Kyrgyz Republic : Poverty in the 1990s in the Kyrgyz Republic

The study focuses on the high levels of poverty in the Kyrgyz Republic, where the trend has been one of increasing poverty in the last decade. The first chapter reviews the economic situation, based on data sources, particularly the household level...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	POVERTY ASSESSMENTS DATA SOURCES ECONOMIC CONDITIONS FINANCIAL CRISES HOUSEHOLD DATA TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY INCIDENCE SOCIAL INDICATORS RESOURCE MOBILIZATION GAPS PUBLIC SPENDING STANDARD OF LIVING LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS WELFARE WORK PARTICIPATION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES PUBLIC UTILITY RATES EDUCATION SECTOR HEALTH CARE DELIVERY POLICY MAKING TARGETED ASSISTANCE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SECTORAL REFORMS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR BUDGET CONSTRAINTS CDF CHRONIC ILLNESSES CONSUMPTION GROWTH CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CPI CURRENCY UNIT DEPENDENCY RATIO DEPENDENT VARIABLE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SITUATION ECONOMICS EDUCATION LEVEL EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES EXTREME EXTREME POVERTY FINANCIAL CRISIS FOOD CONSUMPTION GDP GINI COEFFICIENT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GROWTH RATES HEAD COUNT RATIO HEALTH CARE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LABOR HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLNESS INDEXATION INFLATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDY MEAN CONSUMPTION MEASURING POVERTY MEDICAL CARE MEDIUM TERM NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY NEGATIVE EFFECT POLICY CHANGES POLICY MAKERS POOR BENEFIT POOR CHILDREN POOR WOMEN POVERTY POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY FOCUS POVERTY GAP POVERTY GROUP POVERTY INCREASES POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURE POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MONITORING POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITATIVE DATA QUALITY OF LIFE RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL POVERTY SAMPLE SIZE SECONDARY SCHOOLING SECTOR ACTIVITIES SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE SECTOR SIGNIFICANT EFFECT SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SPENDING TECHNICAL INPUTS UNDERSTANDING POVERTY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBAN ONES URBAN POOR URBAN POPULATION URBAN POVERTY WAGE INCOME WAGES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1552061/kyrgyz-republic-poverty-1990s-kyrgyz-republic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15496

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Summary:	The study focuses on the high levels of poverty in the Kyrgyz Republic, where the trend has been one of increasing poverty in the last decade. The first chapter reviews the economic situation, based on data sources, particularly the household level data, collected by the National Statistical Committee, which measure not only the levels, and depth of poverty, but identifies the determinants of poverty, and other social outcomes and indicators as well. Economic growth dropped in the early 1990s, rose in 1996-97, and then fell in the wake of the Russian financial crisis, with significant lower resources available to the government. Furthermore, government spending as a share of GDP maybe at unsustainable levels, and may need to be reduced; this creates the dilemma that, as poverty increases, the government has fewer resources to provide assistance, and services. Chapter II presents an overview of poverty, indicating extreme poverty affected twenty three percent of the population, with a significant shortfall in consumption. Chapters III and IV explore the livelihoods of the poor, and issues affecting them, focused on the lower levels in labor force participation by the poor, the hidden differences in unemployment among the welfare groups, and, limited employment opportunities. Dissatisfaction concerning utilities, education, and health is prevalent, where the poor pay a disproportionately high share of total income (consumption) for services. Conclusions, and recommendations are presented in Chapter V, emphasizing on public spending policies targeting poverty, through social assistance programs, all of which will require sectoral reform, and rationalization of services.

Kyrgyz Republic : Poverty in the 1990s in the Kyrgyz Republic

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