World Bank2013-08-292013-08-292001-07-17https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15486This report focuses on understanding key issues related to poverty, vulnerability and social policy in the context of a changing Uruguayan economy. Because the country is highly urbanized (90 percent), and data on rural areas are scant, most of the analysis in this study focuses on urban areas. Chapter 1 presents a profile of poverty and its trends in the nineties using household survey data. Chapter 2 looks at changes in the structure of the economy and the link with problems of unemployment, underemployment, and labor insecurity over the past decade. Chapter 3 focuses on the specific issues of marginalization and vulnerability based on a qualitative study carried out in poor urban neighborhoods surrounding Montevideo. Chapter 4 analyzes Government social expenditures, with particular emphasis on how effective these expenditures are at reaching the poor and meeting the needs of vulnerable groups. Background papers with detailed analysis are also available under separate cover. Policy recommendations are included in this summary.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGEDAGINGANNUAL GROWTHBUDGET PROCESSESBUSINESS CYCLECIVIL SOCIETYCLIMATECONSUMPTION PATTERNSCOST RECOVERYCOUNTRY SPECIFICCPICRIMECUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTIONCURRENCY UNITDAY CAREDECISION MAKINGDEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTUREDEREGULATIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT INDICATORSDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC REFORMEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEXPENDITURE REVIEWEXPENDITURE SURVEYEXTREME POVERTYFAMILIESFAMILY PLANNINGFINANCIAL MEANSFOOD BASKETFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD EXPENDITURESGLOBAL ECONOMYGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESGROWTH RATESHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH EDUCATIONHEALTH EXPENDITURESHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGEHEALTH SECTORHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHOUSINGHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINCOME DATAINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME INEQUALITYINCOME LEVELINCOME LEVELSINDEXATIONINDUSTRIAL SECTORINDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIESINFORMAL SECTORINTERVENTIONINVESTMENT CLIMATELABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLAND USELIFE EXPECTANCYLOW INCOMEMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMANUFACTURING SECTORMEDICAL INSURANCEMIGRATIONMINIMUM WAGEMOTHERSNATIONAL INCOMENUTRITIONNUTRITIONISTSPENSION SYSTEMPER CAPITA INCOMEPHYSICAL ACTIVITYPOLICY CHANGESPOLICY ISSUESPOOR AREASPOOR CHILDRENPOOR PEOPLEPOPULATION GROWTHPOVERTY CHANGESPOVERTY LEVELPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY PROFILEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY STATUSPOVERTY TRENDSPREGNANCYPRIVATE INSURANCEPRIVATE SECTORPROFESSIONSPUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH CAREPUBLIC PROGRAMSPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SPACEPUBLIC SPENDINGPUBLIC UTILITIESREAL WAGESREFORM EFFORTSRELATIVE POSITIONRELATIVE PRICESRURAL AREASRURAL POORSCHOOLSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL EXCLUSIONSOCIAL EXPENDITURESSOCIAL INCLUSIONSOCIAL INDICATORSSOCIAL INSURANCESOCIAL NETWORKSSOCIAL PERFORMANCESOCIAL POLICIESSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL SPENDINGTERTIARY EDUCATIONUNEMPLOYED ADULTSUNEMPLOYMENTURBAN AREASURBAN CENTERSURBAN POPULATIONURBAN POVERTYVIOLENCEVULNERABLE GROUPSWIDOWSWORKERSWORKING CONDITIONSWORKING POOR SOCIAL POLICYURBAN POVERTYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSUNEMPLOYMENTUNDEREMPLOYMENTMARGINALIZATIONGOVERNMENT SPENDING POLICYPUBLIC EXPENDITURESVULNERABLE GROUPSPOVERTY ESTIMATESLABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICSGOVERNMENT POLICYSOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE POORSOCIAL INEQUALITYEDUCATIONAL FINANCINGHEALTH FINANCEFEEDING PROGRAMSPENSION FUNDSCASH TRANSFERSHOUSING COSTSSOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMSNUTRITION PROGRAMSWorld Bank10.1596/15486