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Panama Poverty Assessment : Translating Growth into Opportunities and Poverty Reduction

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-12T20:12:42Z
dc.date.available2013-03-12T20:12:42Z
dc.date.issued2011-06-30
dc.description.abstractPanama is one of the richest and fastest growing economies in Latin America; however it is considered a country of stark contrasts and, for some of its citizens, abysmal poverty. Large disparities in extreme poverty, poverty, and in other measures of human development exist among its citizens. This chapter examines the trends in economic growth, inequality and poverty in Panama between 1997 and 2008 at both the national level and by region, ethnicity and gender. It presents characterization of the patterns of consumption growth across the consumption distribution (including whether the growth is 'pro-poor'). Next, it examines the role of internal migration flows in explaining shifts in poverty and extreme poverty between rural and urban areas. Lastly, the chapter begins to analyze the inequality of access to basic opportunities among children using the Human Opportunity Index (HOI). The Human Opportunity Index (HOI) is an operational measure of opportunities that takes into account both coverage and the distribution of access to basic goods and services by children, who cannot be held accountable for pre-determined circumstances at birth such as their race, gender, family income, parents' education level, or place of residence. The study is based on nationally-representative Living Standards Measurement Surveys (LSMS), which were conducted in 1997, 2003 and 2008. The LSMS household questionnaire includes quantitative data on various aspects of living conditions, including household structure, housing, infrastructure, health, nutrition, education and training, economic activity (labor), migration, spending and consumption, income, savings, credit, independent business activities, and agriculture. Since the latest available information is for 2008, the poverty numbers presented here reflect the Panamanian situation after the end of the period of high growth but before the impact of the 2008-09 global financial crises. With this latest dataset, there are now three comparable household surveys that allow for the study of the evolution of poverty in Panama between 1997, 2003, and 2008.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/16465530/panama-poverty-assessment-translating-growth-opportunities-poverty-reduction
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/12671
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12671
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.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO SANITATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO SCHOOLS
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTORS
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY FAMILIES
dc.subjectCAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectCARIBBEAN REGION
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAM
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHANGES IN POVERTY
dc.subjectCHRONIC MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER
dc.subjectCOLLEGE EDUCATION
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION GROWTH
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION MEASURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
dc.subjectDESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
dc.subjectDESTITUTE FAMILIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectDIRECT TRANSFERS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF ACCESS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectEDUCATION OF PARENTS
dc.subjectEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectEQUITABLE ACCESS
dc.subjectEXTREME POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFAMILY INCOME
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFOOD BASKET
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectGROWTH ELASTICITY
dc.subjectGROWTH PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT POVERTY
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT RATIO
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHIGH GROWTH
dc.subjectHIGH POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DATA
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectJOB TRAINING
dc.subjectLEVELS OF CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLONG RUN
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMEANS TESTING
dc.subjectMEASLES
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMODEL SPECIFICATIONS
dc.subjectMONEY TRANSFERS
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectNATIONAL ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPATTERNS OF CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA GROWTH
dc.subjectPLACE OF RESIDENCE
dc.subjectPLACES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR WOMEN
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAPS
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION POLICIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPREGNANCIES
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPRENATAL CARE
dc.subjectPRICE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRO-POOR
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectRATE OF GROWTH
dc.subjectREDUCING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL AVERAGE
dc.subjectREGIONAL AVERAGES
dc.subjectREGIONAL CONTEXT
dc.subjectRELATIVE IMPORTANCE
dc.subjectREPEATERS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectRURAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectRURAL ORIGIN
dc.subjectRURAL PHENOMENON
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL PUBLIC
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCARCE RESOURCES
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECONDARY DEGREE
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECTORAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSEGMENTS OF SOCIETY
dc.subjectSERVICES FOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SPENDING
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE FARMERS
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTEEN
dc.subjectTEENAGE PREGNANCY
dc.subjectTEENAGERS
dc.subjectTEENS
dc.subjectTRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectUNFPA
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN DWELLERS
dc.subjectURBAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectURBAN POOR
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURE
dc.titlePanama Poverty Assessment : Translating Growth into Opportunities and Poverty Reductionen
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okr.date.disclosure2012-07-03
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T12:33:28.444582Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Poverty Assessment
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/16465530/panama-poverty-assessment-translating-growth-opportunities-poverty-reduction
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid570111468287728383
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333038_20120704025002
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16465530
okr.identifier.report62955
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryPanama
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.themeEconomic management
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicHealth
okr.topicNutrition and Population
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