World Development Report 2000/2001 : Attacking Poverty

This report focuses on the dimensions of poverty, and how to create a better world, free of poverty. The analysis explores the nature, and evolution of poverty, and its causes, to present a framework for action. The opportunity for expanding poor people's assets is addressed, arguing that major...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	New York: Oxford University Press 2012
Subjects:	access to services average incomes case study civil conflict civil society consultation process debt relief developing countries developing country developing world development goals Development Indicators Development Policy development process development programs development report distributional change Diversification economic contractions economic crises Economic growth economic shocks Economics Ethnic diversity ethnic minorities extreme poverty female education gender gaps growth pro-poor Health indicators health insurance health outcomes health sector income countries income inequality income poverty infant mortality informal sector insurance systems international market land reform land titling life expectancy local levels local officials local realities low income Measuring income Measuring poverty national levels nutrition participatory methods per capita income policy environment policy reforms poor countries poor households poor people poverty line poverty measures poverty reduction poverty reduction goals poverty reduction strategy Poverty trends primary school private sector private sectors Private transfers pro-poor pro-poor coalitions public action public debate Public expenditure public institutions public investment public officials public spending purchasing power parity reducing poverty regional distribution regional groupings Relative income rich countries risk management rural households safety nets service delivery social capital Social impacts social protection social safety nets social security social status targeting team members technical support urban poor war Win-win policies Poverty reduction strategies Market forces Economic integration Technological change Poverty mitigation Poverty severity Poverty targeted programs Equal opportunity Equal treatment principle Empowerment Education for all Health care delivery Risk management Asset maintenance Vulnerability Disadvantaged groups Ethnic groups Service delivery Community participation Civil society Public administration Decentralization in government Institutional change Institution building Nongovernmental organizations Private investments Income generation Income growth Political participation Development assistance Reform policy Economic shocks Social assistance programs Social institutions International trade Globalization Capital flows
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11856