Nicaragua - Poverty Assessment : Raising Welfare and Reducing Vulnerability

This poverty assessment was launched with three broad objectives: (1) to update the poverty profile for Nicaragua with data from the 2001 LSMS survey and assess key changes between 1998 and 2001; (2) to review progress with respect to PRSP targets...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Poverty Assessment
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
GDP
GNP
OIL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/2858813/nicaragua-poverty-assessment-raising-welfare-reducing-vulnerability-poverty-assessment-raising-welfare-reducing-vulnerability
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topic ADAPTABILITY
ADOLESCENTS
BREASTFEEDING
CHILDREN
COMMUNITY HEALTH
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
DATA SOURCES
DEMOGRAPHICS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
DISASTERS
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EMPLOYMENT
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILIES
FAMILY PLANNING
FERTILITY
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD STAPLES
GDP
GNP
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
HEADCOUNT INDEX
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH WORKERS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSING
HOUSING CONDITIONS
HUMAN CAPITAL
ILLITERACY
INCOME
INCOME EFFECT
INCREASED ACCESS
INFANT MORTALITY
INNOVATION
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATES
LITERACY LEVELS
LIVING STANDARDS
LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MALNUTRITION
MORTALITY
MOTHERS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATURAL RESOURCES
NURSES
NUTRITION
OIL
POLICY INSTRUMENTS
POLICY REVIEW
POOR
POOR COUNTRIES
POOR FAMILIES
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POOR URBAN AREAS
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY CHANGES
POVERTY COMPARISONS
POVERTY DYNAMICS
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY HEADCOUNT
POVERTY LEVEL
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY PROGRAMS
POVERTY PROJECTIONS
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
POVERTY TRAP
POVERTY TRENDS
PREGNANCY
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC SERVICES
REDUCING POVERTY
REGIONAL DISPARITIES
RISK MANAGEMENT
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL INHABITANTS
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
SAFETY
SAFETY NETS
SAVINGS
SOCIAL INDICATORS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SECTORS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TAX REFORM
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
URBAN AREAS
URBAN RESIDENTS
WELFARE EFFECTS
WORKERS
YOUNG ADULTS POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
FOOD PRICES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
REGIONAL DISPARITY
RURAL POVERTY
FERTILITY RATES
ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY
FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES
ACCESS TO CREDIT
FINANCIAL SERVICES
COMPETITIVENESS
ACCESSTO HEALTH SERVIES
ACCESS TO WATER
SANITATION SERVICES
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
DIARRHOEAL DISEASE PREVENTION
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
CHILD HEALTH SERVICES
MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES
SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
ADULT LITERACY
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
spellingShingle ADAPTABILITY
ADOLESCENTS
BREASTFEEDING
CHILDREN
COMMUNITY HEALTH
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
DATA SOURCES
DEMOGRAPHICS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
DISASTERS
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EMPLOYMENT
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILIES
FAMILY PLANNING
FERTILITY
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD STAPLES
GDP
GNP
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
HEADCOUNT INDEX
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH WORKERS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSING
HOUSING CONDITIONS
HUMAN CAPITAL
ILLITERACY
INCOME
INCOME EFFECT
INCREASED ACCESS
INFANT MORTALITY
INNOVATION
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATES
LITERACY LEVELS
LIVING STANDARDS
LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MALNUTRITION
MORTALITY
MOTHERS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATURAL RESOURCES
NURSES
NUTRITION
OIL
POLICY INSTRUMENTS
POLICY REVIEW
POOR
POOR COUNTRIES
POOR FAMILIES
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POOR URBAN AREAS
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY CHANGES
POVERTY COMPARISONS
POVERTY DYNAMICS
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY HEADCOUNT
POVERTY LEVEL
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY PROGRAMS
POVERTY PROJECTIONS
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
POVERTY TRAP
POVERTY TRENDS
PREGNANCY
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC SERVICES
REDUCING POVERTY
REGIONAL DISPARITIES
RISK MANAGEMENT
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL INHABITANTS
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
SAFETY
SAFETY NETS
SAVINGS
SOCIAL INDICATORS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SECTORS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TAX REFORM
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
URBAN AREAS
URBAN RESIDENTS
WELFARE EFFECTS
WORKERS
YOUNG ADULTS POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
FOOD PRICES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
REGIONAL DISPARITY
RURAL POVERTY
FERTILITY RATES
ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY
FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES
ACCESS TO CREDIT
FINANCIAL SERVICES
COMPETITIVENESS
ACCESSTO HEALTH SERVIES
ACCESS TO WATER
SANITATION SERVICES
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
DIARRHOEAL DISEASE PREVENTION
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
CHILD HEALTH SERVICES
MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES
SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
ADULT LITERACY
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
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Nicaragua - Poverty Assessment : Raising Welfare and Reducing Vulnerability
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Nicaragua
description This poverty assessment was launched with three broad objectives: (1) to update the poverty profile for Nicaragua with data from the 2001 LSMS survey and assess key changes between 1998 and 2001; (2) to review progress with respect to PRSP targets and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including an analysis of those areas where advances have been weak to orient greater public attention; and (3) analyze the dynamics o f families moving in and out o f poverty using panel data from the 1998 and 2001 LSMS surveys, in order to obtain clues about strategies that may have led to improving incomes. This report finds that Nicaragua has made significant progress in reducing poverty over the last decade, despite its status as one of the poorest and least developed countries in Latin America. Although poverty declined significantly more in rural than urban areas, poverty and extreme poverty continue to be overwhelmingly rural. Progress in poverty reduction between 1998 and 2001 reflect significant income gains for most Nicaraguan households as well as lower food prices. Better-off families in Nicaragua exhibit high educational levels, small family sizes, residence in Managua and the Pacific Region, and diversified incomes. However, poverty changes between 1998 and 2001 varied substantially by region. Despite overall gains in poverty, nearly half of all PRSP targets are not currently on track. The areas where indicators show least progress since 1993, raising concerns for prospects of future poverty reduction, include the following: 1). Fertility rates continue to be high in Nicaragua, particularly among adolescents with no education, and a large unsatisfied demand for family planning services continues. 2) Progress in education is mixed. 3) Productive infrastructure has been practically stagnant since the early 1990s. 4) Basic water and sanitation infrastructure has progressed very modestly, with less than half of the homes in rural areas having access to safe basic services. 5) Diarrhea and upper respiratory infections for children under five show little progress since the early 1990s. The report concludes that continued progress in Nicaragua's Millennium Development Goals and Poverty Reduction Strategy P goals will be closely linked to the recovery of growth. Successful strategies for broad-based growth and poverty reduction should include aiming for macroeconomic stability, key interventions in education, increased access to productive and basic infrastructure, increased competitiveness and efficiency in financial services would improve access to credit for poorer families, Increased access to reproductive and perinatal healthcare services for women with maternal and child care becoming a priority, and access to timely and targeted social protection interventions.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Poverty Assessment
author World Bank
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title Nicaragua - Poverty Assessment : Raising Welfare and Reducing Vulnerability
title_short Nicaragua - Poverty Assessment : Raising Welfare and Reducing Vulnerability
title_full Nicaragua - Poverty Assessment : Raising Welfare and Reducing Vulnerability
title_fullStr Nicaragua - Poverty Assessment : Raising Welfare and Reducing Vulnerability
title_full_unstemmed Nicaragua - Poverty Assessment : Raising Welfare and Reducing Vulnerability
title_sort nicaragua - poverty assessment : raising welfare and reducing vulnerability
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/2858813/nicaragua-poverty-assessment-raising-welfare-reducing-vulnerability-poverty-assessment-raising-welfare-reducing-vulnerability
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spelling okr-10986-146682021-04-23T14:03:17Z Nicaragua - Poverty Assessment : Raising Welfare and Reducing Vulnerability World Bank ADAPTABILITY ADOLESCENTS BREASTFEEDING CHILDREN COMMUNITY HEALTH CONSUMPTION PATTERNS DATA SOURCES DEMOGRAPHICS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME DISASTERS DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCKS EDUCATION PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FERTILITY FINANCIAL SERVICES FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD STAPLES GDP GNP GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT HEADCOUNT INDEX HEALTH CARE HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH WORKERS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSING HOUSING CONDITIONS HUMAN CAPITAL ILLITERACY INCOME INCOME EFFECT INCREASED ACCESS INFANT MORTALITY INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE INTEREST RATES LITERACY LEVELS LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MALNUTRITION MORTALITY MOTHERS NATIONAL LEVEL NATURAL RESOURCES NURSES NUTRITION OIL POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY REVIEW POOR POOR COUNTRIES POOR FAMILIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR URBAN AREAS POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY CHANGES POVERTY COMPARISONS POVERTY DYNAMICS POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY HEADCOUNT POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY PROGRAMS POVERTY PROJECTIONS POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY TRAP POVERTY TRENDS PREGNANCY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC SERVICES REDUCING POVERTY REGIONAL DISPARITIES RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INHABITANTS RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECTORS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAX REFORM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE URBAN AREAS URBAN RESIDENTS WELFARE EFFECTS WORKERS YOUNG ADULTS POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES FOOD PRICES HOUSEHOLD INCOME REGIONAL DISPARITY RURAL POVERTY FERTILITY RATES ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES ACCESS TO CREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPETITIVENESS ACCESSTO HEALTH SERVIES ACCESS TO WATER SANITATION SERVICES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DIARRHOEAL DISEASE PREVENTION RESPIRATORY DISEASES CHILD HEALTH SERVICES MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS ADULT LITERACY ACCESS TO EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION MACROECONOMIC STABILITY This poverty assessment was launched with three broad objectives: (1) to update the poverty profile for Nicaragua with data from the 2001 LSMS survey and assess key changes between 1998 and 2001; (2) to review progress with respect to PRSP targets and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including an analysis of those areas where advances have been weak to orient greater public attention; and (3) analyze the dynamics o f families moving in and out o f poverty using panel data from the 1998 and 2001 LSMS surveys, in order to obtain clues about strategies that may have led to improving incomes. This report finds that Nicaragua has made significant progress in reducing poverty over the last decade, despite its status as one of the poorest and least developed countries in Latin America. Although poverty declined significantly more in rural than urban areas, poverty and extreme poverty continue to be overwhelmingly rural. Progress in poverty reduction between 1998 and 2001 reflect significant income gains for most Nicaraguan households as well as lower food prices. Better-off families in Nicaragua exhibit high educational levels, small family sizes, residence in Managua and the Pacific Region, and diversified incomes. However, poverty changes between 1998 and 2001 varied substantially by region. Despite overall gains in poverty, nearly half of all PRSP targets are not currently on track. The areas where indicators show least progress since 1993, raising concerns for prospects of future poverty reduction, include the following: 1). Fertility rates continue to be high in Nicaragua, particularly among adolescents with no education, and a large unsatisfied demand for family planning services continues. 2) Progress in education is mixed. 3) Productive infrastructure has been practically stagnant since the early 1990s. 4) Basic water and sanitation infrastructure has progressed very modestly, with less than half of the homes in rural areas having access to safe basic services. 5) Diarrhea and upper respiratory infections for children under five show little progress since the early 1990s. The report concludes that continued progress in Nicaragua's Millennium Development Goals and Poverty Reduction Strategy P goals will be closely linked to the recovery of growth. Successful strategies for broad-based growth and poverty reduction should include aiming for macroeconomic stability, key interventions in education, increased access to productive and basic infrastructure, increased competitiveness and efficiency in financial services would improve access to credit for poorer families, Increased access to reproductive and perinatal healthcare services for women with maternal and child care becoming a priority, and access to timely and targeted social protection interventions. 2013-07-30T21:20:01Z 2013-07-30T21:20:01Z 2003-12-23 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/2858813/nicaragua-poverty-assessment-raising-welfare-reducing-vulnerability-poverty-assessment-raising-welfare-reducing-vulnerability http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14668 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Poverty Assessment Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean Nicaragua