World Bank2013-07-252013-07-252004-12-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14555This report assesses poverty in Jordan in 2002-03, and examines the changes that have occurred since 1997 as a result of economic growth and the income distribution policies of the Government of Jordan. The study concludes that poverty declined in Jordan in that time period, no matter which poverty line one chooses to use, and was made possible with an equally remarkable growth in per capita private consumption, in which the poor participated, at about 3.5 percent a year. The fast rise in private consumption appears to be due to a recovery in consumption trends that is mainly policy driven. The report, however, identifies some concerns about the sustainability of poverty reduction, and recommends that long-term policy focus more on regional imbalances in development; improve access of the poor in education, health, and jobs; plug the leakage in government transfer programs; and institute poverty monitoring systems for timely remedial action.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCEPTANCEACCOUNTABILITYADULT LITERACYAGE GROUPAGREEMENTAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL INCOMESANNUAL GROWTHAVERAGE POVERTYAVERAGE POVERTY LINEBASIC EDUCATIONBENEFICIARIESBUDGET DEFICITBUDGET DEFICITSBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUYINGCAPITA GROWTHCAPITA PER YEARCHILD LABORCHILD MORTALITYCHILDREN IN POVERTYCHRONIC POVERTYCHRONICALLY POORCIVIL SERVANTSCIVIL SOCIETYCONSTRUCTIONCONSUMERCONSUMERSCONSUMPTION GROWTHCONSUMPTION INEQUALITYCOPING STRATEGIESCOUNTERPARTCURRENCYDATA SETSDEBT LEVELSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING WORLDDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT PARTNERSDEVELOPMENT PROCESSDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMEDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSDIVIDENDSDROPOUT RATEEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC SHOCKSECONOMIC SITUATIONEDUCATION LEVELEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEQUILIBRIUMEXCHANGE RATEEXCHANGE RATESEXECUTIVE DIRECTORSEXPENDITURESEXTERNAL DEBTEXTERNAL FACTORSEXTREME POVERTYFAMILY INCOMEFAMILY MEMBERSFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDSFINANCIAL LIBERALIZATIONFIRST GRADEFISCAL REFORMSFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD EXPENDITUREFOOD ITEMSFOOD POLICYFOOD POLICY RESEARCHFOOD POVERTYFOOD POVERTY LINEFOREIGN AIDGDPGENDERGEOGRAPHIC SPREADGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH PERFORMANCEGROWTH POTENTIALGROWTH RATESHEADCOUNT RATIOHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH SURVEYSHIGHER INCIDENCE OF POVERTYHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITUREHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSINGHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEXHUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTILLITERACYIMPACT MONITORINGIMPACT ON POVERTYIMPORT TARIFFSINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOMEINCOME DIMENSIONINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME FLUCTUATIONSINCOME GAINSINCOME GROUPSINCOME GROWTHINCOME QUINTILEINDICESINEQUALITYINFANTLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR MARKETLEGAL STATUSLIFE EXPECTANCYLIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTHLITERACY CAMPAIGNSLITERACY RATELIVELIHOODSLIVING CONDITIONSLIVING STANDARDSMACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTMACROECONOMIC POLICYMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATIONMALE- HEADED HOUSEHOLDSMEDIUM TERMMONITORING SYSTEMMORTALITY RATESNATIONAL AVERAGENATIONAL INSTITUTIONSNATIONSNEGATIVE SHOCKSNET EFFECTNON-INCOME DIMENSIONSNORTH AFRICANUTRITIONPER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONPER CAPITA GROWTHPER CAPITA INCOMEPER-CAPITA INCOMEPOLICY CHANGESPOLICY CHOICESPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLICY INITIATIVESPOORPOOR CHILDRENPOOR FAMILIESPOOR WOMENPOPULATION GROWTHPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY ALLEVIATION EFFORTSPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY ESTIMATESPOVERTY IMPACTPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY INDICATORSPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY MAPSPOVERTY MEASURESPOVERTY MONITORINGPOVERTY MONITORING SYSTEMSPOVERTY PROJECTIONSPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY RATIOPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION EFFORTSPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERSPOVERTY REDUCTION TARGETSPOVERTY SEVERITYPRIVATE CONSUMPTIONPRIVATE INVESTMENTSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATIZATIONPRO-POORPRO-POOR GROWTHPUBLIC DEBTPUBLIC INTERVENTIONSPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR REFORMQUALITY EDUCATIONREAL INCOMEREAL INTEREST RATESREDISTRIBUTION POLICIESREDUCED POVERTYREFORM EFFORTSREMITTANCESREMOTE AREASRESEARCH INSTITUTERICH COUNTRIESRURALRURAL AREASRURAL POORRURAL POPULATIONSAFETY NETSAVINGSSEVERE POVERTYSIGNIFICANT IMPACTSKILLSKILL LEVELSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL MOBILITYSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMSSOCIAL SAFETYSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSTRUCTURAL REFORMSTARGETINGTERMS OF TRADETOWNSTRAININGTRANSFERSTRANSLATIONTRANSPARENCYUNEMPLOYED PERSONSUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATESUNIVERSITY GRADUATESURBAN AREASURBAN GAPURBAN POORVILLAGE DEVELOPMENTWAGESWARWEALTHWORKING POORYOUNG PEOPLEYOUTHWorld Bank10.1596/14555