World Bank2013-02-132013-02-132010-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12348The Small Area Estimation (SAE) of poverty in Rural Bhutan was prepared with an objective to provide a more disaggregated picture of poverty in Bhutan down to the gewog level, based on the Bhutan living standard survey 2007 and Population and Housing Census of Bhutan (PHCB) 2005. The report records the estimation process in detail and describes results of statistical tests for quality checks. According to these tests, the poverty estimates at the gewog level are reliable. The report also enhances the transparency of the process and intends to serve as a guide for future updates. According to the Poverty Analysis Report (PAR) 2007, about one-fourth of the country's population is estimated to be poor with rural poverty as high as 30.9 percent. This report, which presents some results of the SAE, compliments the PAR 2007. However, vast differences in poverty levels across dzongkhag (district) and gewog (sub-district) persist. Popular perceptions suggest that the geography of poverty and of economic affluence is accentuated at the local level, and that an understanding of the spatial distribution of economic welfare is needed in order to spread the benefits of growth to lagging regions. In order to fulfill Bhutan's development philosophy of gross national happiness, and poverty reduction, it is essential to understand its geographic and spatial patterns. In the case of Bhutan, its land-locked geography and sparse population pose major challenges for poverty reduction. Poverty maps will help the government and development partners locate pockets of poverty which might otherwise be overlooked.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS INDICATORSACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO ELECTRICITYACCESS TO MARKETSACCESS TO SERVICESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL SECTORBACKWARD AREASBETTER ACCESS TO MARKETSBLOCK GRANTSCALORIE INTAKECAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY-BUILDINGCHILD NUTRITIONCONSUMPTION DATACONSUMPTION EXPENDITURECONSUMPTION EXPENDITURESDATA ISSUESDATA SETSDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT INDICATORSDEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERSDEVELOPMENT REPORTDISAGGREGATED LEVELDRIVERS OF POVERTY REDUCTIONECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC POLICYEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTELDERLY PEOPLEEMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEMEEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESESTIMATED COEFFICIENTSESTIMATION METHODEXPLANATORY VARIABLESFARM ROADFOOD BUNDLEFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD EXPENDITUREFOOD ITEMSFOOD POVERTYFOOD REQUIREMENTSFOOD SECURITYGEOGRAPHICAL TARGETINGHIGH POVERTYHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONHOUSEHOLD HEADSHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSINGHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINCOMEINCOME LEVELSINDICATOR OF POVERTYINEQUALITYINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTLABOR FORCELAGGING REGIONSLITERACYLIVING STANDARDSNATIONAL POVERTYNATIONAL POVERTY LINENATIONAL POVERTY RATEPER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONPER CAPITA EXPENDITUREPOINT ESTIMATEPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLICY INTERVENTIONSPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY RESEARCHPOORPOOR AREASPOOR PEOPLEPOOR POPULATIONPOOR POPULATIONSPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY ALLEVIATION STRATEGYPOVERTY ANALYSISPOVERTY DATAPOVERTY ESTIMATESPOVERTY HEADCOUNT RATEPOVERTY HEADCOUNT RATESPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY INDICATORSPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY MAPPOVERTY MAPPINGPOVERTY MAPPING EXERCISEPOVERTY MAPPING METHODOLOGYPOVERTY MAPSPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION POLICIESPRIMARY EDUCATIONPUBLIC SERVICEQUALITY OF LIFEREDUCING POVERTYREGIONAL DIFFERENCESREGIONAL SCIENCEREMOTE AREASRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRURALRURAL ACCESSRURAL AREARURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL ELECTRIFICATIONRURAL POPULATIONRURAL POVERTYRURAL POVERTY RATESSCHOOL ATTENDANCESPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONSPATIAL PATTERNSPATIAL PATTERNSSTANDARD DEVIATIONSTANDARD OF LIVINGSUBSISTENCETARGETINGTOTAL POVERTYTOTAL POVERTY LINEURBAN AREASURBAN POVERTYWELFARE INDICATORSWorld Bank10.1596/12348