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Ghana Work Program (FY15): Poverty and Inequality Profile

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-21T14:30:00Z
dc.date.available2015-07-21T14:30:00Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractSince 1991 the national poverty rate of Ghana has more than halved. The estimated national headcount poverty ratio fell by 31.2 percentage points from 52.6 percent in 1991 to 21.41 percent in 2012. Heterogeneity of poverty outcomes is, however, high both across urban and rural areas and across regions. The robustness of these poverty trends is checked with trends of five correlates: urbanization and rural-urban migration, remittances, asset growth, labor market transformations, and agricultural productivity growth. Urbanization turns out to be highly correlated with poverty reduction. Poverty trends and asset index trends turn out to follow a similar pattern in both urban and rural areas and by regions: asset index increase where poverty decreases. In the report the authors try to understand the drivers of recent decrease in poverty in northern regions. The attention is focused on two different aspects, the agricultural productivity growth and the inflation patterns. In northern regions, there is a generalized increase in production of main food crops and an increase in productivity. To test the contribution of most of these drivers to poverty reduction, the authors estimated unconditional quintile regressions over the 20th, 40th, and 60th percentiles and decomposed the results using the Oaxaca Blinder method. To further strengthen the spatial analysis of poverty the authors constructed a new poverty map based on sixth Ghana living standard survey (GLSS 6) (conducted in 2012-13) in combination with the 2010 census, which was then compared with the 2000 map. This profile focuses on inequalities seen from three different perspectives: consumption inequality, inequalities of opportunities, and polarization.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24657538/ghana-work-program-fy15-poverty-inequality-profile
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/22262
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22262
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.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectRURAL DIVIDE
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectFOOD NEEDS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectINTENSIVE AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectREGIONAL PATTERNS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectEQUITABLE ACCESS
dc.subjectACCESS TO IRRIGATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectPOORER REGIONS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY RATE
dc.subjectLOW POVERTY RATES
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectDRIVERS OF POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectREGION
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOORER AREAS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectREGIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATIONS
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD BASKET
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAPPING EXERCISE
dc.subjectRURAL PHENOMENON
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectRURAL FARM
dc.subjectFARM SIZE
dc.subjectREGIONAL PRICE INDEXES
dc.subjectREGIONAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPOORER PEOPLE
dc.subjectRURAL DISPARITIES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectWELFARE LEVEL
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAPS
dc.subjectURBANIZED REGION
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectREGIONAL BREAKDOWN
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectCHANGES IN POVERTY
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectREGIONAL POPULATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL GROUP
dc.subjectRURAL GAP
dc.subjectADEQUATE CALORIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY DATA
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectREGIONAL AVERAGE
dc.subjectFOREST REGIONS
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY
dc.subjectACCESS TO FACILITIES
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectRURAL AREA
dc.subjectWAGE PREMIUM
dc.subjectSPATIAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION GROWTH
dc.subjectBASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAPPING
dc.subjectREGIONAL PATTERN
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION MEASURE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectNET FOOD CONSUMERS
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectREGIONAL PRICE
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICATORS
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURES
dc.subjectCOASTAL REGIONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY SITUATION
dc.subjectREGIONS
dc.subjectCORRELATES OF POVERTY
dc.subjectLACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectSPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectREGIONAL AVERAGES
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMERS
dc.subjectSPATIAL TRENDS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectDECLINE IN POVERTY
dc.subjectINFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRENDS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectINCOME REDISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWELFARE MONITORING
dc.subjectWELFARE IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectSCHOOL_ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION BASKET
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectCASH FLOW
dc.subjectCENTRAL REGION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENCE
dc.subjectREGIONAL CONVERGENCE
dc.subjectCENTRAL REGIONS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PERSON
dc.titleGhana Work Program (FY15)en
dc.title.subtitlePoverty and Inequality Profileen
dc.typeReporten
dc.typeRapportfr
dc.typeInformees
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2015-06-24
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:35:35.363144Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Poverty Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24657538/ghana-work-program-fy15-poverty-inequality-profile
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid258711468255281103
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b082f4f095_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24657538
okr.identifier.reportACS13977
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/AFR/2015/06/18/090224b082f4f095/1_0/Rendered/PDF/Poverty0and0Inequality0Profile.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryGhana
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: General public administration sector
okr.themeEconomic management,Social protection and risk management
okr.themeOther economic management,Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.themeEconomic management :: Other economic management
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Development Patterns and Poverty
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Assessment
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Pro-Poor Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.unitPoverty - GP (GPVDR)
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