Liberia Poverty Note : Tracking the Dimensions of Poverty

Poor governance and nearly fifteen years of brutal conflict have made Liberia one of the poorest countries in the world. An important objective for the democratically elected government of post-conflict Liberia is to reduce poverty. As part of its...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Poverty Assessment
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
HIV
SEX
WAR
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/17171660/liberia-tracking-dimensions-poverty-poverty-note
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12320
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language English
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topic ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
ACCESS TO FOOD
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER
ACCESS TO SCHOOLS
ACCESS TO SERVICES
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
ALL-SEASON ROADS
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
ARABLE LAND
ASSET HOLDINGS
BASIC HEALTH
BASIC HEALTH SERVICES
CASH TRANSFERS
CENTRAL REGION
CHANGES IN POVERTY
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION
CHRONIC POVERTY
CIVIL CONFLICT
CIVIL WAR
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
CONFLICT
CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS
CONTRACEPTIVE USE
CORRELATES OF POVERTY
DECLINE IN FERTILITY
DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
DEVELOPMENT PLANS
DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
DISCRIMINATION
DRINKING WATER
DROP IN POVERTY
EARLY MARRIAGE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EXTENDED FAMILY
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY MEMBERS
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATE
FERTILITY RATES
FIRST MARRIAGE
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
FOOD IMPORTS
FOOD POVERTY
FOOD POVERTY LINE
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY
FOOD SHARE
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER GAP
GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
HEALTH CENTERS
HIGH FERTILITY RATE
HIGHER INEQUALITY
HIV
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME SHOCKS
INCOME SUPPORT
INDICATORS OF POVERTY
INEQUALITY
INFORMATION SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND PREPARATION
LAND SIZE
LAND TENURE
LEVEL OF POVERTY
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVESTOCK ASSETS
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
LIVING STANDARDS
LOW WAGES
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MALE PARTICIPATION
MARITAL STATUS
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MEANS TESTING
MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
MILITARY PERSONNEL
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MOBILE CLINICS
MOTHER
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY HEADCOUNT
NUTRITION
OLD AGE
PEACE
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PHYSICAL HEALTH
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL ECONOMY ANALYSIS
POOR
POOR CHILDREN
POOR FAMILIES
POOR FARMERS
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR INFRASTRUCTURE
POOR WOMEN
POORER HOUSEHOLDS
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION GROWTH RATE
POST-CONFLICT COUNTRIES
POST-HARVEST LOSSES
POTABLE WATER
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY DATA
POVERTY DYNAMICS
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY HEAD
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
POVERTY SEVERITY
POVERTY STATUS
PROGRESS
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC WORKS
PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS
QUALITATIVE DATA
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
REGIONAL STUDIES
REMOTE AREAS
RESPECT
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL ECONOMIC GROWTH
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POOR
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL REGION
RURAL ROADS
SANITATION
SAVINGS
SCHOOL CHILDREN
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SEX
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
SEXUALLY ACTIVE
SHEEP
SMALL FARMERS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL RETURNS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SUBSISTENCE
SUSU
TARGETING
TARGETING MECHANISMS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TRANSPORTATION
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNMARRIED WOMEN
URBAN AREAS
URBAN ENVIRONMENTS
URBAN REGION
USE OF CONTRACEPTION
USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES
VITAL STATISTICS
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
VULNERABILITY
WAR
WATER FOR IRRIGATION
WELFARE INDICATOR
WOMAN
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
spellingShingle ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
ACCESS TO FOOD
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER
ACCESS TO SCHOOLS
ACCESS TO SERVICES
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
ALL-SEASON ROADS
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
ARABLE LAND
ASSET HOLDINGS
BASIC HEALTH
BASIC HEALTH SERVICES
CASH TRANSFERS
CENTRAL REGION
CHANGES IN POVERTY
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION
CHRONIC POVERTY
CIVIL CONFLICT
CIVIL WAR
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
CONFLICT
CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS
CONTRACEPTIVE USE
CORRELATES OF POVERTY
DECLINE IN FERTILITY
DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
DEVELOPMENT PLANS
DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
DISCRIMINATION
DRINKING WATER
DROP IN POVERTY
EARLY MARRIAGE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EXTENDED FAMILY
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY MEMBERS
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATE
FERTILITY RATES
FIRST MARRIAGE
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
FOOD IMPORTS
FOOD POVERTY
FOOD POVERTY LINE
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY
FOOD SHARE
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER GAP
GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
HEALTH CENTERS
HIGH FERTILITY RATE
HIGHER INEQUALITY
HIV
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME SHOCKS
INCOME SUPPORT
INDICATORS OF POVERTY
INEQUALITY
INFORMATION SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND PREPARATION
LAND SIZE
LAND TENURE
LEVEL OF POVERTY
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVESTOCK ASSETS
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
LIVING STANDARDS
LOW WAGES
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MALE PARTICIPATION
MARITAL STATUS
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MEANS TESTING
MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
MILITARY PERSONNEL
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MOBILE CLINICS
MOTHER
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY HEADCOUNT
NUTRITION
OLD AGE
PEACE
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PHYSICAL HEALTH
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL ECONOMY ANALYSIS
POOR
POOR CHILDREN
POOR FAMILIES
POOR FARMERS
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR INFRASTRUCTURE
POOR WOMEN
POORER HOUSEHOLDS
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION GROWTH RATE
POST-CONFLICT COUNTRIES
POST-HARVEST LOSSES
POTABLE WATER
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY DATA
POVERTY DYNAMICS
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY HEAD
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
POVERTY SEVERITY
POVERTY STATUS
PROGRESS
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC WORKS
PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS
QUALITATIVE DATA
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
REGIONAL STUDIES
REMOTE AREAS
RESPECT
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL ECONOMIC GROWTH
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POOR
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL REGION
RURAL ROADS
SANITATION
SAVINGS
SCHOOL CHILDREN
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SEX
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
SEXUALLY ACTIVE
SHEEP
SMALL FARMERS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL RETURNS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SUBSISTENCE
SUSU
TARGETING
TARGETING MECHANISMS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TRANSPORTATION
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNMARRIED WOMEN
URBAN AREAS
URBAN ENVIRONMENTS
URBAN REGION
USE OF CONTRACEPTION
USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES
VITAL STATISTICS
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
VULNERABILITY
WAR
WATER FOR IRRIGATION
WELFARE INDICATOR
WOMAN
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
World Bank
Liberia Poverty Note : Tracking the Dimensions of Poverty
geographic_facet Africa
Liberia
description Poor governance and nearly fifteen years of brutal conflict have made Liberia one of the poorest countries in the world. An important objective for the democratically elected government of post-conflict Liberia is to reduce poverty. As part of its long-term vision plan, the Government is preparing a second Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) to set out its medium-term approach to poverty reduction. The current climate of peace and security, as well as continued improvements in the economy, offer the Government a unique opportunity to improve on the gains that it has made in reducing poverty under its previous PRS. However, as cross-country evidence has shown, growth alone is not sufficient for poverty reduction. The Government must also take steps to break the cycle of chronic poverty by ensuring that the poor are given opportunities and support to emerge from poverty, and that those who have emerged from poverty do not fall back into poverty. This poverty note is intended to assist the Government in formulating evidence based policies aimed at poverty reduction. This policy note draws from rich information provided by the 2007 and 2010 Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaires (CWIQs). It also benefits from qualitative data from a relatively large number of focus groups on gender and youth. In addition, the note benefits from the analysis contained in the 2011 human opportunities report for Liberia, which focuses in particular on access to education.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Poverty Assessment
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Liberia Poverty Note : Tracking the Dimensions of Poverty
title_short Liberia Poverty Note : Tracking the Dimensions of Poverty
title_full Liberia Poverty Note : Tracking the Dimensions of Poverty
title_fullStr Liberia Poverty Note : Tracking the Dimensions of Poverty
title_full_unstemmed Liberia Poverty Note : Tracking the Dimensions of Poverty
title_sort liberia poverty note : tracking the dimensions of poverty
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/17171660/liberia-tracking-dimensions-poverty-poverty-note
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12320
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spelling okr-10986-123202021-04-23T14:03:00Z Liberia Poverty Note : Tracking the Dimensions of Poverty World Bank ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT ACCESS TO FOOD ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER ACCESS TO SCHOOLS ACCESS TO SERVICES AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SECTORS ALL-SEASON ROADS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ARABLE LAND ASSET HOLDINGS BASIC HEALTH BASIC HEALTH SERVICES CASH TRANSFERS CENTRAL REGION CHANGES IN POVERTY CHRONIC MALNUTRITION CHRONIC POVERTY CIVIL CONFLICT CIVIL WAR COMMUNITY RESOURCES CONFLICT CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS CONTRACEPTIVE USE CORRELATES OF POVERTY DECLINE IN FERTILITY DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DEVELOPMENT PLANS DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISCRIMINATION DRINKING WATER DROP IN POVERTY EARLY MARRIAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT STATUS EXTENDED FAMILY EXTREME POVERTY FAMILY INCOME FAMILY MEMBERS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FERTILITY FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES FIRST MARRIAGE FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE FOOD IMPORTS FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOOD SHARE GENDER EQUALITY GENDER GAP GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL INCOME HEALTH CENTERS HIGH FERTILITY RATE HIGHER INEQUALITY HIV HOUSEHOLD ASSETS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS IMPACT ON POVERTY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME SHOCKS INCOME SUPPORT INDICATORS OF POVERTY INEQUALITY INFORMATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PREPARATION LAND SIZE LAND TENURE LEVEL OF POVERTY LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVESTOCK ASSETS LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP LIVING STANDARDS LOW WAGES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MALE PARTICIPATION MARITAL STATUS MATERNAL MORTALITY MEANS TESTING MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY MILITARY PERSONNEL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MOBILE CLINICS MOTHER NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY HEADCOUNT NUTRITION OLD AGE PEACE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PHYSICAL HEALTH POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL ECONOMY ANALYSIS POOR POOR CHILDREN POOR FAMILIES POOR FARMERS POOR HOUSEHOLD POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR INFRASTRUCTURE POOR WOMEN POORER HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION GROWTH RATE POST-CONFLICT COUNTRIES POST-HARVEST LOSSES POTABLE WATER POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY DATA POVERTY DYNAMICS POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY GAP POVERTY HEAD POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY SEVERITY POVERTY STATUS PROGRESS PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS QUALITATIVE DATA QUALITY OF EDUCATION REGIONAL STUDIES REMOTE AREAS RESPECT RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL ECONOMIC GROWTH RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL REGION RURAL ROADS SANITATION SAVINGS SCHOOL CHILDREN SCHOOLING SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLING SECONDARY SCHOOLS SEX SEXUAL HARASSMENT SEXUALLY ACTIVE SHEEP SMALL FARMERS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL RETURNS SOCIAL SERVICES SUBSISTENCE SUSU TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERTIARY EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNMARRIED WOMEN URBAN AREAS URBAN ENVIRONMENTS URBAN REGION USE OF CONTRACEPTION USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES VITAL STATISTICS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VULNERABILITY WAR WATER FOR IRRIGATION WELFARE INDICATOR WOMAN WORKING-AGE POPULATION WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Poor governance and nearly fifteen years of brutal conflict have made Liberia one of the poorest countries in the world. An important objective for the democratically elected government of post-conflict Liberia is to reduce poverty. As part of its long-term vision plan, the Government is preparing a second Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) to set out its medium-term approach to poverty reduction. The current climate of peace and security, as well as continued improvements in the economy, offer the Government a unique opportunity to improve on the gains that it has made in reducing poverty under its previous PRS. However, as cross-country evidence has shown, growth alone is not sufficient for poverty reduction. The Government must also take steps to break the cycle of chronic poverty by ensuring that the poor are given opportunities and support to emerge from poverty, and that those who have emerged from poverty do not fall back into poverty. This poverty note is intended to assist the Government in formulating evidence based policies aimed at poverty reduction. This policy note draws from rich information provided by the 2007 and 2010 Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaires (CWIQs). It also benefits from qualitative data from a relatively large number of focus groups on gender and youth. In addition, the note benefits from the analysis contained in the 2011 human opportunities report for Liberia, which focuses in particular on access to education. 2013-02-12T17:57:15Z 2013-02-12T17:57:15Z 2012-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/11/17171660/liberia-tracking-dimensions-poverty-poverty-note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12320 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Poverty Assessment Economic & Sector Work Africa Liberia