World Bank2013-08-282013-08-282001-05-31https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15443This report is intended as an input into the Philippine Government's poverty eradication strategy. The report aims to update our understanding of the nature of poverty and the recent progress in poverty reduction in the Philippines. It examines the extent to which growth in the nineties has translated into poverty reduction and analyzes how well publicly-provided social services reach the poor and whether redistributive policies attain their objectives. The report also focuses on the social impact of the recent financial/El Nino crises and explores policies to reduce vulnerability in the Philippines. The report comprises two volumes. The main volume starts with a summary of the profile of the poor and trends in poverty. It then proposes a framework for attacking poverty built on three pillars: 1) promoting opportunity for poor people through generating broad-based growth and building up the assets of the poor; 2) enhancing security of poor people through reducing vulnerability and helping the poor manage risks; and 3) facilitating empowerment of poor people to ensure accountable institutions. Finally, the main report examines the information base for pro-poor policies and offers suggestions for future work. The second volume provides the detailed analytical basis for many of the findings presented in the main report.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE POVERTYANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGYCDFCIVIL SOCIETYCPICURRENCY UNITDATA COLLECTIONDEREGULATIONDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMEDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSDONOR COMMUNITYDRINKING WATERDROUGHTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC MANAGEMENTECONOMIC RENTSEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEGSETHNIC MINORITIESEXPENDITURE SURVEYFOOD POVERTY LINEGNPGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCTGROWTH RATEHEADCOUNT INDEXHEALTH CAREHEALTH EXPENDITURESHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH STATUSHEALTH SURVEYHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICSHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTIMPACT ASSESSMENTIMPORTSINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME GENERATIONINCOME LEVELINEQUALITYINFORMAL SAFETYINFORMAL SAFETY NETSINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERSLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE SURVEYLABOR MARKETLAND REDISTRIBUTIONLAND REFORMLIVELIHOOD GROUPSLOCAL RESEARCHERSMEAN CONSUMPTIONMEAN DISTANCEMONITORING SYSTEMNATIONAL POLICYNATIONAL POVERTYNATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICENATURAL RESOURCESOLD AGEPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL CONSTRAINTSPOOR CHILDRENPOOR COMMUNITIESPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR PEOPLEPOPULATION GROWTHPOVERTY AGENDAPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY ERADICATIONPOVERTY GAPPOVERTY GAP INDEXPOVERTY INDEXPOVERTY INDICATORSPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY MONITORINGPOVERTY PROFILEPOVERTY PROGRAMSPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION POLICIESPOVERTY STATUSPOVERTY TARGETINGPOVERTY TRENDSPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIVATE SAFETY NETSPRIVATE TRANSFERSPRODUCERSPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC ACTIONPUBLIC DOMAINPUBLIC INSTITUTIONSPUBLIC POLICIESPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPENDINGPUBLIC WORKSREAL TERMSREDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIESREGIONAL DISPARITIESREPRESENTATIVE SAMPLERURAL AREASRURAL POORRURAL POPULATIONRURAL RESIDENTSSAFETY NETSAFETY NETSSCHOOL FEEDINGSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMSSECTORAL COMPOSITIONSHORT TERMSOCIAL INDICATORSSOCIAL SECTORSSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL SPENDINGSTRUCTURAL REFORMSTERTIARY EDUCATIONTRANSIENT POVERTYUNEMPLOYMENTURBAN AREASURBAN POPULATIONURBAN RESIDENTSWAGES POVERTY ASSESSMENTSREGIONAL DISPARITYGROWTH POLICYMACROECONOMIC SHOCKSNATURAL DISASTERSGOVERNANCECORRUPTION IN POLITICSDECENTRALIZATIONCIVIL SOCIETYINFORMATION NEEDSEMPOWERMENTEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESRICE TRADERICE PRICESTRADE LIBERALIZATIONTARGETED SUBSIDIESLAND REDISTRIBUTIONLAND MARKETSREDISTRIBUTIONREGIONAL POLICYACCESS TO EDUCATIONDROPOUT RATEPUBLIC HEALTH FINANCEPRIVATE TRANSFERSSOCIAL SAFETY NETSCORRUPTION IN POLITICSPOLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITYINTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERSWorld Bank10.1596/15443