World Bank2012-06-182012-06-182005-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8330This report provides a broad assessment of the status of living standards in FYR Macedonia during the period 2002 - 2003. This work complements the body of analysis undertaken by the Government, independent researchers, and donors on economic developments in FYR Macedonia. Instead of analyzing the successes or failures of policies in engendering growth, the report focuses its attention on examining living conditions as they stand today. Since economic growth is not an end in itself but rather a means to achieving sustained improvements in living conditions of all citizens, how good or bad outcomes are ultimately reflect the success or failure of government policies. In order to reach its ultimate objective, the report specifically sets out to do the following: (i) provide a broad perspective on how living conditions in FYR Macedonia compares to other countries in the region; (ii) determine the extent of poverty among FYR Macedonia's population and outline the profile of the poor; and (iii) analyze the linkage between growth and changes in poverty overtime.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE POVERTYACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTUREACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICESAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENTAVERAGE INCOMESBASIC NEEDSBENEFICIARIESCENTRAL ASIANCHANGES IN POVERTYCHILD MORTALITYCHILD MORTALITY RATESCOMPARATOR COUNTRIESCOMPARATOR GROUPCONFLICTCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURECONSUMPTION EXPENDITURESCONSUMPTION GROWTHCONSUMPTION POVERTYCROWDED LIVING CONDITIONSDETERMINANTS OF POVERTYDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT INDICATORSDIETARY ENERGYDIMENSIONAL POVERTYDISEASE INCIDENCEEAST EUROPEANECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATION LEVELEDUCATION POVERTYENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYEXTREME POVERTYFAMILY MEMBERSFARM ACTIVITIESFARM INCOMEFOOD BASKETFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD REQUIREMENTSGDP PER CAPITAGINI COEFFICIENTGLOBAL PARTNERSHIPSGROWTH PATTERNGROWTH RATEHEADCOUNT RATIOHEALTH CAREHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INSURANCEHOUSEHOLD BUDGETHOUSEHOLD DATAHOUSEHOLD HEADHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHOUSINGHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME POVERTYINEQUALITYINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATEINFANT MORTALITY RATESINFORMAL EMPLOYMENTINSURANCEINVESTMENT CLIMATELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLIFE EXPECTANCYLIFE EXPECTANCY RATESLIVE BIRTHSLIVING STANDARDSMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMALARIAMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATESMEASURING POVERTYNATIONAL POVERTYNATIONAL POVERTY HEADCOUNTNATIONAL POVERTY RATENEGATIVE IMPACTNON-INCOME DIMENSIONSOLD AGEPARTICIPATION RATESPENSION INCOMEPER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONPHYSICAL INDICATORSPOOR HEALTHPOORER HOUSEHOLDSPOTABLE WATERPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY GAPPOVERTY GAP INDEXPOVERTY HEADCOUNT INDICESPOVERTY INCREASESPOVERTY INDICATORSPOVERTY INDICESPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY MEASURESPOVERTY MONITORINGPOVERTY MONITORING SYSTEMPOVERTY OUTCOMESPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY SEVERITYPOVERTY SITUATIONPOVERTY STATUSPOVERTY THRESHOLDPOVERTY TRAPSPPPPRIMARY EDUCATIONPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC POLICYREFORM PROGRAMRURAL ACCESSRURAL AREASRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL INCOMERURAL POORRURAL POPULATIONRURAL POVERTYSAFETY NETSANITATIONSCHOOLINGSECONDARY ENROLLMENTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT RATESSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL INDICATORSSOCIAL POLICIESSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSTATISTICAL ANALYSISSUBSISTENCESUBSISTENCE MINIMUMTOTAL POVERTYTRANSFER AMOUNTSTUBERCULOSISUNEMPLOYMENTURBAN AREASURBAN POORURBAN POVERTYWAGE GROWTHWELFARE BENEFITSWELFARE INDICATORSWELFARE PROGRAMSWORKER PRODUCTIVITYWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/8330