Malawi - Poverty and Vulnerability Assessment : Investing in Our Future
This study builds a profile of the status of poverty and vulnerability in Malawi. Malawi is a small land-locked country, with one of the highest population densities in Sub-Saharan Africa, and one of the lowest per capita income levels in the world...
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ABSOLUTE POVERTY ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINES ACCESS TO SERVICES BABY BASIC NEEDS CALORIC REQUIREMENTS CALORIES PER DAY CD CHANGES IN POVERTY CHILD LABOR CHILD MORTALITY CONSUMER DURABLE CONSUMER DURABLES CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION BASKET CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CONSUMPTION INFORMATION CONSUMPTION MEASURES DATA SETS DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DIETARY DIVERSITY DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISEASES DRINKING WATER DROUGHT DRUGS DUMMY VARIABLES DURABLE DURABLE GOOD DURABLE GOODS ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIC STATUS EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EQUIPMENT EQUIVALENCE SCALE EQUIVALENCE SCALES EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE DATA EXPENDITURE INFORMATION EXPENSIVE CALORIES EXTREME POVERTY FARMERS FIGHTING POVERTY FINANCIAL ASSETS FIREWOOD FOOD COMPONENT FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD ITEMS FOOD POLICY FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD POVERTY LINES FOOD PRICES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER INEQUITIES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP HEALTH CARE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HIV HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD LIVING STANDARDS HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN BEINGS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENTS HUMAN RIGHTS ILLNESS ILLNESSES INCIDENCE ANALYSIS INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME GENERATION INCOME POVERTY INEQUALITY INFANT INFLATION INFLATION RATES INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVESTING KIDS LABOR MARKET LAND HOLDINGS LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT LOCAL CURRENCY MALARIA MALNUTRITION MATERNAL HEALTH MEDICAL FACILITY MILLENNIUM DECLARATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MOSQUITO NET NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY RATE NON-FOOD COMPONENT NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION NON-FOOD EXPENDITURE NON-FOOD ITEMS NONFOOD ITEMS NUMBER OF ADULTS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUTRITIONAL STATUS ORPHANS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR POPULATION CENSUS POPULATION DENSITY POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY GAP POVERTY INDICATOR POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAP POVERTY MAPS POVERTY MEASURE POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY STATUS PRICE INFORMATION PROGRESS PUBLIC GOODS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUALITY CONTROL RADIO RECREATION RENT PAYMENT RESERVE RESERVES RESPECT RURAL RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY LINE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SEX SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SOCIAL DIMENSIONS SPOUSE SPOUSES STANDARD ERRORS SUBSISTENCE TARGETING TELEVISION TEMPORAL PRICE INDICES TERTIARY EDUCATION TOTAL POVERTY TOTAL POVERTY LINE TRADING TRADITIONAL HEALER ULTRA POOR UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTER URBAN CENTRE URBAN POVERTY VEGETABLES VULNERABILITY VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT WELFARE INDICATOR WELFARE INDICATORS WELFARE MEASURE WELFARE MONITORING WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION |
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ABSOLUTE POVERTY ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINES ACCESS TO SERVICES BABY BASIC NEEDS CALORIC REQUIREMENTS CALORIES PER DAY CD CHANGES IN POVERTY CHILD LABOR CHILD MORTALITY CONSUMER DURABLE CONSUMER DURABLES CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION BASKET CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CONSUMPTION INFORMATION CONSUMPTION MEASURES DATA SETS DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DIETARY DIVERSITY DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISEASES DRINKING WATER DROUGHT DRUGS DUMMY VARIABLES DURABLE DURABLE GOOD DURABLE GOODS ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIC STATUS EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EQUIPMENT EQUIVALENCE SCALE EQUIVALENCE SCALES EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE DATA EXPENDITURE INFORMATION EXPENSIVE CALORIES EXTREME POVERTY FARMERS FIGHTING POVERTY FINANCIAL ASSETS FIREWOOD FOOD COMPONENT FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD ITEMS FOOD POLICY FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD POVERTY LINES FOOD PRICES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER INEQUITIES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP HEALTH CARE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HIV HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD LIVING STANDARDS HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN BEINGS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENTS HUMAN RIGHTS ILLNESS ILLNESSES INCIDENCE ANALYSIS INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME GENERATION INCOME POVERTY INEQUALITY INFANT INFLATION INFLATION RATES INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVESTING KIDS LABOR MARKET LAND HOLDINGS LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT LOCAL CURRENCY MALARIA MALNUTRITION MATERNAL HEALTH MEDICAL FACILITY MILLENNIUM DECLARATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MOSQUITO NET NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY RATE NON-FOOD COMPONENT NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION NON-FOOD EXPENDITURE NON-FOOD ITEMS NONFOOD ITEMS NUMBER OF ADULTS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUTRITIONAL STATUS ORPHANS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR POPULATION CENSUS POPULATION DENSITY POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY GAP POVERTY INDICATOR POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAP POVERTY MAPS POVERTY MEASURE POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY STATUS PRICE INFORMATION PROGRESS PUBLIC GOODS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUALITY CONTROL RADIO RECREATION RENT PAYMENT RESERVE RESERVES RESPECT RURAL RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY LINE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SEX SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SOCIAL DIMENSIONS SPOUSE SPOUSES STANDARD ERRORS SUBSISTENCE TARGETING TELEVISION TEMPORAL PRICE INDICES TERTIARY EDUCATION TOTAL POVERTY TOTAL POVERTY LINE TRADING TRADITIONAL HEALER ULTRA POOR UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTER URBAN CENTRE URBAN POVERTY VEGETABLES VULNERABILITY VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT WELFARE INDICATOR WELFARE INDICATORS WELFARE MEASURE WELFARE MONITORING WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION World Bank Malawi - Poverty and Vulnerability Assessment : Investing in Our Future |
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This study builds a profile of the
status of poverty and vulnerability in Malawi. Malawi is a
small land-locked country, with one of the highest
population densities in Sub-Saharan Africa, and one of the
lowest per capita income levels in the world. Almost 90
percent of the population lives in rural areas, and is
mostly engaged in smallholder, rain-fed agriculture. Most
people are therefore highly vulnerable to annual rainfall
volatility. The majority of households cultivate very small
landholdings, largely for subsistence. As a result, poverty
is pervasive and not merely the situation of the lowest
economic groups. Therefore, while this report focuses on the
least-well-off sections of the population, the analysis
provides valuable information to accelerate wealth creation
and economic growth for the whole of Malawi. This synthesis
report presents the main findings and policy recommendations
stemming from the analysis. Due to the length and detail of
this study, the 'full report' presenting the
detailed analysis and results underpinning these policy
recommendations is available as a separate publication. This
report highlights some of the key characteristics and causes
of poverty in Malawi, and focuses on the main sources of
risk affecting households, namely food insecurity and health
shocks. Based on these findings, the report goes on to
develop a set of policy recommendations for widely shared
growth and poverty reduction, and for enabling the most
vulnerable to make a living. Finally, the report also
provides recommendations for strengthening the monitoring
and evaluation systems of poverty reduction strategies, so
that policy makers and Malawian society can better track the
effectiveness of the policies pursued, and inform future
policy choices. |
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Economic & Sector Work :: Poverty Assessment |
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World Bank |
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World Bank |
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Malawi - Poverty and Vulnerability Assessment : Investing in Our Future |
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Malawi - Poverty and Vulnerability Assessment : Investing in Our Future |
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Malawi - Poverty and Vulnerability Assessment : Investing in Our Future |
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Malawi - Poverty and Vulnerability Assessment : Investing in Our Future |
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Malawi - Poverty and Vulnerability Assessment : Investing in Our Future |
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malawi - poverty and vulnerability assessment : investing in our future |
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Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/10532168/malawi-poverty-vulnerability-assessment-investing-future-vol-3-3-appendices http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7909 |
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okr-10986-79092021-04-23T14:02:36Z Malawi - Poverty and Vulnerability Assessment : Investing in Our Future World Bank ABSOLUTE POVERTY ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINES ACCESS TO SERVICES BABY BASIC NEEDS CALORIC REQUIREMENTS CALORIES PER DAY CD CHANGES IN POVERTY CHILD LABOR CHILD MORTALITY CONSUMER DURABLE CONSUMER DURABLES CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION BASKET CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CONSUMPTION INFORMATION CONSUMPTION MEASURES DATA SETS DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DIETARY DIVERSITY DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY DISEASES DRINKING WATER DROUGHT DRUGS DUMMY VARIABLES DURABLE DURABLE GOOD DURABLE GOODS ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIC STATUS EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EQUIPMENT EQUIVALENCE SCALE EQUIVALENCE SCALES EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE DATA EXPENDITURE INFORMATION EXPENSIVE CALORIES EXTREME POVERTY FARMERS FIGHTING POVERTY FINANCIAL ASSETS FIREWOOD FOOD COMPONENT FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD ITEMS FOOD POLICY FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE FOOD POVERTY LINES FOOD PRICES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER INEQUITIES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP HEALTH CARE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HIV HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD LIVING STANDARDS HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN BEINGS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENTS HUMAN RIGHTS ILLNESS ILLNESSES INCIDENCE ANALYSIS INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME GENERATION INCOME POVERTY INEQUALITY INFANT INFLATION INFLATION RATES INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVESTING KIDS LABOR MARKET LAND HOLDINGS LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT LOCAL CURRENCY MALARIA MALNUTRITION MATERNAL HEALTH MEDICAL FACILITY MILLENNIUM DECLARATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MOSQUITO NET NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY RATE NON-FOOD COMPONENT NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION NON-FOOD EXPENDITURE NON-FOOD ITEMS NONFOOD ITEMS NUMBER OF ADULTS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUTRITIONAL STATUS ORPHANS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR POPULATION CENSUS POPULATION DENSITY POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY GAP POVERTY INDICATOR POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAP POVERTY MAPS POVERTY MEASURE POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY STATUS PRICE INFORMATION PROGRESS PUBLIC GOODS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUALITY CONTROL RADIO RECREATION RENT PAYMENT RESERVE RESERVES RESPECT RURAL RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY LINE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SEX SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SOCIAL DIMENSIONS SPOUSE SPOUSES STANDARD ERRORS SUBSISTENCE TARGETING TELEVISION TEMPORAL PRICE INDICES TERTIARY EDUCATION TOTAL POVERTY TOTAL POVERTY LINE TRADING TRADITIONAL HEALER ULTRA POOR UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTER URBAN CENTRE URBAN POVERTY VEGETABLES VULNERABILITY VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT WELFARE INDICATOR WELFARE INDICATORS WELFARE MEASURE WELFARE MONITORING WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION This study builds a profile of the status of poverty and vulnerability in Malawi. Malawi is a small land-locked country, with one of the highest population densities in Sub-Saharan Africa, and one of the lowest per capita income levels in the world. Almost 90 percent of the population lives in rural areas, and is mostly engaged in smallholder, rain-fed agriculture. Most people are therefore highly vulnerable to annual rainfall volatility. The majority of households cultivate very small landholdings, largely for subsistence. As a result, poverty is pervasive and not merely the situation of the lowest economic groups. Therefore, while this report focuses on the least-well-off sections of the population, the analysis provides valuable information to accelerate wealth creation and economic growth for the whole of Malawi. This synthesis report presents the main findings and policy recommendations stemming from the analysis. Due to the length and detail of this study, the 'full report' presenting the detailed analysis and results underpinning these policy recommendations is available as a separate publication. This report highlights some of the key characteristics and causes of poverty in Malawi, and focuses on the main sources of risk affecting households, namely food insecurity and health shocks. Based on these findings, the report goes on to develop a set of policy recommendations for widely shared growth and poverty reduction, and for enabling the most vulnerable to make a living. Finally, the report also provides recommendations for strengthening the monitoring and evaluation systems of poverty reduction strategies, so that policy makers and Malawian society can better track the effectiveness of the policies pursued, and inform future policy choices. 2012-06-13T15:25:05Z 2012-06-13T15:25:05Z 2007-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/10532168/malawi-poverty-vulnerability-assessment-investing-future-vol-3-3-appendices http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7909 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 Africa Malawi |