Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 1. Main Report

The report appraises the impact of economic development, or lack thereof, on the welfare of the Colombian population, and the poor in particular, over the last two decades, and, identifies priority areas for public policy action, vis-e-vis the most...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	AGGREGATE LEVEL AVERAGE INCOME CAPITA GROWTH CDF CHILD LABOR CONFLICT CRIME DATA SOURCES DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE DEMOGRAPHICS DIRECT IMPACT DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RECESSION ECONOMIC WELFARE EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE RATES EXTREME POVERTY FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT GNP GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT GROWTH RATES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SURVEY HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING SUBSIDIES HUMAN CAPITAL IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS INCOME ADJUSTMENTS INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INDIVIDUAL INCOME INDIVIDUAL LEVEL INFANT MORTALITY INFLATION INTEREST RATES LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENTS LONG-TERM TRENDS MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MARKET ECONOMY MICROECONOMICS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NATURAL RESOURCES PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL FEASIBILITY POOR BENEFIT POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY CHANGES POVERTY COMPARISONS POVERTY DYNAMICS POVERTY INCREASE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY TRENDS PRIORITY AREAS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC UTILITIES PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY REAL WAGES REDUCING POVERTY RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SCHOOL GRADUATES SERVICE DELIVERY SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL OUTCOMES SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE STRUCTURAL REFORM STRUCTURAL REFORMS TACKLING POVERTY TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TELEPHONES TERTIARY EDUCATION UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN COMMUNITIES URBAN DWELLERS URBAN HOUSEHOLDS URBAN POOR URBAN POVERTY VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WELFARE EFFECTS WELFARE GAINS WELFARE INDICATORS POVERTY MITIGATION ABSOLUTE POVERTY TARGETED ASSISTANCE WELFARE ECONOMICS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS INCOME ESTIMATES INCOME GAPS ACCESSIBLE SERVICES SECURITY ANALYSIS POVERTY MEASUREMENT GOVERNMENT ROLE VIOLENCE CRIME STATISTICS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PUBLIC EXPENDITURES SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMS CHILD CARE PUBLIC HEALTH BASIC NEEDS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/11/2199497/colombia-poverty-report-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15294

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Summary:	The report appraises the impact of economic development, or lack thereof, on the welfare of the Colombian population, and the poor in particular, over the last two decades, and, identifies priority areas for public policy action, vis-e-vis the most vulnerable groups. The welfare assessment covers three key areas - income, access to social services, and personal security, while it also compares welfare indicators between urban, and rural areas, and across other regional partitions. Questions are raised on the depths of poverty, and, on the Government's responsiveness to the incidence of poverty. Findings suggest that despite substantial long-term progress, a recent setback fostered an extreme urban poverty, and, although during the period social indicators reflect positive social development trends, homicide and domestic violence for the poor, and property crime for the non-poor have escalated to unprecedented rates, where the burden of crime is disproportionately borne by poor women. This violence disrupts the market economy, imposing a considerable psychological cost on those who are not directly victimized as well. Government actions nonetheless, show huge public expenditure efforts in social sectors, but with mixed results; therefore, the study addresses the imperative need for high economic growth to reverse poverty, through social programs prioritizing on childcare, health, and basic infrastructure. Likewise, an environment of increasing economic insecurity calls for valuable policy instruments, namely, safety-net programs, to enhance social protection.

Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 1. Main Report

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