Georgia : Poverty Update

This povert y update finds the following: Between 1997 and 2000, poverty has increased unambiguously, for a full set of poverty lines and definitions of poverty measures. Poverty has increased because over the period, consumption fell and inequalit...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	POVERTY UPDATES HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS LAND OWNERSHIP ENTREPRENEURSHIP INFORMAL SECTOR EXTENDED FAMILY CHILD WELFARE ECONOMIC SHOCKS GOVERNMENT POLICY POVERTY INCIDENCE CHRONIC POVERTY TRANSIENT POVERTY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT REDISTRIBUTION INEQUITY MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS GENDER ISSUES VULNERABILITY ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO EDUCATION POVERTY PROFILE LABOR MARKETS REGIONAL POVERTY QUALITY OF EDUCATION SOCIAL SAFETY NETS PENSION SYSTEMS EMPOWERMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY MONITORING MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS POVERTY SEVERITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME CIVIL SOCIETY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ABSOLUTE POVERTY AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ANNUAL INCOME AVERAGE CONSUMPTION BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CASH INCOME CLIMATE COMMUNITY LEVEL CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CPI CURRENCY UNIT DROUGHT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDUCATION ENHANCING PARTICIPATION ETHNIC DIVERSITY EXCHANGE RATE FAMILIES FARMS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOOD COMPONENT FORMAL ECONOMY GROWTH RATE HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME DISTRIBUTION INEQUALITY INFLATION INFORMAL NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINES LABOR MARKET LAND REDISTRIBUTION LAND REFORM LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LONG TERM MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MALNUTRITION MARKET ECONOMY MIGRANTS MIGRATION MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL POVERTY NUTRITION PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POOR CHILDREN POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY HEADCOUNT POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY PROJECTIONS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY RISK POVERTY RISKS POVERTY STRATEGY PRIVATE CONSUMPTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS PRIVATE TRANSFERS PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC ACTION PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC TRANSFERS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY REAL TERMS REDUCING POVERTY REFUGEES REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE REPRESENTATIVE SURVEY RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL POPULATION SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SCREENING SECTOR EMPLOYMENT SECTORAL COMPOSITION SHORT TERM SINGLE PARENTS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL EXPENDITURES SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SERVICES STRUCTURAL REFORM STRUCTURAL REFORMS SURVEY HOUSEHOLDS TARGETING TASK TEAM LEADER TAX REVENUE TAXATION TEAM MEMBERS TRANSFER PROGRAMS TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNDERSTANDING POVERTY UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN RESIDENTS VANDALISM WAGES WAR WELFARE AGGREGATE WORKING POOR
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/1695614/georgia-poverty-update http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15447

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Summary:	This povert y update finds the following: Between 1997 and 2000, poverty has increased unambiguously, for a full set of poverty lines and definitions of poverty measures. Poverty has increased because over the period, consumption fell and inequality rose. Living standards have not risen despite growth in Gross Domestic Product because growth was too weak, too concentrated in a narrow set of sectors, and there were no effective mechanisms to redistribute its benefits. The 1998-99 crisis hit those who were benefiting from the period of growth--the self-employed and private sector workers. But the worse impact of the crisis was on the most vulnerable, and particularly on children. the depth and severity of poverty have increased, and the most socially vulnerable have become poorer and more deprived. it is not clear what the government did to prevent the worsening of poverty; on the one hand, the government created adequate foundations for a market economy, enabling private sector growth, and on the other hand, the government did very litle to help the poor directly and in some key respects the situation was made worse by allowing the accumulation of arrears on pensions, salaries for teachers, and other social expenditures. The report further examines why government performance in implementing anti-poverty measures was inadequate; the signs that the situation is changing; key challenges for poverty reduction; and identifies priorities the government must address.

Georgia : Poverty Update

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