Papua New Guinea : Poverty and Access to Public Services

This report analyzes the distribution of income, constructs a poverty profile, and looks at the extent to which the poor have access to basic services in Papua New Guinea. The analysis is based on data collected during a national household survey i...

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
GNP
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/02/728720/papua-new-guinea-poverty-access-public-services
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14973
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topic POVERTY REDUCTION
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS
PUBLIC SOCIAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURES
POVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
BASIC NEEDS
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
ACCESSIBLE SERVICES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
RURAL CONDITIONS
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
INCOME FLUCTUATIONS ABSOLUTE TERMS
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
ANNUAL INCOME
ASSESSING POVERTY
AVERAGE CONSUMPTION
AVERAGE POVERTY
AVERAGE POVERTY LINE
BASIC EDUCATION
CALORIC REQUIREMENT
CASH INCOME
CLEAN WATER
COMPARING POVERTY
CONSUMPTION
CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
CONSUMPTION DATA
CONSUMPTION LEVEL
CONSUMPTION PATTERN
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
CURRENCY UNIT
DATA COLLECTION
DEMOGRAPHICS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
DISTRIBUTION
DIVERSIFICATION
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC SECTORS
ECONOMIC WELFARE
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EQUIVALENT CONSUMPTION
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURE DATA
EXPENDITURE GROUPS
FISHING
FOOD BASKET
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD EXPENDITURES
FOOD INTAKE
FOOD POVERTY
FOOD POVERTY LINE
FOOD POVERTY LINES
FOOD SHARE
FORMAL LABOR MARKET
GENDER GAPS
GINI COEFFICIENT
GINI INDEX
GNP
GROWTH RATE
HEADCOUNT INDEX
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH PROGRAMS
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HEALTH WORKERS
HIGH POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
IMPROVED ACCESS
INCOME
INCOME COUNTRIES
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INFANT MORTALITY
INFORMAL SAFETY
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING CONDITIONS
LIVING STANDARD
LIVING STANDARDS
LOGGING
LOW INCOME
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
MEAN CONSUMPTION
MEASURING POVERTY
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
NATIONAL AVERAGE
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
NATIONAL RESEARCH
NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NON-FOOD EXPENDITURE
NON-FOOD ITEMS
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL INTAKE
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OFFICIAL POVERTY
OFFICIAL POVERTY LINE
OVERALL EXPENDITURE
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION LEVEL
PER CAPITA INCOME
PER CAPITA INCOMES
POOR AREAS
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POPULATION DENSITIES
POVERTY
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY ALLEVIATION POLICIES
POVERTY COMPARISONS
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASURE
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY MONITORING
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY PROFILES
POVERTY RATES
PRICE VARIATIONS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC SERVICES
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
REFORM PROGRAM
REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
REGIONAL POVERTY LINES
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL POOR
RURAL POPULATION
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SAMPLE SIZE
SEPARATE POVERTY LINES
SINGLE POVERTY
SINGLE POVERTY LINE
SOCIAL INDICATORS
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL SERVICES
STATISTICAL OFFICE
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN AREAS
URBAN HOUSEHOLDS
URBAN POPULATION
WAGES
WATER SUPPLY
spellingShingle POVERTY REDUCTION
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS
PUBLIC SOCIAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURES
POVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
BASIC NEEDS
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
ACCESSIBLE SERVICES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
RURAL CONDITIONS
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
INCOME FLUCTUATIONS ABSOLUTE TERMS
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
ANNUAL INCOME
ASSESSING POVERTY
AVERAGE CONSUMPTION
AVERAGE POVERTY
AVERAGE POVERTY LINE
BASIC EDUCATION
CALORIC REQUIREMENT
CASH INCOME
CLEAN WATER
COMPARING POVERTY
CONSUMPTION
CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
CONSUMPTION DATA
CONSUMPTION LEVEL
CONSUMPTION PATTERN
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
CURRENCY UNIT
DATA COLLECTION
DEMOGRAPHICS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
DISTRIBUTION
DIVERSIFICATION
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC SECTORS
ECONOMIC WELFARE
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EQUIVALENT CONSUMPTION
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURE DATA
EXPENDITURE GROUPS
FISHING
FOOD BASKET
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD EXPENDITURES
FOOD INTAKE
FOOD POVERTY
FOOD POVERTY LINE
FOOD POVERTY LINES
FOOD SHARE
FORMAL LABOR MARKET
GENDER GAPS
GINI COEFFICIENT
GINI INDEX
GNP
GROWTH RATE
HEADCOUNT INDEX
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH PROGRAMS
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HEALTH WORKERS
HIGH POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
IMPROVED ACCESS
INCOME
INCOME COUNTRIES
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INFANT MORTALITY
INFORMAL SAFETY
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING CONDITIONS
LIVING STANDARD
LIVING STANDARDS
LOGGING
LOW INCOME
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
MEAN CONSUMPTION
MEASURING POVERTY
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
NATIONAL AVERAGE
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
NATIONAL RESEARCH
NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NON-FOOD EXPENDITURE
NON-FOOD ITEMS
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL INTAKE
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OFFICIAL POVERTY
OFFICIAL POVERTY LINE
OVERALL EXPENDITURE
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION LEVEL
PER CAPITA INCOME
PER CAPITA INCOMES
POOR AREAS
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POPULATION DENSITIES
POVERTY
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY ALLEVIATION POLICIES
POVERTY COMPARISONS
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASURE
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY MONITORING
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY PROFILES
POVERTY RATES
PRICE VARIATIONS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC SERVICES
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
REFORM PROGRAM
REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
REGIONAL POVERTY LINES
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL POOR
RURAL POPULATION
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SAMPLE SIZE
SEPARATE POVERTY LINES
SINGLE POVERTY
SINGLE POVERTY LINE
SOCIAL INDICATORS
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL SERVICES
STATISTICAL OFFICE
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN AREAS
URBAN HOUSEHOLDS
URBAN POPULATION
WAGES
WATER SUPPLY
World Bank
Papua New Guinea : Poverty and Access to Public Services
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Papua New Guinea
description This report analyzes the distribution of income, constructs a poverty profile, and looks at the extent to which the poor have access to basic services in Papua New Guinea. The analysis is based on data collected during a national household survey in 1996, and, data on a range of socioeconomic indicators, were collected nationally among urban, and rural households, within the country's five major regions. This shows that the distribution of consumption is highly uneven, since real per capita consumption level is over eight times higher than the poorest quartile, with marked disparities in consumption levels. A detailed review on the distribution of access to basic services, such as education, health care, rural infrastructure, and utilities is presented, suggesting the unequal access to these services further accentuates the effects of unequal income distribution. The county's safety net system is examined, revealing this system allows for income transfers from members of a particular "wantok" - informal network based on ethnicity, language, etc. - to needy members of the same wantok. Although this system adapted relatively well to changing socioeconomic environments, it does not appear to improve income distribution in rural areas. Finally, the report concludes that to effectively alleviate poverty, additional analysis needs to be undertaken, to include the factors which hinder productivity, and income.
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Papua New Guinea : Poverty and Access to Public Services
title_short Papua New Guinea : Poverty and Access to Public Services
title_full Papua New Guinea : Poverty and Access to Public Services
title_fullStr Papua New Guinea : Poverty and Access to Public Services
title_full_unstemmed Papua New Guinea : Poverty and Access to Public Services
title_sort papua new guinea : poverty and access to public services
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/02/728720/papua-new-guinea-poverty-access-public-services
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14973
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spelling okr-10986-149732021-04-23T14:03:16Z Papua New Guinea : Poverty and Access to Public Services World Bank POVERTY REDUCTION PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS PUBLIC SOCIAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURES POVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS BASIC NEEDS INCOME DISTRIBUTION ACCESSIBLE SERVICES HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA RURAL CONDITIONS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH INCOME FLUCTUATIONS ABSOLUTE TERMS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ANNUAL INCOME ASSESSING POVERTY AVERAGE CONSUMPTION AVERAGE POVERTY AVERAGE POVERTY LINE BASIC EDUCATION CALORIC REQUIREMENT CASH INCOME CLEAN WATER COMPARING POVERTY CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION LEVEL CONSUMPTION PATTERN CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CURRENCY UNIT DATA COLLECTION DEMOGRAPHICS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DISTRIBUTION DIVERSIFICATION DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIC WELFARE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT EQUIVALENT CONSUMPTION EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURE DATA EXPENDITURE GROUPS FISHING FOOD BASKET FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD INTAKE FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD POVERTY LINES FOOD SHARE FORMAL LABOR MARKET GENDER GAPS GINI COEFFICIENT GINI INDEX GNP GROWTH RATE HEADCOUNT INDEX HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH WORKERS HIGH POVERTY HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS IMPROVED ACCESS INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROUPS INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INFANT MORTALITY INFORMAL SAFETY INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARD LIVING STANDARDS LOGGING LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS MEAN CONSUMPTION MEASURING POVERTY MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS NATIONAL AVERAGE NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NATIONAL RESEARCH NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE NATURAL RESOURCES NON-FOOD EXPENDITURE NON-FOOD ITEMS NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL INTAKE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OFFICIAL POVERTY OFFICIAL POVERTY LINE OVERALL EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION LEVEL PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOMES POOR AREAS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POPULATION DENSITIES POVERTY POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ALLEVIATION POLICIES POVERTY COMPARISONS POVERTY GAP POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURE POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY MONITORING POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY PROFILES POVERTY RATES PRICE VARIATIONS PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE TRANSFERS PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY REFORM PROGRAM REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION REGIONAL POVERTY LINES RELATIVE IMPORTANCE REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESOURCE ALLOCATION RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SAMPLE SIZE SEPARATE POVERTY LINES SINGLE POVERTY SINGLE POVERTY LINE SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL SERVICES STATISTICAL OFFICE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN HOUSEHOLDS URBAN POPULATION WAGES WATER SUPPLY This report analyzes the distribution of income, constructs a poverty profile, and looks at the extent to which the poor have access to basic services in Papua New Guinea. The analysis is based on data collected during a national household survey in 1996, and, data on a range of socioeconomic indicators, were collected nationally among urban, and rural households, within the country's five major regions. This shows that the distribution of consumption is highly uneven, since real per capita consumption level is over eight times higher than the poorest quartile, with marked disparities in consumption levels. A detailed review on the distribution of access to basic services, such as education, health care, rural infrastructure, and utilities is presented, suggesting the unequal access to these services further accentuates the effects of unequal income distribution. The county's safety net system is examined, revealing this system allows for income transfers from members of a particular "wantok" - informal network based on ethnicity, language, etc. - to needy members of the same wantok. Although this system adapted relatively well to changing socioeconomic environments, it does not appear to improve income distribution in rural areas. Finally, the report concludes that to effectively alleviate poverty, additional analysis needs to be undertaken, to include the factors which hinder productivity, and income. 2013-08-09T20:10:27Z 2013-08-09T20:10:27Z 2000-02-18 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/02/728720/papua-new-guinea-poverty-access-public-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14973 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC East Asia and Pacific Papua New Guinea