Publication: Jordan : Poverty Assessment Executive Summary, Volume 1
Date
2004-12-01
ISSN
Published
2004-12-01
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
This report assesses poverty in Jordan
in 2002-03, and examines the changes that have occurred
since 1997 as a result of economic growth and the income
distribution policies of the Government of Jordan. The study
concludes that poverty declined in Jordan in that time
period, no matter which poverty line one chooses to use, and
was made possible with an equally remarkable growth in per
capita private consumption, in which the poor participated,
at about 3.5 percent a year. The fast rise in private
consumption appears to be due to a recovery in consumption
trends that is mainly policy driven. The report, however,
identifies some concerns about the sustainability of poverty
reduction, and recommends that long-term policy focus more
on regional imbalances in development; improve access of the
poor in education, health, and jobs; plug the leakage in
government transfer programs; and institute poverty
monitoring systems for timely remedial action.
Citation
“World Bank. 2004. Jordan : Poverty Assessment Executive Summary, Volume 1. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14555 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”