Urban Poverty in Ulannabaatar : Understanding the Dimensions and Addressing the Challenges
Mongolia’s economic growth from 2010 has been unprecedented with GDP peaking at 17.5 percent in 2012 when Mongolia was the fastest growing economy globally. This unparalleled growth of the economy was accompanied by an equally impressive decline in...
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okr-10986-310472021-05-25T09:20:31Z Urban Poverty in Ulannabaatar : Understanding the Dimensions and Addressing the Challenges Singh, Gayatri URBAN POVERTY POVERTY ASSESSMENT INCOME DISTRIBUTION INEQUALITY LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION ACCESS TO EDUCATION WAGES ACCESS TO WATER INFORMAL LABOR POVERTY RATE VULNERABLE MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY ULAANBAATAR UNEMPLOYMENT SANITATION WASTEWATER AND SEWERAGE SOLID WASTE ALCOHOLISM INTERNET ACCESS STREET CHILDREN Mongolia’s economic growth from 2010 has been unprecedented with GDP peaking at 17.5 percent in 2012 when Mongolia was the fastest growing economy globally. This unparalleled growth of the economy was accompanied by an equally impressive decline in poverty by 17 percentage points between 2010 to 2014. However, much of this decline was during 2010-2012. From 2012-2014 poverty declined by less than 6 percentage points, partly due to slowing growth and declining foreign direct investment. World Bank (2016) estimates raise concerns that poverty reduction is likely to come to a standstill due to the negative welfare impact of the economic slowdown in 2015, which is expected to continue through 2016. During 2015-16, urban poverty was projected to increase, and World Bank estimates suggest that approximately 6.5 percent of the urban population may have already fallen below the poverty line. The risks of an impending stall in poverty reduction are particularly strong in urban areas that are home to almost two-thirds of Mongolia’s population and account for 55.6 percent of the poor. Given the trends of rapid urbanization and growing centrality of cities in Mongolia, this report delves deep to examine multiple dimensions of urban poverty and how social groups might differ in their experiences of urban poverty. The objective of this report is: to carry out an in-depth analysis of the extent, nature and spatial distribution of poverty in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar, which holds the largest proportion of urban population in the country and serves as the most important destination for rural-urban migrants,and to identify sources of vulnerability for poor and excluded populations using a variety of data sources that go beyond income metrics and highlight the deeply multidimensional nature of urban poverty in Ulaanbaatar. The report takes a mixed methods approach, combining quantitative, qualitative and spatial analyses. Availability of rich spatial data and the use of spatial techniques are used to create a better understanding of the locational distribution of urban poor and the nature of poor places. 2018-12-20T17:49:33Z 2018-12-20T17:49:33Z 2017-08-10 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/231661543335016040/Urban-Poverty-in-Ulannabaatar-Understanding-the-Dimensions-and-Addressing-the-Challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31047 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Mongolia |
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URBAN POVERTY POVERTY ASSESSMENT INCOME DISTRIBUTION INEQUALITY LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION ACCESS TO EDUCATION WAGES ACCESS TO WATER INFORMAL LABOR POVERTY RATE VULNERABLE MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY ULAANBAATAR UNEMPLOYMENT SANITATION WASTEWATER AND SEWERAGE SOLID WASTE ALCOHOLISM INTERNET ACCESS STREET CHILDREN |
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URBAN POVERTY POVERTY ASSESSMENT INCOME DISTRIBUTION INEQUALITY LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION ACCESS TO EDUCATION WAGES ACCESS TO WATER INFORMAL LABOR POVERTY RATE VULNERABLE MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY ULAANBAATAR UNEMPLOYMENT SANITATION WASTEWATER AND SEWERAGE SOLID WASTE ALCOHOLISM INTERNET ACCESS STREET CHILDREN Singh, Gayatri Urban Poverty in Ulannabaatar : Understanding the Dimensions and Addressing the Challenges |
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Mongolia’s economic growth from 2010 has
been unprecedented with GDP peaking at 17.5 percent in 2012
when Mongolia was the fastest growing economy globally. This
unparalleled growth of the economy was accompanied by an
equally impressive decline in poverty by 17 percentage
points between 2010 to 2014. However, much of this decline
was during 2010-2012. From 2012-2014 poverty declined by
less than 6 percentage points, partly due to slowing growth
and declining foreign direct investment. World Bank (2016)
estimates raise concerns that poverty reduction is likely to
come to a standstill due to the negative welfare impact of
the economic slowdown in 2015, which is expected to continue
through 2016. During 2015-16, urban poverty was projected to
increase, and World Bank estimates suggest that
approximately 6.5 percent of the urban population may have
already fallen below the poverty line. The risks of an
impending stall in poverty reduction are particularly strong
in urban areas that are home to almost two-thirds of
Mongolia’s population and account for 55.6 percent of the
poor. Given the trends of rapid urbanization and growing
centrality of cities in Mongolia, this report delves deep to
examine multiple dimensions of urban poverty and how social
groups might differ in their experiences of urban poverty.
The objective of this report is: to carry out an in-depth
analysis of the extent, nature and spatial distribution of
poverty in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar, which holds the
largest proportion of urban population in the country and
serves as the most important destination for rural-urban
migrants,and to identify sources of vulnerability for poor
and excluded populations using a variety of data sources
that go beyond income metrics and highlight the deeply
multidimensional nature of urban poverty in Ulaanbaatar. The
report takes a mixed methods approach, combining
quantitative, qualitative and spatial analyses. Availability
of rich spatial data and the use of spatial techniques are
used to create a better understanding of the locational
distribution of urban poor and the nature of poor places. |
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Urban Poverty in Ulannabaatar : Understanding the Dimensions and Addressing the Challenges |
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Urban Poverty in Ulannabaatar : Understanding the Dimensions and Addressing the Challenges |
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Urban Poverty in Ulannabaatar : Understanding the Dimensions and Addressing the Challenges |
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Urban Poverty in Ulannabaatar : Understanding the Dimensions and Addressing the Challenges |
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Urban Poverty in Ulannabaatar : Understanding the Dimensions and Addressing the Challenges |
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urban poverty in ulannabaatar : understanding the dimensions and addressing the challenges |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2018 |
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