Jordan : Poverty Assessment Executive Summary, Volume 1

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Jordan : Poverty Assessment Executive Summary, Volume 1

dc.contributor.author	World Bank
dc.date.accessioned	2013-07-25T14:50:58Z
dc.date.available	2013-07-25T14:50:58Z
dc.date.issued	2004-12-01
dc.description.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.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/6338769/jordan-poverty-assessment-vol-1-2-executive-summary
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14555
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC
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	ACCEPTANCE
dc.subject	ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subject	ADULT LITERACY
dc.subject	AGE GROUP
dc.subject	AGREEMENT
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL INCOMES
dc.subject	ANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subject	AVERAGE POVERTY
dc.subject	AVERAGE POVERTY LINE
dc.subject	BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subject	BENEFICIARIES
dc.subject	BUDGET DEFICIT
dc.subject	BUDGET DEFICITS
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	BUYING
dc.subject	CAPITA GROWTH
dc.subject	CAPITA PER YEAR
dc.subject	CHILD LABOR
dc.subject	CHILD MORTALITY
dc.subject	CHILDREN IN POVERTY
dc.subject	CHRONIC POVERTY
dc.subject	CHRONICALLY POOR
dc.subject	CIVIL SERVANTS
dc.subject	CIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subject	CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject	CONSUMER
dc.subject	CONSUMERS
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION GROWTH
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION INEQUALITY
dc.subject	COPING STRATEGIES
dc.subject	COUNTERPART
dc.subject	CURRENCY
dc.subject	DATA SETS
dc.subject	DEBT LEVELS
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPING WORLD
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subject	DIVIDENDS
dc.subject	DROPOUT RATE
dc.subject	EARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subject	EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC SITUATION
dc.subject	EDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subject	EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
dc.subject	EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	EXTERNAL DEBT
dc.subject	EXTERNAL FACTORS
dc.subject	EXTREME POVERTY
dc.subject	FAMILY INCOME
dc.subject	FAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subject	FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	FIRST GRADE
dc.subject	FISCAL REFORMS
dc.subject	FOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	FOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	FOOD ITEMS
dc.subject	FOOD POLICY
dc.subject	FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	FOOD POVERTY
dc.subject	FOOD POVERTY LINE
dc.subject	FOREIGN AID
dc.subject	GDP
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GEOGRAPHIC SPREAD
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROWTH PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	GROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subject	GROWTH RATES
dc.subject	HEADCOUNT RATIO
dc.subject	HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subject	HEALTH SURVEYS
dc.subject	HIGHER INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subject	HOUSING
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT
dc.subject	ILLITERACY
dc.subject	IMPACT MONITORING
dc.subject	IMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subject	IMPORT TARIFFS
dc.subject	INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCOME DIMENSION
dc.subject	INCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	INCOME FLUCTUATIONS
dc.subject	INCOME GAINS
dc.subject	INCOME GROUPS
dc.subject	INCOME GROWTH
dc.subject	INCOME QUINTILE
dc.subject	INDICES
dc.subject	INEQUALITY
dc.subject	INFANT
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject	LIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subject	LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH
dc.subject	LITERACY CAMPAIGNS
dc.subject	LITERACY RATE
dc.subject	LIVELIHOODS
dc.subject	LIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subject	LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
dc.subject	MALE- HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	MEDIUM TERM
dc.subject	MONITORING SYSTEM
dc.subject	MORTALITY RATES
dc.subject	NATIONAL AVERAGE
dc.subject	NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	NATIONS
dc.subject	NEGATIVE SHOCKS
dc.subject	NET EFFECT
dc.subject	NON-INCOME DIMENSIONS
dc.subject	NORTH AFRICA
dc.subject	NUTRITION
dc.subject	PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	PER CAPITA GROWTH
dc.subject	PER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subject	PER-CAPITA INCOME
dc.subject	POLICY CHANGES
dc.subject	POLICY CHOICES
dc.subject	POLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	POLICY INITIATIVES
dc.subject	POOR
dc.subject	POOR CHILDREN
dc.subject	POOR FAMILIES
dc.subject	POOR WOMEN
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	POVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subject	POVERTY ALLEVIATION EFFORTS
dc.subject	POVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subject	POVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subject	POVERTY IMPACT
dc.subject	POVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subject	POVERTY INDICATORS
dc.subject	POVERTY LEVELS
dc.subject	POVERTY LINE
dc.subject	POVERTY LINES
dc.subject	POVERTY MAPS
dc.subject	POVERTY MEASURES
dc.subject	POVERTY MONITORING
dc.subject	POVERTY MONITORING SYSTEMS
dc.subject	POVERTY PROJECTIONS
dc.subject	POVERTY RATES
dc.subject	POVERTY RATIO
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION EFFORTS
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERS
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION TARGETS
dc.subject	POVERTY SEVERITY
dc.subject	PRIVATE CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRIVATIZATION
dc.subject	PRO-POOR
dc.subject	PRO-POOR GROWTH
dc.subject	PUBLIC DEBT
dc.subject	PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
dc.subject	QUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subject	REAL INCOME
dc.subject	REAL INTEREST RATES
dc.subject	REDISTRIBUTION POLICIES
dc.subject	REDUCED POVERTY
dc.subject	REFORM EFFORTS
dc.subject	REMITTANCES
dc.subject	REMOTE AREAS
dc.subject	RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subject	RICH COUNTRIES
dc.subject	RURAL
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL POOR
dc.subject	RURAL POPULATION
dc.subject	SAFETY NET
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SEVERE POVERTY
dc.subject	SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
dc.subject	SKILL
dc.subject	SKILL LEVEL
dc.subject	SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SOCIAL MOBILITY
dc.subject	SOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subject	SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS
dc.subject	SOCIAL SAFETY
dc.subject	SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subject	STRUCTURAL REFORMS
dc.subject	TARGETING
dc.subject	TERMS OF TRADE
dc.subject	TOWNS
dc.subject	TRAINING
dc.subject	TRANSFERS
dc.subject	TRANSLATION
dc.subject	TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED PERSONS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject	UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN GAP
dc.subject	URBAN POOR
dc.subject	VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WAR
dc.subject	WEALTH
dc.subject	WORKING POOR
dc.subject	YOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subject	YOUTH
dc.title	Jordan : Poverty Assessment Executive Summary, Volume 1	en
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.date.disclosure	2006-01-19
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work :: Poverty Assessment
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/6338769/jordan-poverty-assessment-vol-1-2-executive-summary
okr.globalpractice	Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Poverty
okr.globalpractice	Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000160016_20051012164651
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	6338769
okr.identifier.report	33802
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/10/12/000160016_20051012164651/Rendered/PDF/338020VOL.01.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Middle East and North Africa
okr.region.country	Jordan
okr.sector	Public Administration, Law, and Justice :: General public administration sector
okr.topic	Urban Partnerships and Poverty
okr.topic	Services and Transfers to Poor
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Economic Conditions and Volatility
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction :: Inequality
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population :: Health Indicators
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction :: Poverty Assessment
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction :: Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction :: Pro-Poor Growth
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction :: Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.topic	Poverty Monitoring and Analysis
okr.topic	Rural Development
okr.unit	Poverty Reduct & Econ. Mgmt Dept (MNSPR)
okr.volume	1 of 2