Arias, Omar S.Bendini, MagdalenaArias, Omar2012-08-132012-08-132006-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10313This brief discussion of Bolivia's poverty assessment notes that Bolivia's growth prospects remain vulnerable to domestic instability and external circumstances. Because of the depth and breadth of poverty in Bolivia, and the skewed income distribution, high GDP per capita growth rates about 4 to 5 percent per year are necessary in the medium and longer term, if the country's poverty level is to be significantly reduced. The national MDG target of reducing the incidence of extreme poverty in half by 2015 could be achieved with growth rates in this range, along with other pro-poor policy interventions. Even higher per capita growth is needed to meet the MDG of reducing poverty in half. Economic simulations indicate that the country can improve its future growth potential through a comprehensive strategy of mutually-reinforcing reforms that includes macroeconomic stability.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO ASSETSBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC NEEDSBUSINESS CYCLECAPITAL ACCUMULATIONCAPITAL INFLOWSCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMCHILD CARECONSUMPTION POVERTYCREDIT MARKETSCROP VARIETIESDISCRIMINATIONDISMISSALDOMESTIC MARKETSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC SHOCKSEDUCATEDEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT CREATIONEQUAL ACCESSEXTREME POVERTYFORMAL SECTOR WORKERSFUTURE GROWTHGOVERNMENT OFFICESGROWTH PROCESSGROWTH PROSPECTSGROWTH RATESHIGH OPPORTUNITY COSTSHIGH POVERTYHOUSEHOLD HEADSHOUSEHOLD SIZEHUMAN CAPITALIMPACT ON POVERTYIMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTIONIMPROVING PRODUCTIVITYINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME GENERATIONINCOME INEQUALITYINCOME POVERTYINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIESINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATESINFORMAL EMPLOYMENTINFORMAL SECTORJOB CREATIONLABOR COSTLABOR COSTSLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR LEGISLATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET INTERMEDIATIONLABOR MARKET REGULATIONSLABOR MARKETSLABOR REGULATIONSLARGE POPULATIONSLOW LABOR PRODUCTIVITYMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMALNUTRITIONMANAGEMENT TECHNIQUESMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMIGRATION FLOWSMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMODERNIZATIONNATURAL RESOURCENEW CROP VARIETIESNUTRITIONPAYING JOBSPER CAPITA GROWTHPERSISTENT POVERTYPOLICY INTERVENTIONSPOLICY OPTIONSPOORPOOR AREASPOOR COUNTRIESPOOR FAMILIESPOOR PEOPLEPOOR POLICYPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY MAPPOVERTY PROFILESPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRO-POORPRO-POOR GROWTHPROGRESSPUBLIC EDUCATIONQUALITY EDUCATIONREDUCING POVERTYREMITTANCESRURALRURAL AREASRURAL DWELLERSRURAL LABORRURAL LABOR MARKETSRURAL MIGRATIONRURAL POORRURAL POPULATIONRURAL RESIDENTSSAFE WATERSALARIED WORKERSSANITATIONSCHOOLINGSECONDARY EDUCATIONSELF-EMPLOYMENTSEVERANCE PAYMENTSSIGNIFICANT IMPACTSKILLED LABORSMALL FAMILIESSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL PROTECTIONSUPPLY CHAINSTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTRANSPORTATIONUNEMPLOYEDUNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATIONUNSKILLED LABORURBAN AREASURBAN POVERTYWOMENWORKERWORKERSWorld Bank10.1596/10313