Drivers of Poverty Reduction in Lao PDR

Poverty in Lao PDR declined from 33.5 percent to 23.2 percent over the 10 year period between 2002/3 and 2012/13. The number of poor people declined by about half a million to 1.35 million in 2013 and Lao PDR has met its MDG target of reducing poverty to below 24 percent by 2015. Improvements in...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Vientiane 2015
Subjects:	LIVING STANDARDS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY RISKS FARM LABOR POVERTY LINE SUBSISTENCE ECONOMIC GROWTH GROWTH ELASTICITY FOOD CONSUMPTION INCOME HEALTH EXPENDITURES LABOR FORCE HEALTH INSURANCE FARMING ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION HEALTH CARE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION NATIONAL POVERTY POOR PEOPLE NATIONAL POVERTY RATE FARM INCOME DEVELOPMENT GOALS CONSUMPTION GROWTH MARGINAL EFFECT DRIVERS OF POVERTY REDUCTION SAFETY NETS NON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS REGION POVERTY REDUCTION REGIONAL FRAMEWORK ECONOMIC ACTIVITY LABOR MARKET PUBLIC POLICY RURAL HOUSEHOLDS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT HOUSEHOLD HEAD INCOME GROWTH FOOD PRICE FARM PRICES VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS FARM EMPLOYMENT TRANSFERS POVERTY STATUS EXPLANATORY VARIABLES SOCIAL PROTECTION FARMERS CHANGES IN POVERTY OUTPUT GROWTH FARM SECTOR REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT POVERTY PROFILE HOUSEHOLD HEADS WELFARE DISTRIBUTION WELFARE IMPACT CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITY SOCIAL SAFETY NETS HUMAN CAPITAL REDUCING POVERTY DEVELOPMENT REPORT INCOME SHOCKS CHRONICALLY POOR FARM ACTIVITIES LACK OF SKILLS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS NEGATIVE EFFECT URBAN AREAS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR EDUCATION LEVEL HOUSEHOLD HEAD AGE RURAL POVERTY TARGET DIVERSIFICATION FARM INCOMES INSURANCE ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES MATERNAL HEALTH REGIONS GROWTH REGRESSIONS EXTREME POVERTY INVESTMENT CLIMATE POVERTY RURAL AREAS SECONDARY ENROLLMENT HEALTH EXPENDITURE POLICY IMPLICATIONS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES DECLINE IN POVERTY POVERTY DYNAMICS POLICY RESEARCH POVERTY RATE POOR WELFARE IMPROVEMENTS POVERTY ASSESSMENT PRIMARY EDUCATION EXCHANGE RATE FOOD PRICES AGGREGATE LEVEL DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WELFARE PROGRAMS SELF-EMPLOYMENT WAGE EMPLOYMENT REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS INCOME GROUPS GROWTH POOR HOUSEHOLDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25516130/lao-pdr-poverty-policy-notes-drivers-poverty-reduction-lao-pdr http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23339

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Summary:	Poverty in Lao PDR declined from 33.5 percent to 23.2 percent over the 10 year period between 2002/3 and 2012/13. The number of poor people declined by about half a million to 1.35 million in 2013 and Lao PDR has met its MDG target of reducing poverty to below 24 percent by 2015. Improvements in welfare are evident in the changes in other socio-economic indicators such as the ownership of televisions and access to electricity, which doubled, and the number of households living in houses built with bricks or concrete, which nearly tripled, while the proportion of those without a toilet halved. Net secondary enrollment increased from 27 percent in 2002/3 to 50 percent in 2012/13 showing significant improvements in education.

Drivers of Poverty Reduction in Lao PDR

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