World Bank2012-06-112012-06-112007-09-16https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7642This report on the Poverty Assessment Update of Egypt is a contribution to the strategy of poverty alleviation pursued by the Government of Egypt. Using data from the two household surveys in 2000 and 2005, this report assesses the nature and dimensions of poverty in Egypt, and discusses the role of macroeconomic policies and labor markets in improving living standards. The report updates the findings of "Poverty Reduction in Egypt: Diagnosis and Strategy," published by the World Bank in 2002. Over the last two years Egypt has achieved remarkably high economic growth. Should this turnaround be sustained, there is hope that poverty can be dramatically reduced. Even though the report does not cover this most recent period, it is important to learn from the lessons of the recent past, and the report provides new information and insights that could be useful for policy-makers: 1) It identifies the overall scope and trends in poverty between 2000 and 2005, focusing on material aspects, but also assessing progress in non-income dimensions; 2) It isolates key correlates to poverty and economic vulnerability, providing detailed analysis of how inflation affected the poor in this period; 3) It links the labor market's developments with changes in living standards and poverty; and 4) It provides the analytical base for mapping poverty in Egypt, which can improve the targeting of social programs. The first chapter examines the evolution of living standards in Egypt during the period of analysis - 2000 to 2005. It also gives the details of the poverty map and where the poor live. Chapter 2 describes who the poor are and provides the poverty correlates: looking at the characteristics of the poor and the relation of these characteristics to education (and access to education), employment, gender, age, or asset characteristics. Chapter 3 continues by providing some background on economic developments between 2000 and 2005 and identifies possible areas of policy interventions in light of economic and social policies and developments after 2005. Chapter 4 offers in-depth analysis of the labor market to attempt to discern longer-term trends in living standards, and links employment with poverty levels. Finally, Chapter 5 looks at the capacity of the monitoring system, and lays the foundations for a future analytical program.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE POVERTYABSOLUTE POVERTY LINEABSOLUTE TERMSACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO HEALTH CAREACCESS TO MARKETSACCESS TO SERVICESACUTE MALNUTRITIONADEQUATE NUTRITIONADULT EDUCATIONAGGREGATE POVERTYAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENTANTI-POVERTYAVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOMEBASIC FOOD REQUIREMENTSBASIC NEEDSCALORIES PER DAYCASH TRANSFERSCHANGES IN POVERTYCHRONIC ILLNESSCHRONIC MALNUTRITIONCITIZENSCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCONCENTRATION OF POPULATIONCONSUMER PRICE INDEXCONSUMPTION BASKETCONSUMPTION BEHAVIORCONSUMPTION DATACONSUMPTION EXPENDITURECONSUMPTION EXPENDITURESCONSUMPTION PER CAPITACORRELATES OF POVERTYDECLINE IN POVERTYDECOMPOSABLE POVERTYDEMOGRAPHIC FACTORSDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDIETDIMENSIONS OF POVERTYDISADVANTAGED GROUPSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC STUDIESEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT STATUSENERGY SUBSIDIESESTIMATES OF POVERTYEXCHANGE RATEEXTREME POVERTYEXTREME POVERTY LINEFARM HOUSEHOLDSFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDSFOOD BASKETFOOD BUNDLEFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD EXPENDITUREFOOD EXPENDITURESFOOD GOODSFOOD ITEMSFOOD NEEDSFOOD POVERTYFOOD POVERTY LINEFOOD PRICEFOOD PRICESFOOD REQUIREMENTSFOOD SUBSIDIESFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFORM OF POVERTYFORMS OF POVERTYGENDER GAPGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEAD COUNT INDEXHEALTH RISKSHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONHOUSEHOLD HEADHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSINGHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEXILLITERACYILLITERACY RATEINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME POVERTYINCOME TRANSFERSINDICATOR OF POVERTYINEQUALITYINFORMATION SYSTEMSINTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATIONINTERNATIONAL POPULATIONINTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINESJOB CREATIONJOB OPPORTUNITIESLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLEVELS OF CONSUMPTIONLITERACY RATESLIVING STANDARDSLOW POVERTY RATESMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMALNUTRITIONMEASUREMENT OF POVERTYMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRY OF HEALTHNATIONAL ACCOUNTSNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL POVERTYNUTRITIONAL STATUSPENSIONSPLACE OF RESIDENCEPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLITICAL PARTIESPOORPOOR FAMILIESPOOR FARMERSPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR LIVINGPOOR PERSONPOPULATION CENSUSESPOPULATION COUNCILPOTENTIAL THROUGH EDUCATIONPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY ANALYSISPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY CHARACTERISTICSPOVERTY COMPARISONSPOVERTY DATAPOVERTY ESTIMATESPOVERTY GAPPOVERTY GAP INDEXPOVERTY GROUPSPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY INCREASEPOVERTY INDEXPOVERTY INDICATORSPOVERTY LEVELPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY MAPPOVERTY MAPPINGPOVERTY MAPSPOVERTY MEASUREMENTPOVERTY MEASURESPOVERTY POVERTYPOVERTY PROFILEPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY RISKPOVERTY SEVERITYPOVERTY THRESHOLDPROGRESSPUBLIC SAFETY NETSPUBLIC SPENDINGPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYQUALITY OF LIFEREDUCTION OF POVERTYRELIGIOUS GROUPSREMITTANCESRESPECTRICHER COUNTRIESRURALRURAL AREASRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL POVERTYRURAL REGIONSSAFETY NETSAFETY NET SYSTEMSCHOOLINGSECONDARY EDUCATIONSELF-EMPLOYMENTSOCIAL NORMSSOCIAL POLICIESSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL SPENDINGSPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONSUBSISTENCETARGETINGTARGETING MECHANISMSTAXATIONTOTAL POVERTYTOTAL POVERTY LINETRADE UNIONSUNEMPLOYMENTURBAN AREASURBAN POPULATIONVILLAGE LEVELVULNERABILITYWAGE EMPLOYMENTWELFARE INDICATORWELFARE INDICATORSWIDESPREAD POVERTYWORKFORCEWORKING-AGE POPULATIONWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG CHILDRENWorld Bank10.1596/7642