Costa Rica Poverty Assessment : Recapturing Momentum for Poverty Reduction

This study examines recent developments on the poverty front in Costa Rica, with particular emphasis on why poverty rates have not declined over the last 10 years despite consistent economic growth over the period. To accomplish this, the report de...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Poverty Assessment
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7637246/costa-rica-poverty-assessment-recapturing-momentum-poverty-reduction
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topic ABSOLUTE TERMS
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ADULT POPULATION
ANTI-POVERTY
ANTI-POVERTY INTERVENTIONS
AVERAGE INCOME
BABIES
BASIC EDUCATION
CENTRAL AMERICA
CENTRAL AMERICAN
CHANGES IN POVERTY
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD MORTALITY RATES
CORRELATES OF POVERTY
COUNTRY LEVEL
CURRENT POVERTY
CURRENT POVERTY SITUATION
DETERMINANTS OF GROWTH
DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
DIMENSIONAL POVERTY
DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC PROGRESS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EXTREME POVERTY
EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS
EXTREMELY POOR PEOPLE
FAMILY EDUCATION
FEMALE WORKERS
FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FIREWOOD
GINI COEFFICIENT
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
GROWTH RATES
HEADCOUNT POVERTY
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH REFORM
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SYSTEM
HIGH POVERTY
HOSPITAL
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME
HOUSEHOLD POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION
IMMIGRATION STATUS
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME POVERTY
INCOME QUINTILE
INCOME SHARE
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
INEQUALITY
INEQUALITY MEASURES
INFANT
INFANT MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
INFORMATION SYSTEM
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LATIN AMERICAN
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVE BIRTHS
LIVING STANDARDS
LONG-TERM GROWTH
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
MALARIA
MATERNAL HEALTH
MEASLES
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POVERTY
NON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS
OLD AGE
PER CAPITA GROWTH
PER CAPITA INCOMES
POOR
POOR AREAS
POOR BENEFIT
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POPULATION INFORMATION
POTABLE WATER
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY FRONT
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
POVERTY INDICATORS
POVERTY LEVEL
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
POVERTY SITUATION
POVERTY STATUS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PROGRESS
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SPENDING
QUALITY EDUCATION
REDUCING POVERTY
REGIONAL DISPARITIES
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POVERTY
SAFETY NET
SANITATION
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY ENROLLMENT
SECONDARY ENROLLMENT RATES
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS
SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL
SERIES OF MEETINGS
SINGLE MOTHERS
SKILLED WORKERS
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SECTOR
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOCIAL SECURITY
TARGETING
TUBERCULOSIS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POVERTY
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WATER SOURCES
WATER SUPPLIES
WORKFORCE
WORKING MOTHERS
spellingShingle ABSOLUTE TERMS
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ADULT POPULATION
ANTI-POVERTY
ANTI-POVERTY INTERVENTIONS
AVERAGE INCOME
BABIES
BASIC EDUCATION
CENTRAL AMERICA
CENTRAL AMERICAN
CHANGES IN POVERTY
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD MORTALITY RATES
CORRELATES OF POVERTY
COUNTRY LEVEL
CURRENT POVERTY
CURRENT POVERTY SITUATION
DETERMINANTS OF GROWTH
DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
DIMENSIONAL POVERTY
DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC PROGRESS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EXTREME POVERTY
EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS
EXTREMELY POOR PEOPLE
FAMILY EDUCATION
FEMALE WORKERS
FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FIREWOOD
GINI COEFFICIENT
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
GROWTH RATES
HEADCOUNT POVERTY
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH REFORM
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SYSTEM
HIGH POVERTY
HOSPITAL
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME
HOUSEHOLD POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION
IMMIGRATION STATUS
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME POVERTY
INCOME QUINTILE
INCOME SHARE
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
INEQUALITY
INEQUALITY MEASURES
INFANT
INFANT MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
INFORMATION SYSTEM
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LATIN AMERICAN
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVE BIRTHS
LIVING STANDARDS
LONG-TERM GROWTH
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
MALARIA
MATERNAL HEALTH
MEASLES
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POVERTY
NON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS
OLD AGE
PER CAPITA GROWTH
PER CAPITA INCOMES
POOR
POOR AREAS
POOR BENEFIT
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POPULATION INFORMATION
POTABLE WATER
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY FRONT
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
POVERTY INDICATORS
POVERTY LEVEL
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
POVERTY SITUATION
POVERTY STATUS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PROGRESS
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SPENDING
QUALITY EDUCATION
REDUCING POVERTY
REGIONAL DISPARITIES
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POVERTY
SAFETY NET
SANITATION
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY ENROLLMENT
SECONDARY ENROLLMENT RATES
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS
SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL
SERIES OF MEETINGS
SINGLE MOTHERS
SKILLED WORKERS
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SECTOR
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOCIAL SECURITY
TARGETING
TUBERCULOSIS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POVERTY
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WATER SOURCES
WATER SUPPLIES
WORKFORCE
WORKING MOTHERS
World Bank
Costa Rica Poverty Assessment : Recapturing Momentum for Poverty Reduction
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
description This study examines recent developments on the poverty front in Costa Rica, with particular emphasis on why poverty rates have not declined over the last 10 years despite consistent economic growth over the period. To accomplish this, the report develops a dynamic profile of poverty in Costa Rica to better understand the characteristics of the poor. It analyzes recent patterns of economic growth and the extent to which the poor have shared its benefits. The study also examines the dynamics of the labor market, including how recent labor market developments have affected the ability of the poor to generate higher incomes, particularly since 1994. It pays special attention to the impact that immigration from Nicaragua has had on poverty, and to the particular challenges faced by poor female workers. Finally, it examines the role and effectiveness of social sector spending and policies in improving the welfare of the poor and providing enabling them to escape poverty. The study is organized into three main parts. The first part of the report (chapters 1-4) focuses on the nature and evolution of poverty from 1989 to 2004. This includes presentation of a multi-dimensional profile of poverty (chapter 2), an analysis of the links between growth, income inequality and poverty reduction in Costa Rica (chapter 3), and an analysis of the role of the Costa Rican labor market in determining the earnings and opportunities faced by the poor (chapter 4). Part I1 (chapters 5-8) examines the role of the social sectors and social sector policies on poverty reduction in Costa Rica, focusing on education (chapter 6), health (chapter 7), and social protection (chapter 8). The final part of the report focuses on recapturing Costa Rica's momentum in reducing poverty. This part focuses first on strengthening economic and social policies to reduce poverty (chapter 9) and then on improving data for poverty monitoring and results-based management of Costa Rica's poverty reduction efforts.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Poverty Assessment
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Costa Rica Poverty Assessment : Recapturing Momentum for Poverty Reduction
title_short Costa Rica Poverty Assessment : Recapturing Momentum for Poverty Reduction
title_full Costa Rica Poverty Assessment : Recapturing Momentum for Poverty Reduction
title_fullStr Costa Rica Poverty Assessment : Recapturing Momentum for Poverty Reduction
title_full_unstemmed Costa Rica Poverty Assessment : Recapturing Momentum for Poverty Reduction
title_sort costa rica poverty assessment : recapturing momentum for poverty reduction
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7637246/costa-rica-poverty-assessment-recapturing-momentum-poverty-reduction
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7678
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spelling okr-10986-76782021-04-23T14:02:37Z Costa Rica Poverty Assessment : Recapturing Momentum for Poverty Reduction World Bank ABSOLUTE TERMS ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ADULT POPULATION ANTI-POVERTY ANTI-POVERTY INTERVENTIONS AVERAGE INCOME BABIES BASIC EDUCATION CENTRAL AMERICA CENTRAL AMERICAN CHANGES IN POVERTY CHILD MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY RATES CORRELATES OF POVERTY COUNTRY LEVEL CURRENT POVERTY CURRENT POVERTY SITUATION DETERMINANTS OF GROWTH DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DIMENSIONAL POVERTY DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC PROGRESS EDUCATION LEVEL EXTREME POVERTY EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS EXTREMELY POOR PEOPLE FAMILY EDUCATION FEMALE WORKERS FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY FINANCIAL CRISIS FIREWOOD GINI COEFFICIENT GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH RATES HEADCOUNT POVERTY HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SYSTEM HIGH POVERTY HOSPITAL HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION STATUS INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVELS INCOME POVERTY INCOME QUINTILE INCOME SHARE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INEQUALITY INEQUALITY MEASURES INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFORMATION SYSTEM LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LATIN AMERICAN LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVE BIRTHS LIVING STANDARDS LONG-TERM GROWTH LOW BIRTH WEIGHT MALARIA MATERNAL HEALTH MEASLES MINISTRY OF HEALTH NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS OLD AGE PER CAPITA GROWTH PER CAPITA INCOMES POOR POOR AREAS POOR BENEFIT POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POPULATION INFORMATION POTABLE WATER POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY FRONT POVERTY GAP POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY SITUATION POVERTY STATUS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRESS PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY EDUCATION REDUCING POVERTY REGIONAL DISPARITIES RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL POVERTY SAFETY NET SANITATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLING SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY ENROLLMENT SECONDARY ENROLLMENT RATES SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL SERIES OF MEETINGS SINGLE MOTHERS SKILLED WORKERS SMALL ENTERPRISES SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SECURITY TARGETING TUBERCULOSIS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN AREAS URBAN POVERTY VULNERABLE GROUPS WATER SOURCES WATER SUPPLIES WORKFORCE WORKING MOTHERS This study examines recent developments on the poverty front in Costa Rica, with particular emphasis on why poverty rates have not declined over the last 10 years despite consistent economic growth over the period. To accomplish this, the report develops a dynamic profile of poverty in Costa Rica to better understand the characteristics of the poor. It analyzes recent patterns of economic growth and the extent to which the poor have shared its benefits. The study also examines the dynamics of the labor market, including how recent labor market developments have affected the ability of the poor to generate higher incomes, particularly since 1994. It pays special attention to the impact that immigration from Nicaragua has had on poverty, and to the particular challenges faced by poor female workers. Finally, it examines the role and effectiveness of social sector spending and policies in improving the welfare of the poor and providing enabling them to escape poverty. The study is organized into three main parts. The first part of the report (chapters 1-4) focuses on the nature and evolution of poverty from 1989 to 2004. This includes presentation of a multi-dimensional profile of poverty (chapter 2), an analysis of the links between growth, income inequality and poverty reduction in Costa Rica (chapter 3), and an analysis of the role of the Costa Rican labor market in determining the earnings and opportunities faced by the poor (chapter 4). Part I1 (chapters 5-8) examines the role of the social sectors and social sector policies on poverty reduction in Costa Rica, focusing on education (chapter 6), health (chapter 7), and social protection (chapter 8). The final part of the report focuses on recapturing Costa Rica's momentum in reducing poverty. This part focuses first on strengthening economic and social policies to reduce poverty (chapter 9) and then on improving data for poverty monitoring and results-based management of Costa Rica's poverty reduction efforts. 2012-06-11T17:56:25Z 2012-06-11T17:56:25Z 2007-02-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7637246/costa-rica-poverty-assessment-recapturing-momentum-poverty-reduction http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7678 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Poverty Assessment Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean