Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Honduras Case Study, Volume 2. Background Papers and Technical Appendices
This regional study encompasses three Central American countries: Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Honduras. The focus of this report is Honduras. The objective of the study is to understand how broad-based economic growth can be stimulated and sustained...
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AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES CAPACITY BUILDING CARBON CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY CENTRAL AMERICA CENTRAL AMERICAN COMMODITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONCEPTUAL APPROACH CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK COUNTRY CASE CURRENCY UNIT DATA SOURCES DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZED MARKETS DEMOGRAPHICS DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIVERSIFICATION ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ANALYSES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS ESCAPE POVERTY EXCHANGE RATE EXPECTED RETURNS EXPLANATORY VARIABLES EXPORTS FARMS FINANCIAL CAPITAL FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL POLICIES FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD SECURITY FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTRY FREE TRADE GDP GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS VALUE GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH RATES HEALTH STATUS HOUSEHOLD ASSETS HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INCENTIVE FRAMEWORK INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOMPLETE MARKETS LABOR MARKETS LEISURE LIVING STANDARD LONG-TERM GROWTH MANAGEMENT CAPACITY MARKET ECONOMY NATURAL RESOURCES NON-AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT NON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS OPPORTUNITY COSTS OPPORTUNITY SET PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY DIRECTIONS POLICY ISSUES POLICY REFORMS POLLUTION POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR POLICIES POPULATION DENSITIES PORTFOLIO POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRICE INCREASES PRIORITY AREAS PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC POLICY PURCHASING POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL ECONOMY RURAL GROWTH RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POOR RURAL POVERTY RURAL RESIDENTS SAFETY NETS SAMPLE HOUSEHOLDS SAVINGS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CONTEXT SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL PROTECTION SPATIAL ANALYSIS STATISTICAL METHODS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SUSTAINABLE POVERTY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSACTIONS COSTS UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION URBAN AREAS URBAN POVERTY VALUE ADDED WATERSHED WELFARE GENERATION |
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AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES CAPACITY BUILDING CARBON CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY CENTRAL AMERICA CENTRAL AMERICAN COMMODITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONCEPTUAL APPROACH CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK COUNTRY CASE CURRENCY UNIT DATA SOURCES DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZED MARKETS DEMOGRAPHICS DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIVERSIFICATION ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ANALYSES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS ESCAPE POVERTY EXCHANGE RATE EXPECTED RETURNS EXPLANATORY VARIABLES EXPORTS FARMS FINANCIAL CAPITAL FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL POLICIES FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD SECURITY FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTRY FREE TRADE GDP GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS VALUE GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH RATES HEALTH STATUS HOUSEHOLD ASSETS HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INCENTIVE FRAMEWORK INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOMPLETE MARKETS LABOR MARKETS LEISURE LIVING STANDARD LONG-TERM GROWTH MANAGEMENT CAPACITY MARKET ECONOMY NATURAL RESOURCES NON-AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT NON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS OPPORTUNITY COSTS OPPORTUNITY SET PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY DIRECTIONS POLICY ISSUES POLICY REFORMS POLLUTION POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR POLICIES POPULATION DENSITIES PORTFOLIO POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRICE INCREASES PRIORITY AREAS PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC POLICY PURCHASING POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL ECONOMY RURAL GROWTH RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POOR RURAL POVERTY RURAL RESIDENTS SAFETY NETS SAMPLE HOUSEHOLDS SAVINGS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CONTEXT SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL PROTECTION SPATIAL ANALYSIS STATISTICAL METHODS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SUSTAINABLE POVERTY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSACTIONS COSTS UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION URBAN AREAS URBAN POVERTY VALUE ADDED WATERSHED WELFARE GENERATION World Bank Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Honduras Case Study, Volume 2. Background Papers and Technical Appendices |
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This regional study encompasses three
Central American countries: Nicaragua, Guatemala, and
Honduras. The focus of this report is Honduras. The
objective of the study is to understand how broad-based
economic growth can be stimulated and sustained in rural
Central America. The study identifies "drivers" of
sustainable rural growth and poverty reduction. Drivers are
defined as the assets and combinations of assets needed by
different types of households in different geographical
areas, to take advantage of economic opportunities, and
improve their well-being over time. The study examines the
relative contributions of these assets, and seeks to
identify the combinations of productive, social, and
location-specific assets that matter most to raise incomes,
and take advantage of prospects for poverty-reducing growth.
It adopts an asset-based conceptual approach, where assets
are defined to include natural, physical, financial, human,
social, political, institutional, and location-specific
assets, and, focuses on how households deploy their assets
within the context of policies, institutions, and risks to
generate a set of opportunities. The report further analyzes
the quantity, quality, and productivity of assets needed by
households in different geographical areas, to exercise
their potential for generating long-term growth and
improving well-being. Findings indicate that while there are
well-defined areas of higher economic opportunity, given
their underlying agricultural potential, relatively good
access to infrastructure, and high population densities,
poverty is widespread, and deep in rural Honduras,
particularly in hillside areas. And, although agriculture
should form an integral part of the rural growth strategy in
hillside areas, despite its limited potential, agriculture
alone cannot solve the rural poverty problem, yet, those
remaining in the sector need to be more efficient,
productive and competitive. It is recommended to move from
geographically untargeted investments in single assets, to a
more integrated and geographically based approach of asset
enhancement with proper complementarities, such as land
access and security, technical assistance provision, health
and education services, and strong local level institutions, |
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Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Honduras Case Study, Volume 2. Background Papers and Technical Appendices |
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Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Honduras Case Study, Volume 2. Background Papers and Technical Appendices |
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Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Honduras Case Study, Volume 2. Background Papers and Technical Appendices |
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Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Honduras Case Study, Volume 2. Background Papers and Technical Appendices |
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Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Honduras Case Study, Volume 2. Background Papers and Technical Appendices |
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drivers of sustainable rural growth and poverty reduction in central america : honduras case study, volume 2. background papers and technical appendices |
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okr-10986-145612021-04-23T14:03:18Z Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Honduras Case Study, Volume 2. Background Papers and Technical Appendices World Bank AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES CAPACITY BUILDING CARBON CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY CENTRAL AMERICA CENTRAL AMERICAN COMMODITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONCEPTUAL APPROACH CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK COUNTRY CASE CURRENCY UNIT DATA SOURCES DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZED MARKETS DEMOGRAPHICS DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIVERSIFICATION ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ANALYSES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS ESCAPE POVERTY EXCHANGE RATE EXPECTED RETURNS EXPLANATORY VARIABLES EXPORTS FARMS FINANCIAL CAPITAL FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL POLICIES FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD SECURITY FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTRY FREE TRADE GDP GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS VALUE GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH RATES HEALTH STATUS HOUSEHOLD ASSETS HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INCENTIVE FRAMEWORK INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOMPLETE MARKETS LABOR MARKETS LEISURE LIVING STANDARD LONG-TERM GROWTH MANAGEMENT CAPACITY MARKET ECONOMY NATURAL RESOURCES NON-AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT NON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS OPPORTUNITY COSTS OPPORTUNITY SET PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY DIRECTIONS POLICY ISSUES POLICY REFORMS POLLUTION POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR POLICIES POPULATION DENSITIES PORTFOLIO POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRICE INCREASES PRIORITY AREAS PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC POLICY PURCHASING POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL ECONOMY RURAL GROWTH RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POOR RURAL POVERTY RURAL RESIDENTS SAFETY NETS SAMPLE HOUSEHOLDS SAVINGS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CONTEXT SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL PROTECTION SPATIAL ANALYSIS STATISTICAL METHODS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SUSTAINABLE POVERTY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSACTIONS COSTS UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION URBAN AREAS URBAN POVERTY VALUE ADDED WATERSHED WELFARE GENERATION This regional study encompasses three Central American countries: Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Honduras. The focus of this report is Honduras. The objective of the study is to understand how broad-based economic growth can be stimulated and sustained in rural Central America. The study identifies "drivers" of sustainable rural growth and poverty reduction. Drivers are defined as the assets and combinations of assets needed by different types of households in different geographical areas, to take advantage of economic opportunities, and improve their well-being over time. The study examines the relative contributions of these assets, and seeks to identify the combinations of productive, social, and location-specific assets that matter most to raise incomes, and take advantage of prospects for poverty-reducing growth. It adopts an asset-based conceptual approach, where assets are defined to include natural, physical, financial, human, social, political, institutional, and location-specific assets, and, focuses on how households deploy their assets within the context of policies, institutions, and risks to generate a set of opportunities. The report further analyzes the quantity, quality, and productivity of assets needed by households in different geographical areas, to exercise their potential for generating long-term growth and improving well-being. Findings indicate that while there are well-defined areas of higher economic opportunity, given their underlying agricultural potential, relatively good access to infrastructure, and high population densities, poverty is widespread, and deep in rural Honduras, particularly in hillside areas. And, although agriculture should form an integral part of the rural growth strategy in hillside areas, despite its limited potential, agriculture alone cannot solve the rural poverty problem, yet, those remaining in the sector need to be more efficient, productive and competitive. It is recommended to move from geographically untargeted investments in single assets, to a more integrated and geographically based approach of asset enhancement with proper complementarities, such as land access and security, technical assistance provision, health and education services, and strong local level institutions, 2013-07-25T14:52:33Z 2013-07-25T14:52:33Z 2004-12-31 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/5848888/honduras-drivers-sustainable-rural-growth-poverty-reduction-central-america-honduras-case-study-vol-2-2-background-papers-technical-appendices http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14561 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Rural Study Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean |