Poverty in Albania : A Qualitative Assessment

This qualitative assessment of poverty in Albania seeks to deepen the understanding of poverty in the country, first, by involving poor Albanians in a process of exploring the causes, nature, extent of poverty, and how it affects their livelihoods....

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Main Authors:	De Soto, Hermine, Gordon, Peter, Gedeshi, Ilir, Sinoimeri, Zamira
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY EVALUATION METHODS POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MONITORING COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS REFORM IMPLEMENTATION REFORM POLICY FINANCIAL CRISES HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES LAND CARRYING CAPACITY LAND PRODUCTIVITY CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS MARKETING TECHNIQUES SECTORAL ASSESSMENT INFRASTRUCTURE BASIC NEEDS SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS COMPETITIVENESS LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMS ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS REMITTANCES MIGRANT WORKERS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT POLICY FORMATION SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS SOCIAL SERVICE DELIVERY LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL ADMINISTRATION RESOURCE MOBILIZATION GAPS INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT CIVIL SOCIETY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY-BASED DEVELOPMENT ABSOLUTE POVERTY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION CASH INCOME CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERS CLEAN WATER COMMUNITY LEADERS COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CORPORATE SECTOR CORRUPTION CRIME DEBT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIRECT INVESTMENT DISCRIMINATION DONOR COMMUNITY ECOLOGY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EMIGRATION ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ETHNIC GROUP ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC MINORITIES EXCHANGE RATE FAMILIES FAMILY RELATIONS FARMING COMMUNITIES FIELD RESEARCH FIELD WORK FISHING FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREST MANAGEMENT FORMAL INSTITUTIONS GROUP DISCUSSIONS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH PROBLEMS HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSING HYGIENE ILLITERACY IMMIGRATION IMPORTS INFLATION INFORMAL SECTOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT LOCAL INSTITUTIONS LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL OFFICIALS MALNUTRITION MANAGERS MARKET INSTITUTIONS MARKETING MARKETING MECHANISMS MEDIA MIGRANTS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARENTS PARLIAMENT POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLITICAL CONDITIONS POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL SYSTEM POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS QUALITATIVE POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY RELIGIOUS GROUPS RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS RESEARCH TEAM RICKETS RURAL AREAS SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SCHOOLS SERVICE SECTOR SHORT TERM SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL RESEARCH SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL STUDIES STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT UNIT TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSITION PROCESS UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS WASTE WATER PRICING WATER RESOURCES WATER SUPPLY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/2016299/poverty-albania-qualitative-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15234

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Summary:	This qualitative assessment of poverty in Albania seeks to deepen the understanding of poverty in the country, first, by involving poor Albanians in a process of exploring the causes, nature, extent of poverty, and how it affects their livelihoods. Second, it is intended to support the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). Third, it supports preparation of the Country Assistance Strategy (CAS), and the Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) process. Fourth, it supports ongoing research on formal and informal institutions in the country that are relevant to poverty, and it identifies as well, emerging areas of concern. Findings suggest that poverty in the study sites, developed as a result of a weak economic base at the beginning of reform (as of 1990), worsened as the reforms continued and accelerated during the 1997 financial crisis. From household interviews, it is perceived that the causes of poverty are a result of unemployment, insufficient and low quality of land, absence of formal institutions, and marketing mechanisms to support industrial and agricultural development, and the government's inability to respond to infrastructure and basic needs. The study further examines the factors depressing and/or precluding (sector wide) the potential to compete, sustain livelihoods, attain employment, and receive economic and social assistance.

Poverty in Albania : A Qualitative Assessment

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