Myanmar : Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity in a Time of Transition

Myanmar is going through a critical transformation in its development path - from isolation and fragmentation to openness and integration; and from pervasive state control, exclusion, and individual disengagement, to inclusion, participation, and empowerment. This dual shift is happening again...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE SHEET CHANGES IN POVERTY CIVIL SOCIETY COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANK BRANCHES COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPARATOR COUNTRIES CONFLICT CONSUMPTION BASKET CREDITORS CROP LOSS DATA ISSUES DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT REPORT DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DIVERSIFICATION DURABLE DURABLE GOODS ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ETHNIC MINORITY ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL DEBT EXTREME POVERTY FARM LABOR FARMERS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FOOD SECURITY FOREIGN CURRENCY GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS GINI COEFFICIENT GOVERNMENT CAPACITY GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT REVENUES GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HEALTH EXPENDITURE HIGH POVERTY HOLDING HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT ON POVERTY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME POVERTY INEQUALITY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE LABOR FORCE LAND OWNERSHIP MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET ACCESS MATERNAL MORTALITY MEDIUM TERM MICRO-ENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MOBILE PHONE NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NEGATIVE IMPACT NON-INCOME DIMENSIONS OPIUM OPIUM CULTIVATION OPIUM POPPY POOR POOR GOVERNANCE POPULATION SHARE POVERTY DIAGNOSTIC POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY LINE POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY RISK PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTORS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR RAPID GROWTH REAL EXCHANGE RATE REDUCING POVERTY REFORM PROGRAM RETURNS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL LIVELIHOODS SAFEGUARDS SANITATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SKILLED LABOR SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION STATE ENTERPRISES STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION SUBSISTENCE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TARGETING TRADING TRANSPARENCY TRUST FUND URBAN AREAS VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY WIDESPREAD POVERTY YIELD DATA
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spelling	okr-10986-231212021-11-29T14:44:49Z Myanmar : Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity in a Time of Transition World Bank ABSOLUTE POVERTY ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE SHEET CHANGES IN POVERTY CIVIL SOCIETY COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANK BRANCHES COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPARATOR COUNTRIES CONFLICT CONSUMPTION BASKET CREDITORS CROP LOSS DATA ISSUES DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT REPORT DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DIVERSIFICATION DURABLE DURABLE GOODS ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ETHNIC MINORITY ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL DEBT EXTREME POVERTY FARM LABOR FARMERS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FOOD SECURITY FOREIGN CURRENCY GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS GINI COEFFICIENT GOVERNMENT CAPACITY GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT REVENUES GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HEALTH EXPENDITURE HIGH POVERTY HOLDING HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT ON POVERTY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME POVERTY INEQUALITY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE LABOR FORCE LAND OWNERSHIP MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET ACCESS MATERNAL MORTALITY MEDIUM TERM MICRO-ENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MOBILE PHONE NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NEGATIVE IMPACT NON-INCOME DIMENSIONS OPIUM OPIUM CULTIVATION OPIUM POPPY POOR POOR GOVERNANCE POPULATION SHARE POVERTY DIAGNOSTIC POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY LINE POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY RISK PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTORS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR RAPID GROWTH REAL EXCHANGE RATE REDUCING POVERTY REFORM PROGRAM RETURNS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL LIVELIHOODS SAFEGUARDS SANITATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SKILLED LABOR SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION STATE ENTERPRISES STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION SUBSISTENCE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TARGETING TRADING TRANSPARENCY TRUST FUND URBAN AREAS VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY WIDESPREAD POVERTY YIELD DATA Myanmar is going through a critical transformation in its development path - from isolation and fragmentation to openness and integration; and from pervasive state control, exclusion, and individual disengagement, to inclusion, participation, and empowerment. This dual shift is happening against a backdrop of broader political reforms that started in 2011 when a new administration took office. The country’s transition after the planned elections in 2015 will be a major test of the progress on political reforms. There remain risks of political instability, policy discontinuity, and stalled reforms due to vested interests. 2015-11-20T22:10:01Z 2015-11-20T22:10:01Z 2014-11 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/23025474/myanmar-systematic-country-diagnostic-ending-poverty-boosting-shared-prosperity-time-transition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23121 English en_US Systematic Country Diagnostic; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Country Focus :: Country Assistance Strategy Document East Asia and Pacific Myanmar
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topic	ABSOLUTE POVERTY ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE SHEET CHANGES IN POVERTY CIVIL SOCIETY COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANK BRANCHES COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPARATOR COUNTRIES CONFLICT CONSUMPTION BASKET CREDITORS CROP LOSS DATA ISSUES DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT REPORT DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DIVERSIFICATION DURABLE DURABLE GOODS ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ETHNIC MINORITY ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL DEBT EXTREME POVERTY FARM LABOR FARMERS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FOOD SECURITY FOREIGN CURRENCY GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS GINI COEFFICIENT GOVERNMENT CAPACITY GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT REVENUES GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HEALTH EXPENDITURE HIGH POVERTY HOLDING HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT ON POVERTY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME POVERTY INEQUALITY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE LABOR FORCE LAND OWNERSHIP MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET ACCESS MATERNAL MORTALITY MEDIUM TERM MICRO-ENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MOBILE PHONE NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NEGATIVE IMPACT NON-INCOME DIMENSIONS OPIUM OPIUM CULTIVATION OPIUM POPPY POOR POOR GOVERNANCE POPULATION SHARE POVERTY DIAGNOSTIC POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY LINE POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY RISK PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTORS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR RAPID GROWTH REAL EXCHANGE RATE REDUCING POVERTY REFORM PROGRAM RETURNS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL LIVELIHOODS SAFEGUARDS SANITATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SKILLED LABOR SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION STATE ENTERPRISES STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION SUBSISTENCE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TARGETING TRADING TRANSPARENCY TRUST FUND URBAN AREAS VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY WIDESPREAD POVERTY YIELD DATA
spellingShingle	ABSOLUTE POVERTY ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE SHEET CHANGES IN POVERTY CIVIL SOCIETY COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANK BRANCHES COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPARATOR COUNTRIES CONFLICT CONSUMPTION BASKET CREDITORS CROP LOSS DATA ISSUES DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT REPORT DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DIVERSIFICATION DURABLE DURABLE GOODS ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ETHNIC MINORITY ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL DEBT EXTREME POVERTY FARM LABOR FARMERS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FOOD SECURITY FOREIGN CURRENCY GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS GINI COEFFICIENT GOVERNMENT CAPACITY GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT REVENUES GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HEALTH EXPENDITURE HIGH POVERTY HOLDING HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT ON POVERTY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME POVERTY INEQUALITY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE LABOR FORCE LAND OWNERSHIP MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET ACCESS MATERNAL MORTALITY MEDIUM TERM MICRO-ENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MOBILE PHONE NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NEGATIVE IMPACT NON-INCOME DIMENSIONS OPIUM OPIUM CULTIVATION OPIUM POPPY POOR POOR GOVERNANCE POPULATION SHARE POVERTY DIAGNOSTIC POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY LINE POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY RISK PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTORS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR RAPID GROWTH REAL EXCHANGE RATE REDUCING POVERTY REFORM PROGRAM RETURNS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL LIVELIHOODS SAFEGUARDS SANITATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SKILLED LABOR SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION STATE ENTERPRISES STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION SUBSISTENCE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TARGETING TRADING TRANSPARENCY TRUST FUND URBAN AREAS VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY WIDESPREAD POVERTY YIELD DATA World Bank Myanmar : Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity in a Time of Transition
geographic_facet	East Asia and Pacific Myanmar
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description	Myanmar is going through a critical transformation in its development path - from isolation and fragmentation to openness and integration; and from pervasive state control, exclusion, and individual disengagement, to inclusion, participation, and empowerment. This dual shift is happening against a backdrop of broader political reforms that started in 2011 when a new administration took office. The country’s transition after the planned elections in 2015 will be a major test of the progress on political reforms. There remain risks of political instability, policy discontinuity, and stalled reforms due to vested interests.
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title	Myanmar : Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity in a Time of Transition
title_short	Myanmar : Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity in a Time of Transition
title_full	Myanmar : Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity in a Time of Transition
title_fullStr	Myanmar : Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity in a Time of Transition
title_full_unstemmed	Myanmar : Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity in a Time of Transition
title_sort	myanmar : ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity in a time of transition
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/23025474/myanmar-systematic-country-diagnostic-ending-poverty-boosting-shared-prosperity-time-transition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23121
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Myanmar : Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity in a Time of Transition

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