify within this group the types of cases that are most likely to have some kind of poverty impact on the poor and near-poor. Greater knowledge of this relationship will help policymakers develop the appropriate tools to address these problems.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25096495/poverty-legal-problems-jordan-defining-relationship
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/22734
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22734
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMENA knowledge and learning quick notes series,no. 150;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectFAMILY LAW
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectALLEVIATION
dc.subjectFAMILY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectCRIMINAL
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectBANK
dc.subjectSERVICES
dc.subjectVICTIM
dc.subjectWORKING POOR
dc.subjectLEGAL AID
dc.subjectABUSES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectMEASURES
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectTRANSIENT POOR
dc.subjectTHEFT
dc.subjectLEGAL
dc.subjectJUSTICE
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectCOURTS
dc.subjectEVIDENCE
dc.subjectCRIMINAL LAW
dc.subjectCOMPLAINTS
dc.subjectCHILD
dc.subjectCIVIL LAW
dc.subjectORGANIZATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectTRIAL
dc.subjectLAW
dc.subjectTRANSFERS
dc.subjectIMPRISONMENT
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectSTRATEGY
dc.subjectALIMONY
dc.subjectLAWYERS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectPOOR PERSONS
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectTRANSIENT POVERTY
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectCHILD CUSTODY
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectSERVICE
dc.subjectBENEFITS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectCUSTODY
dc.titlePoverty and Legal Problems in Jordanen
dc.title.subtitleDefining the Relationshipen
dc.typeBriefen
dc.typeFichefr
dc.typeResumenes
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okr.date.disclosure2015-09-28
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:06:05.916288Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25096495/poverty-legal-problems-jordan-defining-relationship
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid623801467999110903
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b08310d3c0_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum25096495
okr.identifier.report99730
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryJordan
okr.topicServices Transfers to Poor
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.topicLaw and Development::Legal Products
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitGovernance - GP (GGODR)
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