World Bank Group2015-11-202015-11-202015-06-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23105Azerbaijan’s performance on the twin goals has been commendable. The middle class has doubled in size and extreme poverty has almost been eliminated in the space of a decade. At the same time, regional differences persist, with significantly higher poverty rates in lagging regions, and Baku dominating overwhelmingly in terms of share of GDP. Disparities in welfare also persist between rural and urban areas as well as across social groups. As the share of the poor fell in the bottom 40 percent of the welfare distribution, the share of the vulnerable has increased. All of this suggests taking a closer look at the challenges facing Azerbaijan as it seeks to sustain and ‘even out’ progress on the twin goals.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOOVERGRAZINGSOCIAL COSTSRISKSCAPITAL MARKETSCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURESENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYFISHUNEMPLOYMENT RATESDURABLE GOODSFARM SYSTEMSGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESECONOMIC GROWTHENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONMULTIPLIERSWASTE MANAGEMENTECONOMIC WELFARELAWSEXPECTATIONSECONOMIC CONSEQUENCESRESEARCH AGENDAPRODUCERSRESOURCE MANAGEMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSFINANCIAL RESOURCESTIMBERLABOR FORCEMARGINAL PRODUCTHEALTH CAREPOLITICAL ECONOMYREVENUESENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESINCENTIVESHEALTHTAX SYSTEMSREAL WAGESAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAUDITSLIFE EXPECTANCYRESOURCE USEKNOWLEDGEECONOMIC ACTIVITYEXPLOITATIONOIL PRICESARABLE LANDOILGOVERNMENT REGULATIONSNATURAL CAPITALPOPULATION GROWTHCAPITAL FORMATIONLABOR PRODUCTIVITYOPTIONSEXTERNALITIESOBSERVATIONDEBTLAND DEGRADATIONPOLLUTIONFORESTRYPUBLIC HEARINGSECONOMIC POLICIESDIVIDENDSNATURAL RESOURCESSUBSIDIESEFFICIENCYFISHINGTAXESCANCERACCESS TO INFORMATIONLAND USECAPITAL CONSTRAINTSRESOURCESUNEMPLOYMENTEQUITYECONOMIC REGULATIONSCONSUMPTIONPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHWORKERSWAGESCLIMATE CHANGESOCIAL SERVICESVALUESCREDITQUALITY STANDARDSDEMANDHEALTH OUTCOMESSUSTAINABLE USESUSTAINABLE GROWTHAGGREGATE DEMANDPUBLIC EXPENDITURESEXPENDITURESENVIRONMENTSPROPERTYSOCIAL NETWORKSDECISION MAKINGTAX RATESENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCEOPPORTUNITY COSTSTRANSACTION COSTSENVIRONMENTGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGEECONOMICSENFORCEABLE PROPERTY RIGHTSFISHERIESECONOMIC FACTORSWEIGHTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTPHYSICIANSTRADELANDECONOMIES OF SCALEDRINKING WATERCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGEPUBLIC PARTICIPATIONFARMSCOMPETITIVE MARKETSWATER POLLUTIONREVENUEPRIVATE CONSUMPTIONHIGH UNEMPLOYMENTLIVING CONDITIONSRECYCLINGEFFLUENTSPASTURESENVIRONMENTALLABOR MARKETSMARGINAL PROPENSITY TO CONSUMEHEALTH SERVICESDEMOGRAPHICSPRICESOIL SECTORECONOMIESPUBLIC GOODSCOMPETITIONReportWorld Bank10.1596/23105