Azerbaijan : Systematic Country Diagnostic

Azerbaijan’s performance on the twin goals has been commendable. The middle class has doubled in size and extreme poverty has almost been eliminated in the space of a decade. At the same time, regional differences persist, with significantly higher...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	OVERGRAZING SOCIAL COSTS RISKS CAPITAL MARKETS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FISH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DURABLE GOODS FARM SYSTEMS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES ECONOMIC GROWTH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MULTIPLIERS WASTE MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC WELFARE LAWS EXPECTATIONS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES RESEARCH AGENDA PRODUCERS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES TIMBER LABOR FORCE MARGINAL PRODUCT HEALTH CARE POLITICAL ECONOMY REVENUES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES INCENTIVES HEALTH TAX SYSTEMS REAL WAGES AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AUDITS LIFE EXPECTANCY RESOURCE USE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EXPLOITATION OIL PRICES ARABLE LAND OIL GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS NATURAL CAPITAL POPULATION GROWTH CAPITAL FORMATION LABOR PRODUCTIVITY OPTIONS EXTERNALITIES OBSERVATION DEBT LAND DEGRADATION POLLUTION FORESTRY PUBLIC HEARINGS ECONOMIC POLICIES DIVIDENDS NATURAL RESOURCES SUBSIDIES EFFICIENCY FISHING TAXES CANCER ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS RESOURCES UNEMPLOYMENT EQUITY ECONOMIC REGULATIONS CONSUMPTION PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH WORKERS WAGES CLIMATE CHANGE SOCIAL SERVICES VALUES CREDIT QUALITY STANDARDS DEMAND HEALTH OUTCOMES SUSTAINABLE USE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AGGREGATE DEMAND PUBLIC EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES ENVIRONMENTS PROPERTY SOCIAL NETWORKS DECISION MAKING TAX RATES ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY COSTS TRANSACTION COSTS ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMICS ENFORCEABLE PROPERTY RIGHTS FISHERIES ECONOMIC FACTORS WEIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PHYSICIANS TRADE LAND ECONOMIES OF SCALE DRINKING WATER COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FARMS COMPETITIVE MARKETS WATER POLLUTION REVENUE PRIVATE CONSUMPTION HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT LIVING CONDITIONS RECYCLING EFFLUENTS PASTURES ENVIRONMENTAL LABOR MARKETS MARGINAL PROPENSITY TO CONSUME HEALTH SERVICES DEMOGRAPHICS PRICES OIL SECTOR ECONOMIES PUBLIC GOODS COMPETITION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/24593835/azerbaijan-systematic-country-diagnostic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23105

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Summary:	Azerbaijan’s performance on the twin goals has been commendable. The middle class has doubled in size and extreme poverty has almost been eliminated in the space of a decade. At the same time, regional differences persist, with significantly higher poverty rates in lagging regions, and Baku dominating overwhelmingly in terms of share of GDP. Disparities in welfare also persist between rural and urban areas as well as across social groups. As the share of the poor fell in the bottom 40 percent of the welfare distribution, the share of the vulnerable has increased. All of this suggests taking a closer look at the challenges facing Azerbaijan as it seeks to sustain and ‘even out’ progress on the twin goals.

Azerbaijan : Systematic Country Diagnostic

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