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Albania : Poverty Assessment

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-25T16:51:40Z
dc.date.available2013-07-25T16:51:40Z
dc.date.issued2003-11-05
dc.description.abstractDespite the impressive performance of the economy in the last five years, however, poverty in Albania has remained high, and per capita income, at around US$1,230 in 2002, has remained one of the lowest among transition economies. In an effort to adopt policies to share widely the benefits of growth, and reduce poverty, the Government outlined a poverty alleviation strategy in the 2000 Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP), and developed it in detail two years later in the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS), the precursor to the current National Strategy for Socio-Economic Development (NSSED). However, in recognition of the data limitations, the first round of a five-year Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) program was launched in 2002. This survey provides valuable information on a variety of issues related to living conditions in Albania, including details on income and non-income dimensions of poverty in the country, and, forms the basis of the present assessment of poverty in Albania. The poverty line used for this assessment is the first absolute poverty line based on nationally representative, household level expenditure data ever estimated for Albania, and is based on an actual consumption data. Poverty in Albania has marked spatial and regional dimensions, with rural areas and the Mountain region being consistently poorer than rest of the country, stipulating the depth of poverty in the Mountain area is much more pronounced than in any other region, with a poverty gap index of over 11 percent. The study reviews the determinants of poverty, through the main characteristics of poor households, and labor market characteristics of the poor, noting widespread unemployment rate in urban areas. It then examines the non-income dimensions of poverty, health and education inequalities, and reviews the role of social transfers, determining pensions - and remittances from Albanian relatives - are the largest sources of transfer income. The results of the analysis point priority areas, namely, that coverage under health insurance needs to be increased; secondary school enrollments need to be increased, and quality of education at this level improved; provision of basic services and infrastructure should be improved, including access to quality health and education services and to basic sanitation services; and, it is imperative that the Government develops a rural development strategy focused on poverty reduction in the short run, since a large number of the poor live in rural areas. Agriculture is the key income generating activity in these areas, thus locally adapted rural extension service should be provided. In terms of future growth, attention must necessarily shift to the manufacturing sector, for stimulating the manufacturing sector could potentially create increased employment opportunities, while another area that deserves great attention is tourism.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/11/2821186/albania-poverty-assessment
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/14605
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14605
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.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectPOVERTY DEPTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEYS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS
dc.subjectINCOME CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectNON-INCOME DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectINEQUITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPENSION COVERAGE
dc.subjectPENSION VALUATION
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL EXTENSION
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectTOURISM DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectANTENATAL CARE
dc.subjectAVERAGE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCURRENCY UNIT
dc.subjectDONOR COMMUNITY
dc.subjectDURABLE GOODS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONTEXT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE DATA
dc.subjectEXTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE UTILIZATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT SECTOR UNIT
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLAND REFORMS
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARD
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMANAGERS
dc.subjectMEAN INCOME
dc.subjectMEASURING POVERTY
dc.subjectMEDIUM TERM
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectNON-INCOME DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectOUTPATIENT CARE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOOR INDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectQUALITATIVE INFORMATION
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectREGIONAL DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSPATIAL DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL REFORMS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleAlbania : Poverty Assessmenten
dc.title.alternativeShqiperia : Nje vleresim i varferiseen
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okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:02:46.603838Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Poverty Assessment
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/11/2821186/albania-poverty-assessment
okr.globalpracticePoverty
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000012009_20031216103618
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2821186
okr.identifier.report26213
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2003/12/16/000012009_20031216103618/Rendered/PDF/262130AL.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Assessment
okr.unitHuman Development Sector Unit (ECSHD)
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