World Bank2013-08-282013-08-282001-12-17https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15411Since its recovery of macroeconomic stability in 1991, the Dominican Republic has experienced a period of notable economic growth. Poverty has declined in the 1990s. Nevertheless, a segment of the population-mainly in rural areas-does not seem to have benefited from this growth. Poverty in this country in 1998 is less than that of other countries if one adjusts for the level of economic development. The principal poverty characteristics are the following: Disparity in poverty levels in rural areas relative to the rest of the country. Destitution in the "bateyes," the communities arising near the sugar cane plantations, that are mainly composed of women, children, and the aged. Urban vulnerability to environmental problems while access to basic services is restricted. Vulnerability to natural disasters that destroy the means of production. Poverty is high among children--especially those who have abandoned formal education-female-headed households, and the aged-the latter due to lack of social safety nets and the absence of pension systems. There is a strong correlation between poverty and health indicators like the presence of malnutrition, and poverty and education, and poverty and the absence of basic services. Government transfers and foreign remittances play an important role in reducing poverty.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCIDENTSAGEDANATOMYCHILD LABORCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCOST RECOVERYCURRENCY UNITDISASTERSDISCRIMINATIONECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC MANAGEMENTEDUCATION LEVELEDUCATION PROGRAMSEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEXCHANGE RATEEXTREME POVERTYFAMILIESFOOD BASKETGEOGRAPHICAL AREAGROWTH ELASTICITYHEADCOUNT INDEXHEALTH CAREHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH SERVICESHOUSEHOLD HEADHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSINGHOUSING CONDITIONSHUMAN CAPITALILLITERACYIMMIGRATIONINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME GENERATIONINCOME SUPPORTINEQUALITYINFORMAL SECTORINSURANCELABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR MARKETLAND REFORMLAND TITLINGLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVING STANDARDSLIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENTMACROECONOMIC POLICIESMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMALNUTRITIONMARKET FAILURESMEDICAL TREATMENTMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMORTALITYMOTHERSNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIESNUTRITIONNUTRITION STATUSNUTRITIONAL STATUSOLD AGEPARENTSPENSION SYSTEMPER-CAPITA INCOMEPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPSPOLICYPOLICY GOALSPOORPOOR CHILDRENPOVERTYPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY GROUPPOVERTY GROUPSPOVERTY HEADCOUNTPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY MEASURESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPOVERTY TRAPPRICE STABILIZATIONPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTORSPROSTITUTIONPUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH CAREPUBLIC RESOURCESPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPENDINGRESEARCH INSTITUTERURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL POORRURAL POVERTYSAFETYSAFETY NETSSAVINGSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL EXPENDITURESSOCIAL INDICATORSSOCIAL POLICIESSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL SECTORSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL SPENDINGSTATISTICAL OFFICESTRUCTURAL REFORMSTARGETINGTARGETING MECHANISMSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCEUNEMPLOYMENTURBAN AREASURBAN COMMUNITIESURBAN POORURBAN POVERTYVULNERABLE GROUPSWORKERS POVERTY ANALYSISPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY GAPPOVERTY ISSUESPOVERTY MITIGATIONVULNERABLE GROUPSFEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDSMACROECONOMIC STABILITYSOCIAL SAFETY NETSPENSION SYSTEMSINFANT NUTRITIONMALNUTRITIONBASIC SERVICESNATURAL DISASTERSAGED HEALTHINFORMAL SECTORHEALTH INDICATORSCORRELATIONSGOVERNMENT TRANSFER OF FUNDSREMITTANCESINEQUITYLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONWOMEN WORKERSUNEMPLOYMENT RATESINFANT MORTALITYACCESS TO CREDITLAND OWNERSHIPHOUSING CONDITIONSPROPERTY RIGHTSPOTABLE WATERELECTRIFICATIONACCESSIBLE SERVICESINEQUITIES IN RELIEF DISTRIBUTIONREGULATORY FRAMEWORKLEGAL FRAMEWORKBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTLAND TITLESCOMPETITIVENESSHAITIANSMIGRATIONSPUBLIC EXPENDITURESEDUCATIONAL FINANCINGSTRUCTURAL REFORMSPOLITICAL COOPERATIONDECENTRALIZATION IN GOVERNMENTPOVERTY MONITORINGWorld Bank10.1596/15411