Maldives : Identifying Opportunities and Constraints to Ending Poverty and Promoting Shared Prosperity

Maldives is an island nation scattered in the Indian Ocean comprising 1,190 small coral islands of which 190 are inhabited by a local population of 341,000. Maldives’ unique archipelagic coral island provides the country with an extremely rich and...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	WASTE TARIFFS ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES RISKS CAPITAL MARKETS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES FISH RECLAMATION ECONOMIC INCENTIVES CENTRAL PLANNING GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MARKET DISTORTIONS WASTE MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPECTATIONS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES FISHERIES MANAGEMENT MARGINAL COST PRODUCERS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FINANCIAL RESOURCES RESOURCE ALLOCATION LABOR FORCE POLITICAL ECONOMY REVENUES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT INCENTIVES HEALTH MODELS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY LIFE EXPECTANCY KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY INELASTIC DEMAND PRESENT VALUE EXERCISES EXPLOITATION ARABLE LAND CROWDING OUT POPULATION GROWTH FIXED COSTS OPTIONS MIGRATION QUOTAS VIOLENCE BARRIERS TO ENTRY DEBT MARKETING POLLUTION DISASTERS BENEFIT ANALYSIS DIVIDENDS POLICY DECISIONS NATURAL RESOURCES MORTALITY SUBSIDIES EFFICIENCY FISHING TAXES LAND USE CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS RESOURCES UNEMPLOYMENT DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION EQUITY CONSUMPTION ECONOMIC IMPACT WORKERS WAGES CLIMATE CHANGE SOCIAL SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT VALUES MARKET PRICES PRICE DIFFERENCES CREDIT PURCHASING POWER DEMAND SUSTAINABLE USE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ELECTRICITY GENERATION ENVIRONMENTS EXPENDITURES COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS PROPERTY DECISION MAKING MEASUREMENT NUTRITION TRANSACTION COSTS ENVIRONMENT ECONOMICS TERMS OF TRADE WASTE DISPOSAL TAX REVENUE CAPITAL GOODS FISHERIES WEIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE LAND ECONOMIES OF SCALE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS DRINKING WATER CONSUMPTION PATTERNS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NET WORTH FISHING GROUNDS REVENUE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE POLLUTION CONTROL PRIVATE CONSUMPTION RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FAMILIES PROFITS ENVIRONMENTAL COST SAVINGS PUBLIC GOOD HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS PRICES FISHERS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIES COMPETITION
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spelling	okr-10986-231182021-06-14T10:20:15Z Maldives : Identifying Opportunities and Constraints to Ending Poverty and Promoting Shared Prosperity World Bank Group WASTE TARIFFS ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES RISKS CAPITAL MARKETS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES FISH RECLAMATION ECONOMIC INCENTIVES CENTRAL PLANNING GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MARKET DISTORTIONS WASTE MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPECTATIONS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES FISHERIES MANAGEMENT MARGINAL COST PRODUCERS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FINANCIAL RESOURCES RESOURCE ALLOCATION LABOR FORCE POLITICAL ECONOMY REVENUES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT INCENTIVES HEALTH MODELS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY LIFE EXPECTANCY KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY INELASTIC DEMAND PRESENT VALUE EXERCISES EXPLOITATION ARABLE LAND CROWDING OUT POPULATION GROWTH FIXED COSTS OPTIONS MIGRATION QUOTAS VIOLENCE BARRIERS TO ENTRY DEBT MARKETING POLLUTION DISASTERS BENEFIT ANALYSIS DIVIDENDS POLICY DECISIONS NATURAL RESOURCES MORTALITY SUBSIDIES EFFICIENCY FISHING TAXES LAND USE CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS RESOURCES UNEMPLOYMENT DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION EQUITY CONSUMPTION ECONOMIC IMPACT WORKERS WAGES CLIMATE CHANGE SOCIAL SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT VALUES MARKET PRICES PRICE DIFFERENCES CREDIT PURCHASING POWER DEMAND SUSTAINABLE USE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ELECTRICITY GENERATION ENVIRONMENTS EXPENDITURES COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS PROPERTY DECISION MAKING MEASUREMENT NUTRITION TRANSACTION COSTS ENVIRONMENT ECONOMICS TERMS OF TRADE WASTE DISPOSAL TAX REVENUE CAPITAL GOODS FISHERIES WEIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE LAND ECONOMIES OF SCALE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS DRINKING WATER CONSUMPTION PATTERNS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NET WORTH FISHING GROUNDS REVENUE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE POLLUTION CONTROL PRIVATE CONSUMPTION RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FAMILIES PROFITS ENVIRONMENTAL COST SAVINGS PUBLIC GOOD HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS PRICES FISHERS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIES COMPETITION Maldives is an island nation scattered in the Indian Ocean comprising 1,190 small coral islands of which 190 are inhabited by a local population of 341,000. Maldives’ unique archipelagic coral island provides the country with an extremely rich and diverse marine ecological system. With more territorial sea than land, marine resources have played a vital role shaping the contours of economic development, with nature-based tourism being the key driver of economic growth and fisheries an important sector of employment for the local population. Maldives developed a successful high-end tourism sector, whose sizeable rents have been redistributed to the population to address its development challenges. This systematic country diagnostic for Maldives aims at identifying the most critical constraints and opportunities facing the country as it works towards promoting sustainable growth, reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity. In addition to serving as a public good for the government, civil society, research and academic community, and local and international development partners, the findings of the SCD will be used as key inputs in the preparation of the WBG strategy, the Country Partnership Framework, which will outline how the Bank Group’s engagement in Maldives can best contribute towards achieving the twin goals. 2015-11-20T22:02:42Z 2015-11-20T22:02:42Z 2015-09-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25479516/maldives-identifying-opportunities-constraints-ending-poverty-promoting-shared-prosperity-systematic-country-diagnostic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23118 English en_US Systematic Country Diagnostic; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Country Focus :: Country Assistance Strategy Document South Asia Maldives
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topic	WASTE TARIFFS ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES RISKS CAPITAL MARKETS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES FISH RECLAMATION ECONOMIC INCENTIVES CENTRAL PLANNING GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MARKET DISTORTIONS WASTE MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPECTATIONS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES FISHERIES MANAGEMENT MARGINAL COST PRODUCERS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FINANCIAL RESOURCES RESOURCE ALLOCATION LABOR FORCE POLITICAL ECONOMY REVENUES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT INCENTIVES HEALTH MODELS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY LIFE EXPECTANCY KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY INELASTIC DEMAND PRESENT VALUE EXERCISES EXPLOITATION ARABLE LAND CROWDING OUT POPULATION GROWTH FIXED COSTS OPTIONS MIGRATION QUOTAS VIOLENCE BARRIERS TO ENTRY DEBT MARKETING POLLUTION DISASTERS BENEFIT ANALYSIS DIVIDENDS POLICY DECISIONS NATURAL RESOURCES MORTALITY SUBSIDIES EFFICIENCY FISHING TAXES LAND USE CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS RESOURCES UNEMPLOYMENT DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION EQUITY CONSUMPTION ECONOMIC IMPACT WORKERS WAGES CLIMATE CHANGE SOCIAL SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT VALUES MARKET PRICES PRICE DIFFERENCES CREDIT PURCHASING POWER DEMAND SUSTAINABLE USE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ELECTRICITY GENERATION ENVIRONMENTS EXPENDITURES COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS PROPERTY DECISION MAKING MEASUREMENT NUTRITION TRANSACTION COSTS ENVIRONMENT ECONOMICS TERMS OF TRADE WASTE DISPOSAL TAX REVENUE CAPITAL GOODS FISHERIES WEIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE LAND ECONOMIES OF SCALE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS DRINKING WATER CONSUMPTION PATTERNS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NET WORTH FISHING GROUNDS REVENUE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE POLLUTION CONTROL PRIVATE CONSUMPTION RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FAMILIES PROFITS ENVIRONMENTAL COST SAVINGS PUBLIC GOOD HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS PRICES FISHERS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIES COMPETITION
spellingShingle	WASTE TARIFFS ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES RISKS CAPITAL MARKETS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES FISH RECLAMATION ECONOMIC INCENTIVES CENTRAL PLANNING GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MARKET DISTORTIONS WASTE MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPECTATIONS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES FISHERIES MANAGEMENT MARGINAL COST PRODUCERS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FINANCIAL RESOURCES RESOURCE ALLOCATION LABOR FORCE POLITICAL ECONOMY REVENUES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT INCENTIVES HEALTH MODELS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY LIFE EXPECTANCY KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY INELASTIC DEMAND PRESENT VALUE EXERCISES EXPLOITATION ARABLE LAND CROWDING OUT POPULATION GROWTH FIXED COSTS OPTIONS MIGRATION QUOTAS VIOLENCE BARRIERS TO ENTRY DEBT MARKETING POLLUTION DISASTERS BENEFIT ANALYSIS DIVIDENDS POLICY DECISIONS NATURAL RESOURCES MORTALITY SUBSIDIES EFFICIENCY FISHING TAXES LAND USE CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS RESOURCES UNEMPLOYMENT DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION EQUITY CONSUMPTION ECONOMIC IMPACT WORKERS WAGES CLIMATE CHANGE SOCIAL SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT VALUES MARKET PRICES PRICE DIFFERENCES CREDIT PURCHASING POWER DEMAND SUSTAINABLE USE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ELECTRICITY GENERATION ENVIRONMENTS EXPENDITURES COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS PROPERTY DECISION MAKING MEASUREMENT NUTRITION TRANSACTION COSTS ENVIRONMENT ECONOMICS TERMS OF TRADE WASTE DISPOSAL TAX REVENUE CAPITAL GOODS FISHERIES WEIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE LAND ECONOMIES OF SCALE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS DRINKING WATER CONSUMPTION PATTERNS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NET WORTH FISHING GROUNDS REVENUE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE POLLUTION CONTROL PRIVATE CONSUMPTION RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FAMILIES PROFITS ENVIRONMENTAL COST SAVINGS PUBLIC GOOD HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS PRICES FISHERS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIES COMPETITION World Bank Group Maldives : Identifying Opportunities and Constraints to Ending Poverty and Promoting Shared Prosperity
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description	Maldives is an island nation scattered in the Indian Ocean comprising 1,190 small coral islands of which 190 are inhabited by a local population of 341,000. Maldives’ unique archipelagic coral island provides the country with an extremely rich and diverse marine ecological system. With more territorial sea than land, marine resources have played a vital role shaping the contours of economic development, with nature-based tourism being the key driver of economic growth and fisheries an important sector of employment for the local population. Maldives developed a successful high-end tourism sector, whose sizeable rents have been redistributed to the population to address its development challenges. This systematic country diagnostic for Maldives aims at identifying the most critical constraints and opportunities facing the country as it works towards promoting sustainable growth, reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity. In addition to serving as a public good for the government, civil society, research and academic community, and local and international development partners, the findings of the SCD will be used as key inputs in the preparation of the WBG strategy, the Country Partnership Framework, which will outline how the Bank Group’s engagement in Maldives can best contribute towards achieving the twin goals.
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title	Maldives : Identifying Opportunities and Constraints to Ending Poverty and Promoting Shared Prosperity
title_short	Maldives : Identifying Opportunities and Constraints to Ending Poverty and Promoting Shared Prosperity
title_full	Maldives : Identifying Opportunities and Constraints to Ending Poverty and Promoting Shared Prosperity
title_fullStr	Maldives : Identifying Opportunities and Constraints to Ending Poverty and Promoting Shared Prosperity
title_full_unstemmed	Maldives : Identifying Opportunities and Constraints to Ending Poverty and Promoting Shared Prosperity
title_sort	maldives : identifying opportunities and constraints to ending poverty and promoting shared prosperity
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25479516/maldives-identifying-opportunities-constraints-ending-poverty-promoting-shared-prosperity-systematic-country-diagnostic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23118
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Maldives : Identifying Opportunities and Constraints to Ending Poverty and Promoting Shared Prosperity

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