Georgia Demographic Change : Implications for Social Programs and Poverty

Georgia Demographic Change : Implications for Social Programs and Poverty

This note provides an overview of demographic changes and their policy implications in Georgia, with particular reference to the poor. Georgia's population is expected to decline between 2010 and 2050, and this trend will be accompanied by a...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Poverty Assessment
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS ADULT POPULATION AGE DISTRIBUTION AGE GROUP AGED AGING AGING POPULATION AGING POPULATIONS AVERAGE WAGE BENEFIT LEVEL BENEFIT LEVELS CANCER CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE CHILD CARE DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURES DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS DEPENDENCY RATIO DEPENDENCY RATIOS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISABILITY DISABILITY PENSION DRIVERS EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ELDERLY ELDERLY PERSONS ELDERLY POPULATION ELDERLY WOMEN EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY EXTENDED FAMILIES EXTERNAL MIGRATION FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY SIZE FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES FEWER PEOPLE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FORMAL LABOR MARKET GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SYSTEM HOSPITALIZATION HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLNESS IMMIGRATION INCOME SUPPORT INFORMAL SECTOR INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB SEARCH JOBS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE-LONG LEARNING LIFELONG LEARNING LONG-TERM CARE LOW FERTILITY MEDICAL CARE MIGRATION MORTALITY MOTHER NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF CHILDREN PER WOMAN NUMBER OF PERSONS NUMBER OF WORKERS OLD AGE OLD-AGE OLD-AGE PENSION OLD-AGE PENSIONS OLDER AGE GROUPS OLDER PEOPLE OLDER PERSON PENSION PENSION AGE PENSION BENEFIT PENSION BENEFITS PENSION COST PENSION REFORM PENSION SPENDING PENSION SYSTEM PENSION TRANSFERS PENSIONER PENSIONERS PENSIONS PHYSICAL HEALTH POLICY IMPLICATIONS POPULATION DIVISION POPULATION ESTIMATES POPULATION INCREASES POPULATION SIZE POPULATION STRUCTURE POPULATION TRENDS PREVIOUS WORK PRICE INDEXATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE PROGRESS PUBLIC POLICY REPLACEMENT RATE REPLACEMENT RATES RESPECT RETIREMENT RETIREMENT AGE RETIREMENT AGES RURAL AREAS SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SCHOOL AGE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SELF-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE DELIVERY SEX SEX RATIO SEX RATIOS SEX-SELECTIVE ABORTIONS SIGNIFICANT POLICY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL EXPENDITURES SOCIAL PENSIONS SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL TRANSFER SOCIAL TRANSFERS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS STATE UNIVERSITY TAX ADVANTAGES TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNFPA UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE FAMILIES WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAGES WORK EXPERIENCE WORK FORCE WORKER WORKFORCE WORKFORCE SKILLS WORKING POPULATION WORKING-AGE POPULATION WORLD POPULATION YOUNG ADULTS YOUTH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/07/17011873/georgia-demographic-change-implications-social-programs-poverty http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19454

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Summary:	This note provides an overview of demographic changes and their policy implications in Georgia, with particular reference to the poor. Georgia's population is expected to decline between 2010 and 2050, and this trend will be accompanied by a growing elderly cohort and a rising total dependency ratio. The note emphasizes four interrelated policy topics. These are labor force participation, labor force productivity, and potential cost pressures arising from the pension system and from the health sector. In each area, special attention is given to the linkages between these issues, social spending programs, and opportunities for targeting the poor. The note does not present specific policy recommendations, but instead outlines broad areas where future analytical work might be undertaken to arrive at more precise policy options. The note is structured as follows. The next section summarizes the key demographic trends underway in Georgia. Section three presents a profile of poverty and social spending by age. Section four analyzes the four policy issues listed in column two of table one. In each of these sections, the poverty reduction angle is emphasized. The final section provides a summary of the key messages, with an emphasis on policy priorities going forward.