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Poverty and the Policy Response to the Economic Crisis in Liberia
No full textThe purpose of this study is to provide in one place a set of papers that were written at various points in time over the last four years on poverty and the response to the recent economic crisis in Liberia. More precisely, the objective of the study is twofold. First it is to provide a basic diagnostic of both consumption-based poverty and human development (especially education and health) in the country using the 2007 CWIQ (Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire) survey. Second, it is to assess the likely impact on the poor of the recent economic crisis, and especially the increase in rice prices, and to document the targeting performance of measures taken by the government in 2008/09 to help the poor cope with the crisis. These measures included a reduction in import taxes for rice, a reform of the personal income tax, and the implementation of cash for work temporary employment program. This introductory chapter outlines the topics covered in the various chapters of the study and summarizes their main results. The study is structured in three parts. Part one consists of three basic diagnostic chapters for poverty, education, and health. Part two is devoted to assessing the likely impact on the poor of the recent economic crisis, and especially the increase in rice prices, and to document the targeting performance of fiscal measures taken by the government to help the poor cope with the crisis. Part three provides an evaluation of cash for work temporary employment program also put in place by the authorities to help the poor cope with the crisis
Improving the Targeting of Social Programs in Ghana
No full textThis study provides a diagnostic of the benefit incidence and targeting performance of a large number of social programs in Ghana. Both broad-based programs (such as spending for education and health, and subsidies for food, oil-related products and electricity) as well as targetd programs (such as LEAP, the indigent exemption under the NHIS, school lunches and uniforms, or fertilizer subsidies) are considered. In addition, the study provides tools and recommendations for better targeting of those programs in the future. The tools include new maps and data sets for geographic targeting according to poverty and food security, as well as ways to implement proxy means-testing. The purpose of this introductory chapter is to provide a brief synthesis of the key findings and messages from the study
Marketing contre pauvreté / Quentin Wodon
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The Role of Faith-inspired Health Care Providers in Sub-Saharan Africa and Public-Private Partnerships : Strengthening the Evidence for Faith-inspired Health Engagement in Africa, Volume 1
No full textThis role of faith-inspired health care
providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private
partnerships is comprised of a three volume series on
strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in
health in sub-Saharan Africa. An increasing level of
interest in the role of faith in development has generated
much debate and dialogue at the international and national
levels over the last decade. Despite difficulties in
communication and differences in cultures within such
debates, there has been a continued reaffirmation of the
potential benefits that faith-inspired communities can bring
towards efforts to achieve the millennium development goals
(MDGs), especially in the areas of health. This series
focuses on assessing the role and market share of
faith-inspired providers and on assessing the extent to
which they are involved in and benefit from public-private
partnerships. The purpose of this series of three HNP
discussion papers is to round up various analytical
perspectives and emerging research on faith engagement in
health in Africa from a range of researchers and
practitioners from the north as well as the south. The
series is structured into three volumes: a first volume on
the role and market share of faith-inspired providers and
public-private partnerships, a second on satisfaction and
the comparative nature of faith-inspired health provision,
and the third on mapping of faith inspired provision and the
extent to which faith-inspired providers reach to the poor
The Comparative Nature of Faith-Inspired Health Care Provision in Sub-Saharan Africa : Strengthening the Evidence for Faith-inspired Health Engagement in Africa, Volume 2
No full textThis role of faith-inspired health care
providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private
partnerships is comprised of a three volume series on
strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in
health in sub-Saharan Africa. An increasing level of
interest in the role of faith in development has generated
much debate and dialogue at the international and national
levels over the last decade. Despite difficulties in
communication and differences in cultures within such
debates, there has been a continued reaffirmation of the
potential benefits that faith-inspired communities can bring
towards efforts to achieve the millennium development goals
(MDGs), especially in the areas of health. This series
focuses on assessing the role and market share of
faith-inspired providers and on assessing the extent to
which they are involved in and benefit from public-private
partnerships. The purpose of this series of three HNP
discussion papers is to round up various analytical
perspectives and emerging research on faith engagement in
health in Africa from a range of researchers and
practitioners from the north as well as the south. The
series is structured into three volumes: a first volume on
the role and market share of faith-inspired providers and
public-private partnerships, a second on satisfaction and
the comparative nature of faith-inspired health provision,
and the third on mapping of faith inspired provision and the
extent to which faith-inspired providers reach to the poor
Mapping, Cost, and Reach to the Poor of Faith-inspired Health Care Providers in Sub-Saharan Africa : Strengthening the Evidence for Faith-inspired Health Engagement in Africa, Volume 3
No full textThis role of faith-inspired health care
providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private
partnerships is comprised of a three volume series on
strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in
health in sub-Saharan Africa. An increasing level of
interest in the role of faith in development has generated
much debate and dialogue at the international and national
levels over the last decade. Despite difficulties in
communication and differences in cultures within such
debates, there has been a continued reaffirmation of the
potential benefits that faith-inspired communities can bring
towards efforts to achieve the millennium development goals
(MDGs), especially in the areas of health. This series
focuses on assessing the role and market share of
faith-inspired providers and on assessing the extent to
which they are involved in and benefit from public-private
partnerships. The purpose of this series is three HNP
discussion papers is to round up various analytical
perspectives and emerging research on faith engagement in
health in Africa from a range of researchers and
practitioners from the north as well as the south. The
series is structured into three volumes: a first volume on
the role and market share of faith-inspired providers and
public-private partnerships, a second on satisfaction and
the comparative nature of faith-inspired health provision,
and the third on mapping of faith inspired provision and the
extent to which faith-inspired providers reach to the poor
Working long hours and having no choice : time poverty in Guinea
No full textThis paper provides a new definition of'time poverty'as working long hours and having no choice to do otherwise. An individual is time poor if he/she is working long hours and is also monetary poor, or would fall into monetary poverty if he/she were to reduce his/her working hours below a given time poverty line. Thus being time poor results from the combination of two conditions. First, the individual does not have enough time for rest and leisure once all working hours (whether spent in the labor market or doing household chores such as cooking, and fetching water and wood) are accounted for. Second, the individual cannot reduce his/her working time without either increasing the level of poverty of his/her household (if the household is already poor) or leading his/her household to fall into monetary poverty due to the loss in income or consumption associated with the reduction in working time (if the household is not originally poor). The paper applies the concepts of the traditional poverty literature to the analysis of time poverty and presents a case study using data for Guinea in 2002-03. Both univariate and multivariate results suggest that women are significantly more likely to be time poor than men.Rural Poverty Reduction,Population Policies,Achieving Shared Growth,Scientific Research&Science Parks
The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future
No full textCountries regularly track gross domestic product (GDP) as an indicator of their economic progress, but not wealth—the assets such as infrastructure, forests, minerals, and human capital that produce GDP. In contrast, corporations routinely report on both their income and assets to assess their economic health and prospects for the future. Wealth accounts allow countries to take stock of their assets to monitor the sustainability of development, an urgent concern today for all countries. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future covers national wealth for 141 countries over 20 years (1995–2014) as the sum of produced capital, 19 types of natural capital, net foreign assets, and human capital overall as well as by gender and type of employment. Great progress has been made in estimating wealth since the fi rst volume, Where Is the Wealth of Nations? Measuring Capital for the 21st Century, was published in 2006. New data substantially improve estimates of natural capital, and, for the first time, human capital is measured by using household surveys to estimate lifetime earnings. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018 begins with a review of global and regional trends in wealth over the past two decades and provides examples of how wealth accounts can be used for the analysis of development patterns. Several chapters discuss the new work on human capital and its application in development policy. The book then tackles elements of natural capital that are not yet fully incorporated in the wealth accounts: air pollution, marine fisheries, and ecosystems. This book targets policy makers but will engage anyone committed to building a sustainable future for the planet
Analyzing the Potential Impact of Indirect Tax Reforms on Poverty with Limited Data: Niger
No full textMany countries in sub-Saharan Africa are confronted with the need to raise tax revenues in order to be able to provide a range of services to their populations. Yet taxes and other government revenues as a proportion of GDP are lowest in the poorest countries that need to expand their services the most. In addition, because of high level of informality in their economies, very-low-income countries obtain a large share of tax revenues through consumption taxes which tend to be more regressive than taxes on incomes levied in richer countries. Such a situation poses a difficult dilemma. Very-low-income countries are trying to increase their tax revenues to provide better services to their populations in need, but at the same time a substantial part of the burden of increased taxation may fall on the poor. Furthermore, because the poor in very-low-income countries are often extremely poor, even small increases in the price of the goods they consume related to an increase in tax rates on those goods may have important negative implications for the households’ ability to meet their basic needs. This implies that government must be especially careful when raising taxes in order to provide social services. The type of household survey-based analysis that can be conducted to inform governments in this area is illustrated in this paper with a case study on Niger.Indirect taxes; social services; poverty; Niger
An Assessment of Policies Using SABER
No full textSince the early 2000s, Indonesia has taken a number of steps to prioritize early childhood development – ranging from the inclusion of Early Childhood Development (ECD) in the National Education System Law No. 20 in 2003 to a Presidential Declaration on Holistic and Integrated ECD and the launch of the country’s first ever ECD Census in 2011. These policy milestones have occurred in parallel with sustained progress on outcomes included in the Millennium Development Goals, including for child malnutrition, child mortality and universal basic education. Additional progress could be achieved by strengthening ECD policies further. This report presents findings from an assessment of ECD policies and programs in Indonesia based on two World Bank tools: the ECD module of the Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) and a guide on essential interventions for investing in young children. Results from the application of both tools to Indonesia are used to suggest a number of policy options for consideration
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