Conflict, Livelihoods, and Poverty in Guinea-Bissau

Conflict, Livelihoods, and Poverty in Guinea-Bissau

Conflict and political instability have weakened Guinea-Bissau's productive infrastructure considerably during the past three decades. This situation contributes to an increase in the degree of vulnerability of the population, especially in ru...

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Main Authors:	Boubacar-Sid, Barry, Creppy, Edward G.E., Gacitua-Mario, Estanislao, Wodon, Quentin
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION ARMED CONFLICT ARMED FORCES BALANCE OF PAYMENT BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BANKING SYSTEM BASIC NEEDS BOUNDARIES CAPACITY BUILDING CITIZENS CIVIL CONFLICT CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL WAR CIVIL WARS CIVILIAN POPULATION COLLECTIVE SECURITY CONFLICT CONFLICT MANAGEMENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION CORRUPTION COUNTERFACTUAL CRIME CRISES DATA COLLECTION DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES DEPENDENCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISSEMINATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC REHABILITATION ESTIMATES OF POVERTY ETHNIC GROUP ETHNIC GROUPS EXTERNAL DEBT EXTREME POVERTY EXTREME POVERTY LINE FAMILY STRUCTURE FARM-GATE FARMERS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOOD NEEDS FOOD SECURITY FOREIGNERS GENOCIDE GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS GOVERNMENT POLICIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL INCOME GROWTH RATE HEALTH CARE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD LEVEL DATA HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX HUMAN LIFE HUMAN RIGHTS IMF IMPACT OF CONFLICT INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNAL CONFLICTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE LACK OF CAPACITY LEGAL STATUS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIVING CONDITIONS LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL INSTITUTIONS LOW-INCOME COUNTRY MACROECONOMIC IMBALANCES MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MIDDLE EAST MIGRATION MILITARY INTERVENTIONS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MUTINY NATIONAL AUTHORITIES NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONS NATURAL RESOURCE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NORTH AFRICA NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS OBSERVERS OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PARLIAMENT PEACE PENSIONS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POLICE POLICY DECISIONS POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY FRAMEWORK POLITICAL CLIMATE POLITICAL FORCES POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL PROCESS POLITICAL STABILITY POOR POOR COUNTRIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION GROUPS POSTCONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY GAP POVERTY HEAD POVERTY HEAD COUNT INDEX POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY POVERTY POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER PRIME MINISTER PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUALITY CONTROL RECONCILIATION RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES REGIONAL CONFLICTS REGULATORY QUALITY REHABILITATION ROADS RULE OF LAW RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL POOR RURAL SECTOR SECURITY FORCES SECURITY SITUATION SERVICE DELIVERY SEX SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL CONDITIONS SOCIAL CONFLICT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SERVICE SOLDIERS SPILLOVER STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SUB -SAHARAN AFRICA SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAX COLLECTION TAX REVENUES TAXATION TERMS OF TRADE TERTIARY EDUCATION THE GAMBIA TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORTATION UNDP URBAN AREAS VIOLENT CONFLICT VULNERABILITY WAR WARS YOUTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/9870765/conflict-livelihoods-poverty-guinea-bissau http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6879

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Summary:	Conflict and political instability have weakened Guinea-Bissau's productive infrastructure considerably during the past three decades. This situation contributes to an increase in the degree of vulnerability of the population, especially in rural areas where most economic activities continue to take place. As growth has been weak, poverty levels remain high. This book provides a collection of papers on conflict, livelihoods, and poverty in Guinea-Bissau based on both the nationally representative 2002 household survey and a small scale survey with both quantitative and qualitative components implemented in 2004. The chapters deal with growth and poverty, institutions and social networks, the determinants of poverty, the means of livelihoods of the population, and finally cashew production and taxation.