A Qualitative Assessment of Poverty in Ten Areas of Albania

This qualitative assessment of poverty in Albania seeks to deepen the understanding of poverty in the country, first, by involving poor Albanians in a process of exploring the causes, nature, extent of poverty, and how it affects their livelihoods....

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Main Authors:	De Soto, Hermine, Gordon, Peter, Gedeshi, Ilir, Sinoimeri, Zamira
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY EVALUATION METHODS POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MONITORING COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS REFORM IMPLEMENTATION REFORM POLICY FINANCIAL CRISES HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES LAND CARRYING CAPACITY LAND PRODUCTIVITY CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS MARKETING TECHNIQUES SECTORAL ASSESSMENT INFRASTRUCTURE BASIC NEEDS SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS COMPETITIVENESS LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMS ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS REMITTANCES MIGRANT WORKERS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT POLICY FORMATION SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS SOCIAL SERVICE DELIVERY LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL ADMINISTRATION RESOURCE MOBILIZATION GAPS INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT CIVIL SOCIETY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY-BASED DEVELOPMENT ABSOLUTE POVERTY ADOLESCENTS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION CASH INCOME CITIZEN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLEAN WATER CLINICS COMMUNITY LEADERS COMMUNITY LEVEL COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CORRUPTION CRIME DEBT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT ETHNIC GROUP ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC MINORITIES FAMILIES FAMILY RELATIONS FARMING COMMUNITIES FIELD RESEARCH FIELD WORK FISHERIES FISHING FOREIGN INVESTORS FORMAL INSTITUTIONS GROUP DISCUSSIONS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH SERVICES HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSING HYGIENE ILLITERACY IMPORTS INFLATION INFORMAL ACTIVITIES INFORMAL SECTOR LAWS LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT LOCAL INSTITUTIONS LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL LEVELS LOCAL OFFICIALS MALNUTRITION MANAGERS MARKET INSTITUTIONS MARKETING MARKETING MECHANISMS MEDICAL FACILITIES MIGRANTS MIGRATION PARENTS POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLITICAL CONDITIONS POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL SYSTEM POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POWER PLANTS PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS QUALITATIVE DATA QUALITATIVE INFORMATION RELIGIOUS GROUPS RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS RESEARCH TEAM RICKETS RURAL AREAS SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SCHOOLS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE SECTOR SHORT TERM SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL STUDIES STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT UNIT UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS VIOLENCE WATER SUPPLY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1677826/albania-qualitative-assessment-poverty-ten-areas-albania http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15455

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Summary:	This qualitative assessment of poverty in Albania seeks to deepen the understanding of poverty in the country, first, by involving poor Albanians in a process of exploring the causes, nature, extent of poverty, and how it affects their livelihoods. Second, it is intended to support the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP); third, it supports preparation of the Country Assistance Strategy (CAS), and the Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) process; and, fourth, it supports ongoing research on formal, and informal institutions in the country that are relevant to poverty, and it identifies as well, emerging areas of concern. Findings suggest that poverty in the study sites, developed as a result of a weak economic base at the beginning of reform (as of 1990), worsened as the reforms continued, and accelerated during the 1997 financial crisis. From household interviews, it is perceived that the causes of poverty are a result of unemployment, insufficient and low quality of land, absence of formal institutions, and marketing mechanisms to support industrial and agricultural development, and, the government's inability to respond to infrastructure, and basic needs. The study further examines the factors depressing, and/or precluding (sector wide) the potential to compete, sustain livelihoods, attain employment, and receive economic, and social assistance. And it rightly identifies the contribution from migrant remittances, accounting for a significant percentage of GDP. Policy implications spell out the need to improve administration of social security, and services, by decentralizing legal and regulatory frameworks, and equitably mobilizing fiscal revenues.

A Qualitative Assessment of Poverty in Ten Areas of Albania

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