Seeing is Believing : Poverty in the Palestinian Territories

The Palestinian Territories have a uniquely fragmented geography, characterized by the isolation of Gaza from the rest of the world, and the man-made barriers to mobility within the West Bank. The internal mobility restrictions imposed by Israel, u...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Poverty Assessment
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19243623/seeing-believing-poverty-palestinian-territories
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17836
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language English
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topic ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCESS TO SERVICES
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CONFLICT
CONSUMPTION DATA
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
CORRELATES OF POVERTY
DATA AVAILABILITY
DEGREE OF POVERTY
DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS
DISADVANTAGED AREAS
DISAGGREGATED LEVEL
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMICS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ESTIMATED COEFFICIENTS
ESTIMATES OF POVERTY
ESTIMATION METHOD
EXPLANATORY VARIABLES
EXTREME POVERTY
HEADCOUNT RATIO
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INSURANCE
HIGH POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSING
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INEQUALITY
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LACK OF ACCESS
LACK OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LIVING STANDARDS
LOW LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LOW POVERTY RATE
MONITORING TOOL
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POINT ESTIMATE
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POOR
POOR AREAS
POOR PEOPLE
POOR POPULATION
POORER HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY INDICATORS
POVERTY INDICES
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MAP
POVERTY MAPPING
POVERTY MAPPING EXERCISE
POVERTY MAPPING METHODOLOGY
POVERTY MAPS
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
POVERTY SERIES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PUBLIC SECTOR
REGIONAL LEVEL
REGIONAL MODEL
REGIONAL POVERTY
RURAL
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SANITATION
SCHOOLING
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SPATIAL VARIATIONS
STANDARD DEVIATION
TARGETING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WAGE EMPLOYMENT
WELFARE MEASURES
spellingShingle ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCESS TO SERVICES
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CONFLICT
CONSUMPTION DATA
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
CORRELATES OF POVERTY
DATA AVAILABILITY
DEGREE OF POVERTY
DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS
DISADVANTAGED AREAS
DISAGGREGATED LEVEL
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMICS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ESTIMATED COEFFICIENTS
ESTIMATES OF POVERTY
ESTIMATION METHOD
EXPLANATORY VARIABLES
EXTREME POVERTY
HEADCOUNT RATIO
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INSURANCE
HIGH POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSING
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INEQUALITY
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LACK OF ACCESS
LACK OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LIVING STANDARDS
LOW LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LOW POVERTY RATE
MONITORING TOOL
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POINT ESTIMATE
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POOR
POOR AREAS
POOR PEOPLE
POOR POPULATION
POORER HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY INDICATORS
POVERTY INDICES
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MAP
POVERTY MAPPING
POVERTY MAPPING EXERCISE
POVERTY MAPPING METHODOLOGY
POVERTY MAPS
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
POVERTY SERIES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PUBLIC SECTOR
REGIONAL LEVEL
REGIONAL MODEL
REGIONAL POVERTY
RURAL
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SANITATION
SCHOOLING
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SPATIAL VARIATIONS
STANDARD DEVIATION
TARGETING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WAGE EMPLOYMENT
WELFARE MEASURES
World Bank
Seeing is Believing : Poverty in the Palestinian Territories
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
West Bank and Gaza
description The Palestinian Territories have a uniquely fragmented geography, characterized by the isolation of Gaza from the rest of the world, and the man-made barriers to mobility within the West Bank. The internal mobility restrictions imposed by Israel, unique to the West Bank, play an important role in explaining spatial variations in outcomes within the West Bank. This is strikingly analogous to the role of Gaza's external barriers in explaining the divergence between the West Bank and Gaza. These have consequences for poverty and economic development. Detailed analysis using a series of labor force and household surveys were undertaken as part of the West Bank and Gaza poverty and inclusion assessment, coping with conflict? The analysis revealed that over the last decade, internal and external barriers have been associated with tremendous constraints to growth and investment, which is evident in high rates of unemployment, especially in Gaza and among women and youth. Poverty mapping relies on household survey and census data, making the most of the strengths of each, and compensating for their weaknesses. Certain key data requirements must be fulfilled to be able to construct a poverty map. Survey data must include detailed consumption data, which is the basis for calculating poverty estimates, for instance at the national and the regional level. However, the survey usually covers only a representative sample of the population. This tradeoff between sample size and the cost and time needed to collect quality consumption data implies that surveys cannot typically be used to calculate reliable poverty estimates for more disaggregated areas. This is because, at such lower levels of disaggregation, for instance, the community or village, the number of observations in the survey is too small to produce statistically reliable estimates. The census on the other hand covers the entire population and can therefore be reliable even at lower levels of aggregation. However, the census usually covers only basic information like demographics, education and employment but not detailed information on consumption.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Poverty Assessment
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Seeing is Believing : Poverty in the Palestinian Territories
title_short Seeing is Believing : Poverty in the Palestinian Territories
title_full Seeing is Believing : Poverty in the Palestinian Territories
title_fullStr Seeing is Believing : Poverty in the Palestinian Territories
title_full_unstemmed Seeing is Believing : Poverty in the Palestinian Territories
title_sort seeing is believing : poverty in the palestinian territories
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19243623/seeing-believing-poverty-palestinian-territories
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17836
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spelling okr-10986-178362021-04-23T14:03:40Z Seeing is Believing : Poverty in the Palestinian Territories World Bank ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO SERVICES AGRICULTURAL LAND AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES CAPACITY BUILDING CONFLICT CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CORRELATES OF POVERTY DATA AVAILABILITY DEGREE OF POVERTY DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS DISADVANTAGED AREAS DISAGGREGATED LEVEL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS EDUCATION LEVEL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT STATUS ESTIMATED COEFFICIENTS ESTIMATES OF POVERTY ESTIMATION METHOD EXPLANATORY VARIABLES EXTREME POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATIO HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE HIGH POVERTY HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSING INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME LEVELS INEQUALITY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LACK OF ACCESS LACK OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES LIVING STANDARDS LOW LEVELS OF EDUCATION LOW POVERTY RATE MONITORING TOOL PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POINT ESTIMATE POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POOR POOR AREAS POOR PEOPLE POOR POPULATION POORER HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY INDICES POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAP POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY MAPPING EXERCISE POVERTY MAPPING METHODOLOGY POVERTY MAPS POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS POVERTY SERIES PRIMARY EDUCATION PUBLIC SECTOR REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL MODEL REGIONAL POVERTY RURAL SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SANITATION SCHOOLING SELF-EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SPATIAL VARIATIONS STANDARD DEVIATION TARGETING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNEMPLOYMENT VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE EMPLOYMENT WELFARE MEASURES The Palestinian Territories have a uniquely fragmented geography, characterized by the isolation of Gaza from the rest of the world, and the man-made barriers to mobility within the West Bank. The internal mobility restrictions imposed by Israel, unique to the West Bank, play an important role in explaining spatial variations in outcomes within the West Bank. This is strikingly analogous to the role of Gaza's external barriers in explaining the divergence between the West Bank and Gaza. These have consequences for poverty and economic development. Detailed analysis using a series of labor force and household surveys were undertaken as part of the West Bank and Gaza poverty and inclusion assessment, coping with conflict? The analysis revealed that over the last decade, internal and external barriers have been associated with tremendous constraints to growth and investment, which is evident in high rates of unemployment, especially in Gaza and among women and youth. Poverty mapping relies on household survey and census data, making the most of the strengths of each, and compensating for their weaknesses. Certain key data requirements must be fulfilled to be able to construct a poverty map. Survey data must include detailed consumption data, which is the basis for calculating poverty estimates, for instance at the national and the regional level. However, the survey usually covers only a representative sample of the population. This tradeoff between sample size and the cost and time needed to collect quality consumption data implies that surveys cannot typically be used to calculate reliable poverty estimates for more disaggregated areas. This is because, at such lower levels of disaggregation, for instance, the community or village, the number of observations in the survey is too small to produce statistically reliable estimates. The census on the other hand covers the entire population and can therefore be reliable even at lower levels of aggregation. However, the census usually covers only basic information like demographics, education and employment but not detailed information on consumption. 2014-04-16T15:40:20Z 2014-04-16T15:40:20Z 2014 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19243623/seeing-believing-poverty-palestinian-territories http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17836 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Poverty Assessment Middle East and North Africa West Bank and Gaza