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Bhutan Poverty Assessment 2014

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dc.contributor.authorBhutan National Statistics Bureau
dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-06T15:46:01Z
dc.date.available2014-10-06T15:46:01Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis report identifies the key drivers of rapid poverty reduction in Bhutan over the recent years, explaining why some dzongkhags are stuck in poverty or reducing poverty is not significant while others prospered, and whether female headed households have a harder time reducing poverty. The exercise draws mainly on data from the two rounds of Bhutan Living Standards Survey (2007 and 2012) supplemented with focus group discussions carried out for the report in select dzongkhags. Bhutan's poverty reduction has been rapid, broad-based, and inclusive. Between 2007 and 2012, the percentage of consumption poor halved to 12 percent. Bhutan has nearly ended extreme poverty within the living memory of a generation extreme poverty touched a low of two percent in 2012. Broader multidimensional poverty indices, that include education and health outcomes besides standards of living, also indicate a steep decline in the percentage of deprived population by two-thirds, from about 25 percent to 12.7 percent. Growth in Bhutan helped the previously landless to escape poverty. Education appears to be the most important route by far to escape poverty. This report is a complement to the earlier Poverty Analysis Report 2012 which was prepared with the World Bank's technical support.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20197512/bhutan-poverty-assessment-2014
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/979-99936-28-26-2
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/979-99936-28-26-2
dc.identifier.isbn979-99936-28-26-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20353
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectAGGREGATE POVERTY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectAVERAGE GROWTH
dc.subjectAVERAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHRONICALLY POOR
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL CROPS
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION GROWTH
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION POVERTY
dc.subjectCOUNTRY LEVEL
dc.subjectCREDIT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCROP INSURANCE
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCURRENT POVERTY
dc.subjectDECLINE IN POVERTY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING WORLD
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDIETARY DIVERSITY
dc.subjectDIETARY PATTERNS
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF ACCESS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDRIVERS OF POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectEDUCATION POVERTY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFARM ROADS
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFIREWOOD
dc.subjectFOOD IMPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD INTAKE
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SHORTAGE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGROWTH PROCESS
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT POVERTY
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT RATIO
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHIGHER INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINADEQUATE FOOD
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY OF INCOME
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLAND HOLDINGS
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLONG RUN
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMEASURING POVERTY
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMEDIUM TERM
dc.subjectMICRO-CREDIT
dc.subjectMILK
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectNON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPOINT ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOORER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOPULATION SHARE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY DYNAMICS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY FRONT
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICES
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVEL
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY OUTCOMES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATIO
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY SEVERITY
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPRO-POOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectREDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES
dc.subjectREDUCING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectREDUCTION OF POVERTY
dc.subjectRELATIVE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectREMOTE AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL INCOMES
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectRURAL ROAD
dc.subjectRURAL ROADS
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSHEEP
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION
dc.subjectSTANDARD OF LIVING
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE POVERTY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectSWEET POTATO
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN GROWTH
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVULNERABLE SEGMENTS
dc.subjectWATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectWATER SOURCES
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATOR
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATORS
dc.subjectWELFARE PROGRAM
dc.titleBhutan Poverty Assessment 2014en
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okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Poverty Assessment
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20197512/bhutan-poverty-assessment-2014
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000470435_20140911111516
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum20197512
okr.identifier.report90532
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBhutan
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.unitMacro & Fiscal Mgmt - GP (GMFDR)
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