Republic of Yemen : Poverty Update, Volume 2. Annexes

Based on the analysis of the household budget survey, the report identifies a nationally widespread poverty, pervasive in rural areas, concentrated in four governorates. The factors that affect the risk of being poor in Yemen are lack of education,...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SERVICES BARLEY BASIC CONSUMPTION BASIC CONSUMPTION NEEDS BASIC EDUCATION BASIC NEEDS CHILD LABOR CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CONSUMPTION PATTERN CPI DATA COLLECTION DEGREE OF POVERTY DEVELOPMENT REPORT ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT ERROR TERM EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE LEVEL EXTREME POVERTY FISH FISHERIES FOOD BASKET FOOD BUNDLE FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD ENERGY FOOD ENERGY INTAKE FOOD ENERGY REQUIREMENT FOOD ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FOOD ITEM FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD POVERTY LINES FOOD REQUIREMENTS FOOD SHARE FOOD SPENDING FUELS HEADCOUNT INDEX HEADCOUNT POVERTY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SURVEY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INCOME POVERTY LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE SURVEY LABOR MARKET LEISURE LIVING STANDARDS MEASURING INCOME MEASURING POVERTY MEASURING WELFARE MONTHLY EXPENDITURE NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NATIONAL POVERTY NON- FOOD EXPENDITURE NON-FOOD COMPONENT NON-FOOD COMPONENTS NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION NON-FOOD GOODS NON-FOOD NEEDS NON-FOOD PRICES NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA INCOME POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY COMPARISONS POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY GAP POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDEX POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC TRANSFERS PUBLIC USE PUBLIC WORKS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY RURAL AREAS SAMPLE HOUSEHOLDS SAMPLE SIZE SAMPLING FRAME SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SQUARED POVERTY GAP TASK TEAM LEADER URBAN AREAS URBAN BIAS URBAN POPULATION WELFARE INDICATOR WELFARE MEASURE POVERTY ESTIMATES INCOME ESTIMATES INCOME GAPS RURAL-URBAN DIFFERENTIALS RURAL POVERTY REMOTE COMMUNITIES REMITTANCES ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES TARGETED ASSISTANCE GENDER GAP SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL FUND GOALS WELFARE RECIPIENTS STRUCTURAL REFORMS INSTITUTIONAL REFORM GOVERNANCE CAPACITY POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES PUBLIC INVESTMENT PROGRAMS SOCIAL SECTOR INVESTMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2107984/yemen-poverty-update-vol-2-2-annexes http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15318

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Summary:	Based on the analysis of the household budget survey, the report identifies a nationally widespread poverty, pervasive in rural areas, concentrated in four governorates. The factors that affect the risk of being poor in Yemen are lack of education, large households that include several children, geographical location that prevents access to income generation, and, lack of worker remittances from abroad. In addition, while public expenditures in social sectors (education and health), are mildly pro-poor, they do not address the magnitude of rural-urban, and gender gaps, and, by and large, social programs are urban biased, mostly benefiting the better-off. Incidentally, the benefit-incidence analysis of the safety nets, show that coverage is extremely limited, and that short-term downturns, and poverty vulnerabilities fail to be addressed. Most importantly, the report outlines that although programs under the second phase of the Social Development Fund are pro-poor, the inter-governorate distribution of both the Public Work Programs, and the Social Welfare Fund allocations, show no signs of pro-poor targeting. It is suggested to pursue structural, and institutional reforms, so as to introduce changes in the governance structure, that would ensure a pro-poor pattern of growth, one that would not widen the gap between the poor in urban vs. rural areas. Moreover, public investments in the social sectors should be improved, and public expenditures for those sectors increased.

Republic of Yemen : Poverty Update, Volume 2. Annexes

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