Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Nicaragua Case Study, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Main Text

This regional study encompasses three Central American countries: Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Honduras. The focus of this report is Nicaragua. The objective of the study is to understand how broad-based economic growth can be stimulated, and sustaine...

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Format: Other Rural Study
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Published: 2013
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topic ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCESSIBILITY
ADAPTATION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURE
BASIC SERVICES
CASE STUDIES
CASE STUDY
COMMON PROPERTY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CONCEPTUAL APPROACH
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
COUNTRY CASE
DECENTRALIZATION
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DIVERSIFICATION
DRY LANDS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
EMPLOYMENT
EXERCISES
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILIES
FARMS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FORESTRY
FORESTS
FORMAL INSTITUTIONS
GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS
GROWTH POLICIES
HEALTH CENTERS
HIGH POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
IMPROVED ACCESS
INCOME
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INNOVATION
INTERVENTION
LAND USE
LENDING PROGRAM
LOCAL LEVEL
LONG-TERM GROWTH
MARGINAL RETURNS
MARKET FAILURES
NATURAL CAPITAL
NON-AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
POLICY DIRECTIONS
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POOR POPULATION
POPULATION DENSITIES
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY MAP
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIVATE SECTORS
PRODUCTIVE ASSET
PRODUCTIVE ASSETS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC ACTIONS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICES
REDUCING POVERTY
REGIONAL DISPARITIES
REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
REGIONAL INEQUALITIES
RESOURCE USE
RISK MANAGEMENT
ROADS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL ECONOMY
RURAL GROWTH
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POOR
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
SERVICE PROVISION
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SPATIAL ANALYSIS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TASK TEAM LEADER
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL SERVICES
TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
TIMBER
TRADEOFFS
TRANSPORT
UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION
spellingShingle ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCESSIBILITY
ADAPTATION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURE
BASIC SERVICES
CASE STUDIES
CASE STUDY
COMMON PROPERTY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CONCEPTUAL APPROACH
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
COUNTRY CASE
DECENTRALIZATION
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DIVERSIFICATION
DRY LANDS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
EMPLOYMENT
EXERCISES
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILIES
FARMS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FORESTRY
FORESTS
FORMAL INSTITUTIONS
GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS
GROWTH POLICIES
HEALTH CENTERS
HIGH POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
IMPROVED ACCESS
INCOME
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INNOVATION
INTERVENTION
LAND USE
LENDING PROGRAM
LOCAL LEVEL
LONG-TERM GROWTH
MARGINAL RETURNS
MARKET FAILURES
NATURAL CAPITAL
NON-AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
POLICY DIRECTIONS
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POOR POPULATION
POPULATION DENSITIES
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY MAP
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIVATE SECTORS
PRODUCTIVE ASSET
PRODUCTIVE ASSETS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC ACTIONS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICES
REDUCING POVERTY
REGIONAL DISPARITIES
REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
REGIONAL INEQUALITIES
RESOURCE USE
RISK MANAGEMENT
ROADS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL ECONOMY
RURAL GROWTH
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POOR
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
SERVICE PROVISION
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SPATIAL ANALYSIS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TASK TEAM LEADER
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL SERVICES
TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
TIMBER
TRADEOFFS
TRANSPORT
UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION
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Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Nicaragua Case Study, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Main Text
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Nicaragua
description This regional study encompasses three Central American countries: Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Honduras. The focus of this report is Nicaragua. The objective of the study is to understand how broad-based economic growth can be stimulated, and sustained in rural Central America. The study identifies "drivers" of sustainable rural growth and poverty reduction, where drivers are defined as the assets and combinations of assets needed by different types of households in different geographical areas to take advantage of economic opportunities, and improve their well-being over time. The study examines the relative contributions of these assets, and identifies the combinations of productive, social, and location-specific assets that matter most to raise incomes, and take advantage of prospects for poverty-reducing growth. The study's focus on assets is appropriate given historically stark inequalities in the distribution of productive assets among households in the region. Such inequalities are likely to constrain how the poor share in the benefits of growth, even under appropriate policy regimes. In Nicaragua, economic potential has a strong spatial pattern, with high potential areas close to the main cities. But to generate substantial gains in poverty reduction and broad-based growth, complementarities between productive, social, and location-specific assets must be addressed. The report thus recommends the move from geographically untargeted investments in single assets, to a more integrated and geographically based approach of asset enhancement with proper complementarities. And, if the development objective is to reach the largest number of poor, invest in a variety of social and productive household assets, in higher potential areas with the highest rural poverty densities. However, remote areas such as the Atlantic, need specialized analyses and differentiated strategies and investments. The report highlights the need for more strategic convergence in linking the investment, and impacts of sectoral projects backed by the Bank, and other donors in the diverse geographical regions of the country.
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title Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Nicaragua Case Study, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Main Text
title_short Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Nicaragua Case Study, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Main Text
title_full Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Nicaragua Case Study, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Main Text
title_fullStr Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Nicaragua Case Study, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Main Text
title_full_unstemmed Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Nicaragua Case Study, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Main Text
title_sort drivers of sustainable rural growth and poverty reduction in central america : nicaragua case study, volume 1. executive summary and main text
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/6048123/nicaragua-drivers-sustainable-rural-growth-poverty-reduction-central-america-nicaragua-case-study-vol-1-2-executive-summary-main-text
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spelling okr-10986-145542021-04-23T14:03:18Z Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Nicaragua Case Study, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Main Text World Bank ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESSIBILITY ADAPTATION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE BASIC SERVICES CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY COMMON PROPERTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTUAL APPROACH CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES COUNTRY CASE DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIVERSIFICATION DRY LANDS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE EMPLOYMENT EXERCISES EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES FARMS FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTRY FORESTS FORMAL INSTITUTIONS GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS GROWTH POLICIES HEALTH CENTERS HIGH POVERTY HOUSEHOLD ASSETS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD WELFARE IMPROVED ACCESS INCOME INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INNOVATION INTERVENTION LAND USE LENDING PROGRAM LOCAL LEVEL LONG-TERM GROWTH MARGINAL RETURNS MARKET FAILURES NATURAL CAPITAL NON-AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES POLICY DIRECTIONS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR POPULATION POPULATION DENSITIES POVERTY LINE POVERTY MAP POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCTIVE ASSET PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ACTIONS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES REDUCING POVERTY REGIONAL DISPARITIES REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION REGIONAL INEQUALITIES RESOURCE USE RISK MANAGEMENT ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY RURAL GROWTH RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY SERVICE PROVISION SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL SERVICES SPATIAL ANALYSIS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TASK TEAM LEADER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SERVICES TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION TIMBER TRADEOFFS TRANSPORT UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION This regional study encompasses three Central American countries: Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Honduras. The focus of this report is Nicaragua. The objective of the study is to understand how broad-based economic growth can be stimulated, and sustained in rural Central America. The study identifies "drivers" of sustainable rural growth and poverty reduction, where drivers are defined as the assets and combinations of assets needed by different types of households in different geographical areas to take advantage of economic opportunities, and improve their well-being over time. The study examines the relative contributions of these assets, and identifies the combinations of productive, social, and location-specific assets that matter most to raise incomes, and take advantage of prospects for poverty-reducing growth. The study's focus on assets is appropriate given historically stark inequalities in the distribution of productive assets among households in the region. Such inequalities are likely to constrain how the poor share in the benefits of growth, even under appropriate policy regimes. In Nicaragua, economic potential has a strong spatial pattern, with high potential areas close to the main cities. But to generate substantial gains in poverty reduction and broad-based growth, complementarities between productive, social, and location-specific assets must be addressed. The report thus recommends the move from geographically untargeted investments in single assets, to a more integrated and geographically based approach of asset enhancement with proper complementarities. And, if the development objective is to reach the largest number of poor, invest in a variety of social and productive household assets, in higher potential areas with the highest rural poverty densities. However, remote areas such as the Atlantic, need specialized analyses and differentiated strategies and investments. The report highlights the need for more strategic convergence in linking the investment, and impacts of sectoral projects backed by the Bank, and other donors in the diverse geographical regions of the country. 2013-07-25T14:50:44Z 2013-07-25T14:50:44Z 2004-12-31 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/6048123/nicaragua-drivers-sustainable-rural-growth-poverty-reduction-central-america-nicaragua-case-study-vol-1-2-executive-summary-main-text http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14554 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Other Rural Study Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean Nicaragua