Hardship and Vulnerability in the Pacific Island Countries : A Regional Companion to the World Development Report 2014

In many Pacific island countries, meeting non-food basic needs is a growing challenge and further complicated by substantial economic and environmental risks. Hardship and vulnerability are increasingly prominent concerns in Pacific island countrie...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SERVICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY BASIC NEEDS BULLETIN CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CASH INCOME CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM CHILD MORTALITY CHILDREN PER WOMAN CIVIL UNREST CLIMATE CHANGE CONFLICT CONSUMER DEMAND CONSUMPTION DISTRIBUTION COVARIATE SHOCKS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT GOALS DIET DISEASES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRINKING WATER DROUGHT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INSECURITY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC REVIEW ECONOMIC SHOCKS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EFFECTIVE ACTION ELDERLY ELDERLY PEOPLE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE EPIDEMIC ETHNIC CONFLICT EXTREME POVERTY EXTREME POVERTY LINE FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FERTILITY FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD NEEDS FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD POVERTY LINES GLOBAL MARKETS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GOVERNMENT POLICIES GROSS NATIONAL INCOME HEADCOUNT RATIO HEALTH EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEAD AGE HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS ILLNESSES INCOME INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INEQUALITY INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION KINSHIP KINSHIP NETWORKS KNOWLEDGE BASE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LACK OF INFORMATION LACK OF KNOWLEDGE LAND MANAGEMENT LEGAL STATUS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIFE EXPECTANCY LIMITED RESOURCES LIVING STANDARDS MEASURING POVERTY METHODOLOGICAL CHOICES MIGRANT MIGRANTS MIGRATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINORITY NATIONAL HEALTH EXPENDITURES NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINES NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL GAS NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL SHOCKS NON-FOOD NEEDS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUTRITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PANDEMIC POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY LINE POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRESS PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF LIFE RECIPROCITY REGIONAL PARTNERS REGULATORY BARRIERS REMITTANCE REMITTANCES RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DIFFERENCES RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INEQUALITY SAFE WATER SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SANITATION SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SCHOOLING SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLS SERVICE DELIVERY SMALL COUNTRIES SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SERVICES SPATIAL DIFFERENCES SPATIAL DISPERSION SPATIAL VARIATION SUBSISTENCE SUPPLY CHAINS TARGETING TECHNICAL CAPACITY TERTIARY EDUCATION TOTAL POVERTY TOTAL POVERTY LINE TRADITIONAL PRACTICES TRANSFER PROGRAMS TRANSIENT ILLNESS UNWANTED PREGNANCY URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN HOUSEHOLDS URBAN SLUMS URBANIZATION URBANIZED COUNTRIES VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS VULNERABLE PEOPLE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNG POPULATIONS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19188485/regional-companion-world-development-report-2014-hardship-vulnerability-pacific-island-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17543

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Summary:	In many Pacific island countries, meeting non-food basic needs is a growing challenge and further complicated by substantial economic and environmental risks. Hardship and vulnerability are increasingly prominent concerns in Pacific island countries, but the knowledge base to guide policymaking is limited. Family and community networks are central to life in most Pacific island countries, providing critical support to members in need and acting as safety nets when individuals or households experience losses from shocks. The primary objective of this report is to present solid empirical evidence of hardship, vulnerability to shocks, and risk management in the Pacific region. The report is primarily a stocktaking exercise that brings together existing evidence and new analysis of available data using a consistent framework. The report takes a "micro" perspective that of the individual and household but accounts for the important role of communities, the state, and international partners. This report focuses on risks, but accounts for the role of opportunities when possible. While remaining supportive of viable economic growth sectors, given the limited means of most Pacific governments, expenditure should be carefully focused on investments with high expected economic returns and relatively low risks. Development partners can play a role in financing these investments and in sharing experiences on what works from other parts of the world.

Hardship and Vulnerability in the Pacific Island Countries : A Regional Companion to the World Development Report 2014

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