Growth, Employment and Living Standards in Pre-Accession Poland, Volume 1
This report builds on the wealth of existing literature on living standards and inequality in Poland and is intended to continue the ongoing debate. The focus is on lack of access to economic opportunities as the most important dimension of poverty...
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okr-10986-149042021-04-23T14:03:12Z Growth, Employment and Living Standards in Pre-Accession Poland, Volume 1 World Bank INEQUALITY REDUCTION SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL INCLUSION MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS SKILLS RETRAINING EMPLOYMENT CREATION POLICIES SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL TRANSFERS EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP PRICE STRUCTURES POVERTY INDICATORS EDUCATIONAL LEVEL ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS GENDER ISSUES ALCOHOLISM & EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL COMMUNICATION HOUSEHOLD INCOME INDICATORS HOUSEHOLD BUDGET SURVEY EMPLOYMENT SKILLS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WAGE INEQUALITY REGIONAL INCOME DISPARITIES LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT LABOR DEMAND INFORMATION LABOR MOBILITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROMOTION LABOR MARKET POLICIES LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES This report builds on the wealth of existing literature on living standards and inequality in Poland and is intended to continue the ongoing debate. The focus is on lack of access to economic opportunities as the most important dimension of poverty in Poland and one that is strongly associated with social exclusion, vulnerability and other dimensions of poverty. The report ' s main objectives are to: (i) describe what happened to Polish living standards after the " shock therapy " of the early 1990s and in the less prosperous last five years; (ii) highlight the main factors behind the recent increase in poverty and inequality; (iii) identify the main risk factors associated with social exclusion and " transient " and " permanent " poverty in pre-accession Poland; (iv) address the growth of a hard-core of chronic poverty; and (v) point to policy measures that may help Poland to move closer to the Lisbon targets for employment and social inclusion. This report consists of two volumes. Volume 1 presents the main findings and their policy implications. It begins with a general overview of the macroeconomic climate and its changes over the transition period. It then moves on to address the links between economic growth and poverty reduction in the high growth years (when poverty declined considerably) and in the following slow-down in growth (during which poverty increased). A description of the poverty profile and its changes over the last decade follows and leads to an analysis of the strong link between skills levels, employment opportunities and social inclusion as a way of avoiding poverty. Particular attention is paid to the growing divide between the chronically poor and the rest of the population. The role of social transfers as an important safety net for the most vulnerable (but also a potential barrier to effective long-term poverty reduction) is then discussed, along with the role currently played by civil society and informal networks as non-governmental safety nets. Finally some options are presented on policies that may help to meet the European Union targets for employment, social inclusion and reduction in inequalities. 2013-08-08T13:53:36Z 2013-08-08T13:53:36Z 2004-03-22 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/03/5175064/growth-employment-living-standards-pre-accession-poland-vol-1-2-main-report 83-89188-13-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14904 English,Polish en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Warsaw: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia Poland |
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This report builds on the wealth of
existing literature on living standards and inequality in
Poland and is intended to continue the ongoing debate. The
focus is on lack of access to economic opportunities as the
most important dimension of poverty in Poland and one that
is strongly associated with social exclusion, vulnerability
and other dimensions of poverty. The report ' s main
objectives are to: (i) describe what happened to Polish
living standards after the " shock therapy " of
the early 1990s and in the less prosperous last five years;
(ii) highlight the main factors behind the recent increase
in poverty and inequality; (iii) identify the main risk
factors associated with social exclusion and "
transient " and " permanent " poverty in
pre-accession Poland; (iv) address the growth of a hard-core
of chronic poverty; and (v) point to policy measures that
may help Poland to move closer to the Lisbon targets for
employment and social inclusion. This report consists of two
volumes. Volume 1 presents the main findings and their
policy implications. It begins with a general overview of
the macroeconomic climate and its changes over the
transition period. It then moves on to address the links
between economic growth and poverty reduction in the high
growth years (when poverty declined considerably) and in the
following slow-down in growth (during which poverty
increased). A description of the poverty profile and its
changes over the last decade follows and leads to an
analysis of the strong link between skills levels,
employment opportunities and social inclusion as a way of
avoiding poverty. Particular attention is paid to the
growing divide between the chronically poor and the rest of
the population. The role of social transfers as an important
safety net for the most vulnerable (but also a potential
barrier to effective long-term poverty reduction) is then
discussed, along with the role currently played by civil
society and informal networks as non-governmental safety
nets. Finally some options are presented on policies that
may help to meet the European Union targets for employment,
social inclusion and reduction in inequalities. |
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Growth, Employment and Living Standards in Pre-Accession Poland, Volume 1 |
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Growth, Employment and Living Standards in Pre-Accession Poland, Volume 1 |
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Growth, Employment and Living Standards in Pre-Accession Poland, Volume 1 |
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Growth, Employment and Living Standards in Pre-Accession Poland, Volume 1 |
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Growth, Employment and Living Standards in Pre-Accession Poland, Volume 1 |
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growth, employment and living standards in pre-accession poland, volume 1 |
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Warsaw: World Bank |
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2013 |
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