Werbrouck, Pierre2012-08-132012-08-132004-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10348Poverty and economic stagnation characterize most rural areas in Peru. National growth has been slow and uneven since the mid-1970s, benefiting urban areas rather than rural ones. Between 1985 and 2000, the number of poor people increased by 71 percent. The incidence of poverty (67 percent) and extreme poverty (40 percent) is highest in rural areas, reaching 73 percent (poverty) and 41 percent (extreme poverty) in the sierra. This means that 4.2 million rural people live with incomes 30 percent below the poverty line and 2.3 million people live in extreme poverty. Regional specific policies to fight poverty may be warranted, notably a strategy for rural development in the sierra aiming for more equitable economic growth and reduced poverty. This brief includes the following headlines: detailed analysis; recommendations; notes; lessons learned; about the author; and about 'en breve'.CC BY 3.0 IGOADULT POPULATIONAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTALCOHOLISMANNUAL GROWTHAVERAGE INCOMEBASIC NEEDSBIODIVERSITYCAPACITY BUILDINGCARIBBEAN REGIONCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCREDIT SCHEMESDEMOCRACYDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDIRECT TRANSFERSDOMESTIC VIOLENCEECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC STAGNATIONEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMSENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONEXTREME POVERTYFARM EMPLOYMENTFOOD SECURITYGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH RATEHEALTH SERVICESHOUSEHOLD HEADHUMAN CAPACITYHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTILL HEALTHILLITERACYINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOMEINCOME SUPPORTINEQUALITYINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFORMAL SAFETY NETSLABOR FORCESLAND TENURELIMITED RESOURCESLIVING CONDITIONSLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL DEVELOPMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTSMEATMIGRATIONMILKMINORITYNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATURAL DISASTERNET INCOMENUTRITIONPOLICY MEASURESPOORPOOR PEOPLEPOPULATION GROWTHPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPRACTITIONERSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRODUCER ASSOCIATIONSPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SERVICESQUALITY OF LIFEREDUCED POVERTYREGIONAL GOVERNMENTREGIONAL GOVERNMENTSREGIONAL LEVELREGIONAL LEVELSRISK MANAGEMENTRURALRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL DISTRICTSRURAL ECONOMIC GROWTHRURAL EMPLOYMENTRURAL FINANCERURAL GROWTHRURAL HEALTHRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL INCOMESRURAL INSTITUTIONSRURAL INVESTMENTRURAL PEOPLERURAL POORRURAL POPULATIONRURAL POVERTYRURAL ROADSRURAL SECTORRURAL SERVICERURAL SERVICE PROVIDERSSAFETY NETSSECONDARY EDUCATIONSERVICE PROVISIONSHEEPSKILLED LABORSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURESOCIAL PROTECTIONSOIL EROSIONSUBSISTENCESUBSISTENCE ECONOMYSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTARGETINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENTTRADE LIBERALIZATIONURBAN AREASURBAN GROWTHWorld Bank10.1596/10348