World Bank2013-08-282013-08-282001-12-17https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15412Since its recovery of macroeconomic stability in 1991, the Dominican Republic has experienced a period of notable economic growth. Poverty has declined in the 1990s. Nevertheless, a segment of the population-mainly in rural areas-does not seem to have benefited from this growth. Poverty in this country in 1998 is less than that of other countries if one adjusts for the level of economic development. The principal poverty characteristics are the following: Disparity in poverty levels in rural areas relative to the rest of the country. Destitution in the "bateyes," the communities arising near the sugar cane plantations, that are mainly composed of women, children, and the aged. Urban vulnerability to environmental problems while access to basic services is restricted. Vulnerability to natural disasters that destroy the means of production. Poverty is high among children--especially those who have abandoned formal education-female-headed households, and the aged-the latter due to lack of social safety nets and the absence of pension systems. There is a strong correlation between poverty and health indicators like the presence of malnutrition, and poverty and education, and poverty and the absence of basic services. Government transfers and foreign remittances play an important role in reducing poverty.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGGREGATE EXPENDITURESANATOMYBASIC NEEDSCASCDFCHRONIC POVERTYCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKCONVENTIONAL POVERTYCRIMECURRENCY UNITDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT STUDIESDIETSDISCRIMINATIONEARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INDICATORSECONOMIC MANAGEMENTEMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONSEMPLOYMENTEXCHANGE RATEEXPENDITURE SURVEYEXTREME POVERTYFAMILIESFISHFIXED COSTSFOOD BASKETFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD EXPENDITURESGNPGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCTGROWTH ELASTICITYHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SURVEYSHOUSEHOLD HEADHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSINGIMMIGRATIONINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME MODULEINFANT MORTALITYINFLATIONINTERVENTIONJOB MARKETLAND REFORMLAWSLIVING STANDARDSLIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENTMACROECONOMIC POLICIESMACROECONOMICSMALNUTRITIONMARKET FAILURESMARKETED GOODSMEAN INCOMEMEASURING POVERTYMIGRATIONMINIMUM WAGEMULTIVARIATE ANALYSISNGONUTRITIONOILPENSION SYSTEMPOLICY GOALSPOLICY MAKERSPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY ANALYSISPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY ASSESSMENTSPOVERTY INDICATORSPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY MEASUREMENTPOVERTY MEASURESPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION GOALSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAMSPUBLIC DEBATEPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC INTERVENTIONSRESEARCH INSTITUTERISK GROUPSRURAL POVERTYSAFETYSAFETY NETSAMPLE SURVEYSSCHOOLSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL EXPENDITURESSOCIAL INDICATORSSOCIAL POLICIESSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SECURITYSTATISTICAL OFFICEURBAN POVERTYVICTIMSVIOLENCEVITAMINSWASTE POVERTY ANALYSISPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY GAPPOVERTY ISSUESPOVERTY MITIGATIONVULNERABLE GROUPSFEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDSMACROECONOMIC STABILITYSOCIAL SAFETY NETSPENSION SYSTEMSINFANT NUTRITIONMALNUTRITIONBASIC SERVICESNATURAL DISASTERSAGED HEALTHINFORMAL SECTORHEALTH INDICATORSCORRELATIONSGOVERNMENT TRANSFER OF FUNDSREMITTANCESINEQUITYLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONWOMEN WORKERSUNEMPLOYMENT RATESINFANT MORTALITYACCESS TO CREDITLAND OWNERSHIPHOUSING CONDITIONSPROPERTY RIGHTSPOTABLE WATERELECTRIFICATIONACCESSIBLE SERVICESINEQUITIES IN RELIEF DISTRIBUTIONREGULATORY FRAMEWORKLEGAL FRAMEWORKBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTLAND TITLESCOMPETITIVENESSHAITIANSMIGRATIONSPUBLIC EXPENDITURESEDUCATIONAL FINANCINGSTRUCTURAL REFORMSPOLITICAL COOPERATIONDECENTRALIZATION IN GOVERNMENTPOVERTY MONITORINGWorld Bank10.1596/15412