World Bank2013-08-282013-08-282001-05-31https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15445This report is intended as an input into the Philippine Government's poverty eradication strategy. The report aims to update our understanding of the nature of poverty and the recent progress in poverty reduction in the Philippines. It examines the extent to which growth in the nineties has translated into poverty reduction and analyzes how well publicly-provided social services reach the poor and whether redistributive policies attain their objectives. The report also focuses on the social impact of the recent financial/El Nino crises and explores policies to reduce vulnerability in the Philippines. The report comprises two volumes. The main volume starts with a summary of the profile of the poor and trends in poverty. It then proposes a framework for attacking poverty built on three pillars: 1) promoting opportunity for poor people through generating broad-based growth and building up the assets of the poor; 2) enhancing security of poor people through reducing vulnerability and helping the poor manage risks; and 3) facilitating empowerment of poor people to ensure accountable institutions. Finally, the main report examines the information base for pro-poor policies and offers suggestions for future work. The second volume provides the detailed analytical basis for many of the findings presented in the main report.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE POVERTYABSOLUTE POVERTY LINESAGRICULTURAL PROTECTIONAGRICULTURAL SECTORANNUAL INCOMEANNUAL RATEAVAILABLE DATAAVERAGE CONSUMPTIONCAPITAL FORMATIONCDFCONSUMPTION DISTRIBUTIONCONSUMPTION INEQUALITYCONSUMPTION POVERTYCPICURRENCY UNITDEMOGRAPHICSDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMEECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICSECONOMIC MANAGEMENTECONOMIC SHOCKSECONOMIES OF SCALEEDUCATION LEVELEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEGSEMPLOYMENTEXPENDITURE SURVEYEXPENDITURESFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDSFOOD COMPONENTFOOD POVERTY LINEGNPGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCTHEADCOUNT INDEXHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH STATUSHEALTH SURVEYHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICSHOUSEHOLD HEADHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD LIVING STANDARDSHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINCOME COUNTRIESINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERSLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE SURVEYLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLAND REDISTRIBUTIONLAND REFORMLIVELIHOOD GROUPSLIVING STANDARDLIVING STANDARDSMONITORING SYSTEMMULTIVARIATE REGRESSIONMULTIVARIATE REGRESSION ANALYSISNATIONAL AVERAGENATIONAL POVERTYNATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICENATURAL RESOURCESPARTICIPATORY STUDYPER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR PEOPLEPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY GAPPOVERTY GAP INDEXPOVERTY HEADCOUNTPOVERTY INDICATORSPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY MEASURESPOVERTY PROFILEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRESENT VALUEPRIVATE SAFETY NETSPRIVATE TRANSFERSPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPENDINGREDUCING POVERTYREGIONAL DISPARITIESRURAL AREASRURAL POORSAFETY NETSSAMPLE SIZESAVINGSSECTORAL COMPOSITIONSHORT TERMSOCIAL EXCLUSIONSOCIAL INDICATORSSOCIAL SERVICESUNEMPLOYMENTURBAN AREASWAGESWELFARE MEASURE POVERTY ASSESSMENTSREGIONAL DISPARITYGROWTH POLICYMACROECONOMIC SHOCKSNATURAL DISASTERSGOVERNANCECORRUPTION IN POLITICSDECENTRALIZATIONCIVIL SOCIETYINFORMATION NEEDSEMPOWERMENTEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESRICE TRADERICE PRICESTRADE LIBERALIZATIONTARGETED SUBSIDIESLAND REDISTRIBUTIONLAND MARKETSREDISTRIBUTIONREGIONAL POLICYACCESS TO EDUCATIONDROPOUT RATEPUBLIC HEALTH FINANCEPRIVATE TRANSFERSSOCIAL SAFETY NETSCORRUPTION IN POLITICSPOLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITYINTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERSWorld Bank10.1596/15445