Protecting the Poor During the Global Crisis : 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina Poverty update

Protecting the Poor During the Global Crisis : 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina Poverty update

Section one provides a brief background on the recent macroeconomic developments, starting with the immediate positive past, the growth payoffs in terms of poverty reduction and concluding with a description of persistent and emerging vulnerabiliti...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Poverty Assessment
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
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POVERTY
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spelling okr-10986-31482021-04-23T14:02:07Z Protecting the Poor During the Global Crisis : 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina Poverty update World Bank POVERTY Section one provides a brief background on the recent macroeconomic developments, starting with the immediate positive past, the growth payoffs in terms of poverty reduction and concluding with a description of persistent and emerging vulnerabilities. Section two continues with the story of the growth payoff by outlining the distribution and profile of the poor, noting in particular the correlation between space, skills and welfare outcomes. The focus on these specific areas is deliberate since they take on special significance in the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) context. Section three takes note of the present global crisis, which has introduced huge uncertainties in BiH. Specifically, it looks in detail at the channels through which the on-going economic crisis will be felt in Bosnia. It also forecasts the welfare losses, measured in terms of poverty and economic stress, measured by levels of indebtedness. Section four builds on the message of section three, which is that to protect the population from a severe downturn and to minimize erosion of the recent gains, an effective social protection system is called for. After reviewing the existing income support programs, the section then proposes new tools for improving the current system, paying particular attention to the targeting mechanisms. Finally, section five draws policy recommendations based on the evidence in the report. In particular, it calls for the improvement of safety nets in the short run and for addressing distortions such as slow structural reforms and lack of a common economic space in the long run. 2012-03-19T17:25:32Z 2012-03-19T17:25:32Z 2009-12-07 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20091215230737 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3148 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Poverty Assessment Europe and Central Asia Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina
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description Section one provides a brief background on the recent macroeconomic developments, starting with the immediate positive past, the growth payoffs in terms of poverty reduction and concluding with a description of persistent and emerging vulnerabilities. Section two continues with the story of the growth payoff by outlining the distribution and profile of the poor, noting in particular the correlation between space, skills and welfare outcomes. The focus on these specific areas is deliberate since they take on special significance in the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) context. Section three takes note of the present global crisis, which has introduced huge uncertainties in BiH. Specifically, it looks in detail at the channels through which the on-going economic crisis will be felt in Bosnia. It also forecasts the welfare losses, measured in terms of poverty and economic stress, measured by levels of indebtedness. Section four builds on the message of section three, which is that to protect the population from a severe downturn and to minimize erosion of the recent gains, an effective social protection system is called for. After reviewing the existing income support programs, the section then proposes new tools for improving the current system, paying particular attention to the targeting mechanisms. Finally, section five draws policy recommendations based on the evidence in the report. In particular, it calls for the improvement of safety nets in the short run and for addressing distortions such as slow structural reforms and lack of a common economic space in the long run.
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title Protecting the Poor During the Global Crisis : 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina Poverty update
title_short Protecting the Poor During the Global Crisis : 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina Poverty update
title_full Protecting the Poor During the Global Crisis : 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina Poverty update
title_fullStr Protecting the Poor During the Global Crisis : 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina Poverty update
title_full_unstemmed Protecting the Poor During the Global Crisis : 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina Poverty update
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