Bosnia and Herzegovina : Poverty Assessment, Volume 1. Main Report

The report consists of two volumes. The first volume contains the main Poverty Assessment report, integrating various data sources and inputs from local counterparts. The second volume provides an in-depth analysis of the Living Standards Measureme...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Poverty Assessment
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	AGED AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT ANALYTICAL WORK AVERAGE POVERTY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL FORMATION COMMUNITY POVERTY CONFLICT CRIME DATA SOURCES DISCRIMINATION DONOR RESOURCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC POLICIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES FORMAL SAFETY NETS GROWTH RATE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE FINANCES HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH STATUS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSING HOUSING CONDITIONS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME INCOME QUINTILES INEQUALITY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL SAFETY INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS JOB LOSS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKETS LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT MANAGERS MARKET ECONOMY MATERIAL CONSUMPTION MATERIAL WELL-BEING MEAN CONSUMPTION MEDICAL TREATMENT NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINES NUTRITION PENSION SYSTEM PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POLICY IMPLICATIONS POOR POOR CHILDREN POOR COMMUNITIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR INDIVIDUALS POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY GAP POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY PROJECTIONS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY RISK POVERTY RISKS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE CONSUMPTION PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC TRANSFERS REFUGEES RISK FACTORS RURAL AREAS SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL SAFETY NETS STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TARGETING TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNEMPLOYMENT VIOLENCE WAGES WAR WORKERS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY DEPTH POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION INEQUITY NON-INCOME DIMENSIONS LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS EARNINGS CAPACITY EARNINGS DISTRIBUTION RISK ASSESSMENT HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES MOBILIZATION SECURITY ANALYSIS ECONOMIC SECURITY VOICELESS POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MONETARY POLICY PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS FISCAL MANAGEMENT SAFETY NET POLICIES CORRUPT PRACTICES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/11/2808499/bosnia-herzegovina-poverty-assessment-vol-1-2-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14693

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Summary:	The report consists of two volumes. The first volume contains the main Poverty Assessment report, integrating various data sources and inputs from local counterparts. The second volume provides an in-depth analysis of the Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS), jointly implemented by the Bank, and the Republika Srpska Statistical Institute (RSIS), the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Statistical Institute (FIS), and the Bosnia and Herzegovina State Agency for Statistics (BHAS). This report presents the most comprehensive analysis of poverty in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) to date, whose calculations suggest that poverty - defined as lack of adequate consumption - is quite substantial, affecting every fifth citizen. Poverty is substantial compared to some neighboring countries. Nevertheless, and despite the country's post-conflict situation and its low officially measured level of GDP, there is no extreme poverty. Inequality in material well-being also appears to be quite moderate by international standards and, the non-income dimensions of poverty are also generally not extreme in BiH. The analysis finds that a sizable proportion of the population faces the risk of falling into poverty, and it identifies risk factors that may thrust a non-poor household into poverty: a) precarious earning sources, because the predominant living arrangement features a single-earner household; b) widespread health risks, including uninsured financial risks, and lingering post-conflict risks; c) violation of human rights, discrimination and corruption; d) limited geographical mobility; e) limited access to formal safety nets; and, f) worn-out stock of household assets and limited access to credit. Physical security remains an issue, economic security is also a problem, and, powerlessness and voicelessness impede the capacity of poor people to break out of a vicious circle of impoverishment. To reduce poverty, selectivity, stability and growth are outlined, particularly focusing on prudent monetary policy, and responsible fiscal management.

Bosnia and Herzegovina : Poverty Assessment, Volume 1. Main Report

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