Publication: Nicaragua Poverty Assessment : Challenges and Opportunities for Poverty Reduction, Volume 1. Main Report
Date
2001-02-21
ISSN
Published
2001-02-21
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The purpose of this Poverty Assessment
is to provide background material and analysis that will
assist the Government in designing this strategy, but it is
not itself designed to formulate the strategy. Chapter 1
looks at the macro situation in historical perspective,
including structural reform during the 1990s, and the
current debt and balance of payments situation. Chapter 2
examines poverty in Nicaragua today and during 1993-98 and
includes the results of a qualitative assessment of poverty.
Chapter 3 looks at public expenditures in the social sectors
and their impact on poverty. Chapter 4 looks at rural
poverty and agriculture, while Chapter 5 lays out key issues
that would be important to address in a poverty reduction
strategy. Some key priorities emerge from the analysis that
should be considered: 1) Broad-based growth is essential to
reduce poverty. 2) Poverty reduction is limited by
population growth. 3) Sustaining rural income growth. 4)
Improvements are needed in the public sector to build strong
programs that reach the poor. 5) Foreign capital inflows
distort expenditures. 6) Donors share the responsibility
with the Government to reconsider priorities in order to
ensure greater impact of development assistance on poverty
reduction. 7) Sustaining the provision of basic social
services and building human capital. 8) Establishing
effective social protection mechanisms for the poor.
Citation
“World Bank. 2001. Nicaragua Poverty Assessment : Challenges and Opportunities for Poverty Reduction, Volume 1. Main Report. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/15531 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”