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Croatia - Living Standards Assessment : Volume 1, Promoting Social Inclusion and Regional Equity

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-15T16:24:36Z
dc.date.available2012-06-15T16:24:36Z
dc.date.issued2006-11
dc.description.abstractThe Croatian economy has performed moderately well in the past decade, enabling a gradual narrowing of the income gap with the European Union (EU). Using a cost-of-basic-needs poverty line, poverty in Croatia is found to be low, with only a small proportion of the poor facing hard-core deprivation. Looking ahead, the task of faster external income convergence with the EU will be challenging, and will require both faster job creation as well as flexibility in the allocation of jobs and workers in the economy. These will also help with more rapid improvement in living conditions in lagging regions. To these ends, the report highlights three sets of interrelated policy challenges and priorities: (1) sustaining high rates of growth to permit continued income convergence with Europe; (2) promoting greater labor mobility, including measures aimed at building human capital to improve workers' opportunities; and (3) improving the adequacy and effectiveness of social safety nets within a responsible fiscal framework. In examining regional disparities, several development indicators show that regional disparities in living conditions are significant (though on average no higher than in EU countries), and only partially explained by human capital and other such individual attributes. Building on local comparative advantages offers the best way forward to improve living conditions in lagging regions.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/11/11706052/croatia-living-standards-assessment-vol-1-2-promoting-social-inclusion-regional-equity
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/8160
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8160
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.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAM
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectCALORIE INTAKE
dc.subjectCENTRAL REGION
dc.subjectCENTRAL REGIONS
dc.subjectCHANGES IN POVERTY
dc.subjectCHILD ALLOWANCES
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION BASKET
dc.subjectCORRELATES OF POVERTY
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKETS
dc.subjectDECLINE IN POVERTY
dc.subjectDETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC RECOVERY
dc.subjectECONOMIC VULNERABILITY
dc.subjectECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED REGIONS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
dc.subjectELDERLY PEOPLE
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT CREATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT INCOME
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectESTIMATES OF POVERTY
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFOOD BASKET
dc.subjectFOOD BUNDLE
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFOOD NEEDS
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHIC REGIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTS
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY AMONG HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME FLUCTUATIONS
dc.subjectINCOME GAP
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME REGIONS
dc.subjectINCOME TRANSFERS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB DESTRUCTION
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE POPULATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET FLEXIBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INDICATORS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PARTICIPANTS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOR UTILIZATION
dc.subjectLAGGING REGIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectLONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMOBILITY OF LABOR
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICY
dc.subjectMOUNTAINOUS REGIONS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR BENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR REGIONS
dc.subjectPOORER REGIONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE ACROSS REGIONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RANKINGS
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY RISK
dc.subjectPRIVATE FIRMS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR JOBS
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectREGIONAL ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectREGIONAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISPARITIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL EQUITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectREGIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectREGIONAL INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectREGIONAL OPERATIONS
dc.subjectREGIONAL PATTERN
dc.subjectREGIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL STUDY
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRENDS
dc.subjectREGIONAL VARIATION
dc.subjectRETIREMENT
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COUNTERPARTS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSELF EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INCLUSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SPENDING
dc.subjectSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL REFORMS
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTOTAL POVERTY
dc.subjectTOTAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectTRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectWAGE BILL
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIAL
dc.subjectWAGE POLICY
dc.subjectWAGE PREMIUMS
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATORS
dc.subjectWELFARE LEVEL
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURE
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURES
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKER PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectYOUNG WORKERS
dc.titleCroatia - Living Standards Assessment : Volume 1, Promoting Social Inclusion and Regional Equityen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:37:19.434401Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Poverty Assessment
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/11/11706052/croatia-living-standards-assessment-vol-1-2-promoting-social-inclusion-regional-equity
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticePoverty
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okr.guid449241468029329377
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333038_20100127231948
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum11706052
okr.identifier.report52882
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryCroatia
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: General public administration sector
okr.themePoverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.unitPoverty Reduction/Econ Mngmt (ECSPE)
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