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 Authors:	Vishwanath, Tara, Blankespoor, Brian, Calandra, Faythe, Krishnan, Nandini, Mahadevan, Meera, Yoshida, Nobuo
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MARKETS AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES BENEFICIARIES CAPACITY BUILDING CONSUMPTION DATA CORRELATES OF POVERTY DATA REQUIREMENTS DISADVANTAGED AREAS ECONOMIC INDICATORS EXTREME POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING LABOR MARKET LACK OF ACCESS POOR POOR PEOPLE POOR POPULATION POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY INDICES POVERTY MAP POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY MAPPING EXERCISE POVERTY MAPS POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS POVERTY SERIES REGIONAL LEVEL SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAMPLE SIZE SANITATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT SPATIAL VARIATIONS TARGETING VULNERABLE GROUPS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/20145345/seeing-believing-poverty-palestinian-territories http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22598

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spelling	okr-10986-225982021-04-23T14:04:09Z Seeing is Believing : Poverty in the Palestinian Territories Vishwanath, Tara Blankespoor, Brian Calandra, Faythe Krishnan, Nandini Mahadevan, Meera Yoshida, Nobuo ACCESS TO MARKETS AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES BENEFICIARIES CAPACITY BUILDING CONSUMPTION DATA CORRELATES OF POVERTY DATA REQUIREMENTS DISADVANTAGED AREAS ECONOMIC INDICATORS EXTREME POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING LABOR MARKET LACK OF ACCESS POOR POOR PEOPLE POOR POPULATION POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY INDICES POVERTY MAP POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY MAPPING EXERCISE POVERTY MAPS POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS POVERTY SERIES REGIONAL LEVEL SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAMPLE SIZE SANITATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT SPATIAL VARIATIONS TARGETING VULNERABLE GROUPS 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 shows 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. 2015-09-11T21:43:35Z 2015-09-11T21:43:35Z 2014-06 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/20145345/seeing-believing-poverty-palestinian-territories http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22598 English en_US MENA knowledge and learning quick notes series;no. 126 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Middle East and North Africa West Bank and Gaza
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topic	ACCESS TO MARKETS AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES BENEFICIARIES CAPACITY BUILDING CONSUMPTION DATA CORRELATES OF POVERTY DATA REQUIREMENTS DISADVANTAGED AREAS ECONOMIC INDICATORS EXTREME POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING LABOR MARKET LACK OF ACCESS POOR POOR PEOPLE POOR POPULATION POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY INDICES POVERTY MAP POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY MAPPING EXERCISE POVERTY MAPS POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS POVERTY SERIES REGIONAL LEVEL SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAMPLE SIZE SANITATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT SPATIAL VARIATIONS TARGETING VULNERABLE GROUPS
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO MARKETS AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES BENEFICIARIES CAPACITY BUILDING CONSUMPTION DATA CORRELATES OF POVERTY DATA REQUIREMENTS DISADVANTAGED AREAS ECONOMIC INDICATORS EXTREME POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING LABOR MARKET LACK OF ACCESS POOR POOR PEOPLE POOR POPULATION POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY INDICES POVERTY MAP POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY MAPPING EXERCISE POVERTY MAPS POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS POVERTY SERIES REGIONAL LEVEL SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAMPLE SIZE SANITATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT SPATIAL VARIATIONS TARGETING VULNERABLE GROUPS Vishwanath, Tara Blankespoor, Brian Calandra, Faythe Krishnan, Nandini Mahadevan, Meera Yoshida, Nobuo Seeing is Believing : Poverty in the Palestinian Territories
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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 shows 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.
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author	Vishwanath, Tara Blankespoor, Brian Calandra, Faythe Krishnan, Nandini Mahadevan, Meera Yoshida, Nobuo
author_facet	Vishwanath, Tara Blankespoor, Brian Calandra, Faythe Krishnan, Nandini Mahadevan, Meera Yoshida, Nobuo
author_sort	Vishwanath, Tara
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	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/20145345/seeing-believing-poverty-palestinian-territories http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22598
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Seeing is Believing : Poverty in the Palestinian Territories

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