Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 2. Background 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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POVERTY MITIGATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ABSOLUTE POVERTY URBAN POVERTY PUBLIC POLICY VULNERABLE GROUPS TARGETED ASSISTANCE WELFARE ECONOMICS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS INCOME ESTIMATES INCOME GAPS ACCESSIBLE SERVICES SOCIAL SERVICES SECURITY ANALYSIS POVERTY MEASUREMENT GOVERNMENT ROLE SOCIAL INDICATORS VIOLENCE CRIME STATISTICS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN MARKET ECONOMY PUBLIC EXPENDITURES SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMS CHILD CARE PUBLIC HEALTH BASIC NEEDS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS ADVERSE EFFECTS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AVERAGE INCOME BUSINESS CYCLE CAPITA GROWTH CDF CHILD LABOR CRIME CROSS-COUNTRY STUDY CURRENCY UNIT DEBT DECREASING FERTILITY DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE DEMOGRAPHICS DIFFERENCES IN INCOME DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT DYNAMIC DECOMPOSITION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC BURDEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INDICATORS ECONOMIC RECESSION ECONOMIC WELFARE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL RESULTS EQUALIZING EFFECT ESCAPE POVERTY EXCHANGE RATE EXPLANATORY VARIABLES EXTREME POVERTY FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCING MECHANISMS GINI COEFFICIENT GNP GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SURVEY HEALTH SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT QUOTAS INCOME INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME EFFECT INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME QUINTILES INCOME SOURCE INCOMES INCREASING INCOME INEQUALITY INCREASING INEQUALITY INCREASING UNEMPLOYMENT INDIVIDUAL INCOME INEQUALITY INDICATORS INEQUALITY MEASURES INEQUALITY TRENDS INFANT MORTALITY INFLATION INFLATION RATE INFLATION RATES INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS JOB CREATION JOB LOSS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENTS LONG TERM MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MARKET ECONOMY MICROECONOMICS MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY NATIONAL AVERAGE NEGATIVE GROWTH NEGATIVE IMPACT NEGATIVE SHOCKS NUTRITION OIL OIL PRICES OIL RESERVES OPPORTUNITY COST OPPORTUNITY COSTS PENSION SYSTEM PER CAPITA PER CAPITA GROWTH POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY CHANGES POVERTY DYNAMICS POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INCREASE POVERTY INDEXES POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY RISK POVERTY RISKS PRIMARY SCHOOL PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC UTILITIES PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY REGIONAL DISPARITIES RELATIVE PRICES RISING INEQUALITY RULE OF LAW RURAL AREAS SCHOOL GRADUATES SKILL LEVEL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL OUTCOMES SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROGRESS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE STRUCTURAL REFORMS TAX REVENUES TERTIARY EDUCATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN POPULATION URBAN POVERTY VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE INCOME WAGES WELFARE FUNCTION WELFARE GAINS |
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POVERTY MITIGATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ABSOLUTE POVERTY URBAN POVERTY PUBLIC POLICY VULNERABLE GROUPS TARGETED ASSISTANCE WELFARE ECONOMICS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS INCOME ESTIMATES INCOME GAPS ACCESSIBLE SERVICES SOCIAL SERVICES SECURITY ANALYSIS POVERTY MEASUREMENT GOVERNMENT ROLE SOCIAL INDICATORS VIOLENCE CRIME STATISTICS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN MARKET ECONOMY PUBLIC EXPENDITURES SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMS CHILD CARE PUBLIC HEALTH BASIC NEEDS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS ADVERSE EFFECTS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AVERAGE INCOME BUSINESS CYCLE CAPITA GROWTH CDF CHILD LABOR CRIME CROSS-COUNTRY STUDY CURRENCY UNIT DEBT DECREASING FERTILITY DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE DEMOGRAPHICS DIFFERENCES IN INCOME DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT DYNAMIC DECOMPOSITION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC BURDEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INDICATORS ECONOMIC RECESSION ECONOMIC WELFARE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL RESULTS EQUALIZING EFFECT ESCAPE POVERTY EXCHANGE RATE EXPLANATORY VARIABLES EXTREME POVERTY FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCING MECHANISMS GINI COEFFICIENT GNP GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SURVEY HEALTH SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT QUOTAS INCOME INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME EFFECT INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME QUINTILES INCOME SOURCE INCOMES INCREASING INCOME INEQUALITY INCREASING INEQUALITY INCREASING UNEMPLOYMENT INDIVIDUAL INCOME INEQUALITY INDICATORS INEQUALITY MEASURES INEQUALITY TRENDS INFANT MORTALITY INFLATION INFLATION RATE INFLATION RATES INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS JOB CREATION JOB LOSS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENTS LONG TERM MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MARKET ECONOMY MICROECONOMICS MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY NATIONAL AVERAGE NEGATIVE GROWTH NEGATIVE IMPACT NEGATIVE SHOCKS NUTRITION OIL OIL PRICES OIL RESERVES OPPORTUNITY COST OPPORTUNITY COSTS PENSION SYSTEM PER CAPITA PER CAPITA GROWTH POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY CHANGES POVERTY DYNAMICS POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INCREASE POVERTY INDEXES POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY RISK POVERTY RISKS PRIMARY SCHOOL PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC UTILITIES PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY REGIONAL DISPARITIES RELATIVE PRICES RISING INEQUALITY RULE OF LAW RURAL AREAS SCHOOL GRADUATES SKILL LEVEL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL OUTCOMES SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROGRESS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE STRUCTURAL REFORMS TAX REVENUES TERTIARY EDUCATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN POPULATION URBAN POVERTY VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE INCOME WAGES WELFARE FUNCTION WELFARE GAINS World Bank Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 2. Background Report |
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Latin America & Caribbean Colombia |
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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. |
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Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 2. Background Report |
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Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 2. Background Report |
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Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 2. Background Report |
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Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 2. Background Report |
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Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 2. Background Report |
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colombia : poverty report, volume 2. background report |
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Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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okr-10986-152992021-04-23T14:03:15Z Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 2. Background Report World Bank POVERTY MITIGATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ABSOLUTE POVERTY URBAN POVERTY PUBLIC POLICY VULNERABLE GROUPS TARGETED ASSISTANCE WELFARE ECONOMICS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS INCOME ESTIMATES INCOME GAPS ACCESSIBLE SERVICES SOCIAL SERVICES SECURITY ANALYSIS POVERTY MEASUREMENT GOVERNMENT ROLE SOCIAL INDICATORS VIOLENCE CRIME STATISTICS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN MARKET ECONOMY PUBLIC EXPENDITURES SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMS CHILD CARE PUBLIC HEALTH BASIC NEEDS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS ADVERSE EFFECTS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AVERAGE INCOME BUSINESS CYCLE CAPITA GROWTH CDF CHILD LABOR CRIME CROSS-COUNTRY STUDY CURRENCY UNIT DEBT DECREASING FERTILITY DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE DEMOGRAPHICS DIFFERENCES IN INCOME DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT DYNAMIC DECOMPOSITION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC BURDEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INDICATORS ECONOMIC RECESSION ECONOMIC WELFARE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL RESULTS EQUALIZING EFFECT ESCAPE POVERTY EXCHANGE RATE EXPLANATORY VARIABLES EXTREME POVERTY FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCING MECHANISMS GINI COEFFICIENT GNP GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SURVEY HEALTH SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT QUOTAS INCOME INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME EFFECT INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME QUINTILES INCOME SOURCE INCOMES INCREASING INCOME INEQUALITY INCREASING INEQUALITY INCREASING UNEMPLOYMENT INDIVIDUAL INCOME INEQUALITY INDICATORS INEQUALITY MEASURES INEQUALITY TRENDS INFANT MORTALITY INFLATION INFLATION RATE INFLATION RATES INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS JOB CREATION JOB LOSS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENTS LONG TERM MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MARKET ECONOMY MICROECONOMICS MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY NATIONAL AVERAGE NEGATIVE GROWTH NEGATIVE IMPACT NEGATIVE SHOCKS NUTRITION OIL OIL PRICES OIL RESERVES OPPORTUNITY COST OPPORTUNITY COSTS PENSION SYSTEM PER CAPITA PER CAPITA GROWTH POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY CHANGES POVERTY DYNAMICS POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INCREASE POVERTY INDEXES POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY RISK POVERTY RISKS PRIMARY SCHOOL PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC UTILITIES PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY REGIONAL DISPARITIES RELATIVE PRICES RISING INEQUALITY RULE OF LAW RURAL AREAS SCHOOL GRADUATES SKILL LEVEL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL OUTCOMES SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROGRESS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE STRUCTURAL REFORMS TAX REVENUES TERTIARY EDUCATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN POPULATION URBAN POVERTY VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE INCOME WAGES WELFARE FUNCTION WELFARE GAINS 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. 2013-08-22T20:38:19Z 2013-08-22T20:38:19Z 2002-11-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/11/2199498/colombia-poverty-report-vol-2-2-background-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15299 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Latin America & Caribbean Colombia |