Shaban, RadwanAsoaka, HiromiBarnes, BobDrebentsov, VladimirLangenbrunner, JohnZurab, SajaiaStevens, JamesTarr, DavidTesliuc, EmilShabalina, OlgaYemtsov, Ruslan2012-06-042012-06-042006978-0-8213-6340-9https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6955Following the 1998 financial crisis, four out of every ten people slipped into poverty, not able to meet basic needs. Luckily, post-crisis economic rebound was impressive and broad-based, albeit uneven across sectors and regions. This title explores the nature of poverty, both nationally and regionally, to identify the groups with a high poverty risk. It then examines growth-poverty linkages through the labor market, as well as the contribution of growth and inequality to the recent poverty reduction. It also considers the expected impact of WTO accession on overall growth and poverty. Finally, it focuses on the scope for improving social policy in ways that will have a direct impact on the poor.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE POVERTYABSOLUTE POVERTY LINEAFFORDABILITYANNUAL GROWTHANNUAL GROWTH RATEBASIC NEEDSBENEFICIARIESCASH EXPENDITURECASH EXPENDITURESCHANGES IN POVERTYCHILD POVERTYCOMPULSORY EDUCATIONCONSUMPTION AGGREGATECONSUMPTION GROWTHDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVELOPMENT RESEARCHDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INDICATORSECONOMICSELIGIBILITYEMPLOYMENT STATUSEQUITABLE ACCESSFAMILIES WITH CHILDRENFINANCIAL CRISISFOOD BASKETGDPGROWTH RATESHEADCOUNT INDEXHEALTH CAREHEALTH EXPENDITUREHEALTH EXPENDITURESHEALTH OUTCOMESHIGH POVERTYHOUSEHOLD BUDGETHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHOUSINGHUMAN DEVELOPMENTILLNESSINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOME DATAINCOME DYNAMICSINCOME GROUPSINCOME INEQUALITYINCREASE POVERTYINCREASING INEQUALITYINDUSTRIAL CAPACITYINEQUALITY DATAINEQUALITY MEASURESINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATESINSURANCELABOR MARKETLEARNINGLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVING STANDARDSLONG RUNLOW WAGESMEANS TESTINGMEASURING POVERTYMEDIUM TERMMICRO DATANATIONAL ACCOUNTSNEGATIVE IMPACTPACIFIC REGIONPER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONPER CAPITA INCOMEPOLICY DEBATEPOLICY OBJECTIVEPOLICY PERSPECTIVEPOLICY RESEARCHPOOR ADULTSPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR PEOPLEPOORER HOUSEHOLDSPOPULATION SURVEYSPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMSPOVERTY ASSESSMENTSPOVERTY CHANGESPOVERTY ESTIMATESPOVERTY GAPPOVERTY IMPACTPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY INDEXESPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY MAPPOVERTY MEASUREMENTPOVERTY MEASURESPOVERTY MONITORINGPOVERTY OUTCOMESPOVERTY PROFILEPOVERTY PROGRAMSPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION IMPACTPOVERTY REDUCTION POLICIESPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPOVERTY RISKPOVERTY SEVERITYPOVERTY STATUSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRO-POORPROGRAMMATIC POVERTY ASSESSMENTPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SPENDINGRAPID GROWTHREAL EXCHANGE RATEREDUCING POVERTYREDUCTION IN POVERTYREGIONAL INEQUALITYREGIONAL POVERTYRURAL AREASRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL POPULATIONRURAL RESIDENTSSAFETY NETSAVINGSSCHOOLINGSECONDARY ENROLLMENTSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL POLICIESSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SPENDINGSUBSISTENCESUBSISTENCE MINIMUMSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTARGETED INTERVENTIONSTARGETINGTRANSITION ECONOMIESUNEMPLOYMENTUNSKILLED LABORURBAN AREASVULNERABLE GROUPSWAGE RATESWELFARE MEASUREWELFARE PROGRAMSWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6340-9