Georgia - Poverty dynamics, 2003-2010

For Georgia, the 2000s were characterized not only by sweeping economic reforms and subsequent strong growth, but also by two major shocks. Following the rose revolution, the Georgian economy and institutions underwent major positive transformation...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Poverty Study
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
GDP
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topic ABSOLUTE POVERTY
ACCESS TO FOOD
AGGREGATE POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
ANNUAL GROWTH
ANTI-POVERTY
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS
CLEAN WATER
CONFLICT
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
CONSUMPTION DATA
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
DECLINE IN POVERTY
DECOMPOSABLE POVERTY
DECOMPOSABLE POVERTY MEASURES
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC REFORMS
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
ECONOMICS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
ERROR TERM
ESTIMATES OF POVERTY
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPLANATORY VARIABLES
EXTREME POVERTY
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FOOD NEEDS
GDP
GROWTH ELASTICITY
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
GROWTH PROCESS
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HEADCOUNT RATIO
HEALTH CARE
HIGH GROWTH
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME DATA
INCOME GROUPS
INEQUALITY
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LIVING STANDARDS
MEASURING POVERTY
PENSION INCOME
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POLICY CHANGES
POLICY REFORMS
POLICY RESEARCH
POOR
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY DYNAMICS
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
POVERTY IMPACT
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY INCREASE
POVERTY INDICES
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MAPPING
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY MONITORING
POVERTY POLICIES
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY SEVERITY
POWERLESSNESS
PRO-POOR
PROGRAMMATIC POVERTY ASSESSMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN
RAPID GROWTH
REDUCTION IN POVERTY
REFORM EFFORTS
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY INCIDENCE
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
RURAL QUINTILE
SAFETY NET
SANITATION
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL IMPACTS
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SQUARED POVERTY GAP
STANDARD OF LIVING
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
SUBSISTENCE
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POVERTY
WAGE GROWTH
WEALTH GROUPS
WELFARE MEASURE
WELFARE MONITORING
spellingShingle ABSOLUTE POVERTY
ACCESS TO FOOD
AGGREGATE POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
ANNUAL GROWTH
ANTI-POVERTY
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS
CLEAN WATER
CONFLICT
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
CONSUMPTION DATA
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
DECLINE IN POVERTY
DECOMPOSABLE POVERTY
DECOMPOSABLE POVERTY MEASURES
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC REFORMS
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
ECONOMICS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
ERROR TERM
ESTIMATES OF POVERTY
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPLANATORY VARIABLES
EXTREME POVERTY
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FOOD NEEDS
GDP
GROWTH ELASTICITY
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
GROWTH PROCESS
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HEADCOUNT RATIO
HEALTH CARE
HIGH GROWTH
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD DATA
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMPACT ON POVERTY
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME DATA
INCOME GROUPS
INEQUALITY
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LIVING STANDARDS
MEASURING POVERTY
PENSION INCOME
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POLICY CHANGES
POLICY REFORMS
POLICY RESEARCH
POOR
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY DYNAMICS
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
POVERTY IMPACT
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY INCREASE
POVERTY INDICES
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MAPPING
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY MONITORING
POVERTY POLICIES
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY SEVERITY
POWERLESSNESS
PRO-POOR
PROGRAMMATIC POVERTY ASSESSMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN
RAPID GROWTH
REDUCTION IN POVERTY
REFORM EFFORTS
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY INCIDENCE
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
RURAL QUINTILE
SAFETY NET
SANITATION
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL IMPACTS
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SQUARED POVERTY GAP
STANDARD OF LIVING
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
SUBSISTENCE
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POVERTY
WAGE GROWTH
WEALTH GROUPS
WELFARE MEASURE
WELFARE MONITORING
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Georgia - Poverty dynamics, 2003-2010
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Georgia
description For Georgia, the 2000s were characterized not only by sweeping economic reforms and subsequent strong growth, but also by two major shocks. Following the rose revolution, the Georgian economy and institutions underwent major positive transformations and saw significant improvements in the functioning of the public institutions. The Government of Georgia (GOG) made a sustained effort to improve the climate for doing business, promote private sector development, and establish the policy framework to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). Buoyed by sound policies and structural reforms, Georgia achieved an average annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of more than 9 percent from 2004-2007. The potential poverty and social impacts of the major shocks that resulted in decline of economic output in the second half of 2008 and in 2009 are also unknown. There is a general belief that poverty incidence increased during the crises. However, again due to a lack of relevant and comparable data, the magnitude of change in poverty incidence is largely unknown. The main objective of this note is to fill this information gap. The report shows the trends in monetary dimensions of living standards and the dynamics in the distribution of the poor at the urban and rural level for various time periods. It presents empirical estimations regarding how much poverty declined during the high growth period and increased during the crises. Specifically, the note seeks answers to the following questions: What were the gains in poverty reduction before the conflict with Russia and the global recession? What happened to poverty incidence in the aftermath of the crises? What are the urban and rural dimensions of poverty over time? Understanding the impact of the policy changes and the resulting economic growth on poverty and inequality is a key for ensuring that the benefits of growth are widely and more equitably shared.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study
author World Bank
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author_sort World Bank
title Georgia - Poverty dynamics, 2003-2010
title_short Georgia - Poverty dynamics, 2003-2010
title_full Georgia - Poverty dynamics, 2003-2010
title_fullStr Georgia - Poverty dynamics, 2003-2010
title_full_unstemmed Georgia - Poverty dynamics, 2003-2010
title_sort georgia - poverty dynamics, 2003-2010
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20111214014137
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2806
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spelling okr-10986-28062021-04-23T14:02:04Z Georgia - Poverty dynamics, 2003-2010 World Bank ABSOLUTE POVERTY ACCESS TO FOOD AGGREGATE POVERTY AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ANNUAL GROWTH ANTI-POVERTY BASIC HUMAN NEEDS CLEAN WATER CONFLICT CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES DECLINE IN POVERTY DECOMPOSABLE POVERTY DECOMPOSABLE POVERTY MEASURES DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIC SHOCKS ECONOMICS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ERROR TERM ESTIMATES OF POVERTY EXCHANGE RATE EXPLANATORY VARIABLES EXTREME POVERTY FINANCIAL CRISIS FOOD NEEDS GDP GROWTH ELASTICITY GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH PROCESS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HEADCOUNT RATIO HEALTH CARE HIGH GROWTH HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPACT ON POVERTY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME DATA INCOME GROUPS INEQUALITY LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LIVING STANDARDS MEASURING POVERTY PENSION INCOME PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POLICY CHANGES POLICY REFORMS POLICY RESEARCH POOR POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY DYNAMICS POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY GAP POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INCREASE POVERTY INDICES POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY MONITORING POVERTY POLICIES POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY SEVERITY POWERLESSNESS PRO-POOR PROGRAMMATIC POVERTY ASSESSMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN RAPID GROWTH REDUCTION IN POVERTY REFORM EFFORTS REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY INCIDENCE RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION RURAL QUINTILE SAFETY NET SANITATION SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL IMPACTS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SQUARED POVERTY GAP STANDARD OF LIVING STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUBSISTENCE UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN POVERTY WAGE GROWTH WEALTH GROUPS WELFARE MEASURE WELFARE MONITORING For Georgia, the 2000s were characterized not only by sweeping economic reforms and subsequent strong growth, but also by two major shocks. Following the rose revolution, the Georgian economy and institutions underwent major positive transformations and saw significant improvements in the functioning of the public institutions. The Government of Georgia (GOG) made a sustained effort to improve the climate for doing business, promote private sector development, and establish the policy framework to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). Buoyed by sound policies and structural reforms, Georgia achieved an average annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of more than 9 percent from 2004-2007. The potential poverty and social impacts of the major shocks that resulted in decline of economic output in the second half of 2008 and in 2009 are also unknown. There is a general belief that poverty incidence increased during the crises. However, again due to a lack of relevant and comparable data, the magnitude of change in poverty incidence is largely unknown. The main objective of this note is to fill this information gap. The report shows the trends in monetary dimensions of living standards and the dynamics in the distribution of the poor at the urban and rural level for various time periods. It presents empirical estimations regarding how much poverty declined during the high growth period and increased during the crises. Specifically, the note seeks answers to the following questions: What were the gains in poverty reduction before the conflict with Russia and the global recession? What happened to poverty incidence in the aftermath of the crises? What are the urban and rural dimensions of poverty over time? Understanding the impact of the policy changes and the resulting economic growth on poverty and inequality is a key for ensuring that the benefits of growth are widely and more equitably shared. 2012-03-19T10:14:03Z 2012-03-19T10:14:03Z 2011-06-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20111214014137 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2806 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study Europe and Central Asia Georgia