Republic of  Yemen - Poverty Assessment

World Bank

Republic of Yemen - Poverty Assessment

2007

World Bank

From what was historically known as 'Arabia Felix', a land of prosperity and happiness, Yemen has become the most impoverished among the Arab countries. The government of the united Yemen, formed in 1990, has launched so far three five-year economic reform plans with the goal of restoring Yemen's prosperity. Have these efforts succeeded? What policies are needed to further reduce poverty? The poverty assessment report aims to answer these questions. This report measures poverty in Yemen in 2005-06, and evaluates the change in poverty compared to 1998, the two years for which comparable household budget surveys are available. The period between the two survey years (1998 and 2005-06), more or less overlaps the first two five-year economic plans and captures the effect of the economic reform programs launched since 1995. In addition to measuring poverty, this report has three objectives: evaluating the role of growth and past reforms on poverty, identifying better ways to target the vulnerable poor through public action, and an assessment of the poverty monitoring system. By examining the effect of the key policies on poverty, such as the petroleum price reform and the government's social protection mechanisms between 1998 and 2005-06, the study aims to equip policy makers and development partners with the knowledge needed to improve the effectiveness of their efforts to reduce poverty in Yemen.

Show more [+]

AGROVOC Keywords

basic education civil society development strategy economic development economic growth economic policies extreme poverty growth rate household budget household consumption illiteracy income income distribution living standards malnutrition mortality pharmacies poverty alleviation poverty reduction pregnancy public expenditure public health public investment public works regional policies rural areas rural poor rural population rural poverty social protection targeting trade liberalization unemployment urban areas urban poor urban poverty

Bibliographic information

Publisher

Washington, DC

Other Subjects

Rural regions; Regional variation; Poor women; Poor; Social spending; Food items; Health centers; Incidence analysis; Low wages; Empirical evidence; Economic reforms; Ultra poor; Development policy; Rural economy; Poverty reduction strategy; Dimensions of poverty; Family income; Poorer families; Clinics; Definitions of poverty; Expenditures; Food bundle; Household composition; Poor individuals; Rural; Poverty outcomes; Pro-poor; Vulnerable groups; Poverty line; Means testing; Reduction of poverty; Food basket; Poverty map; Poverty reduction strategy paper; Per capita expenditure; Poverty changes; Financial planning; Incidence of poverty; Urban region; Labor force; Poverty rate; Health care centers; Poverty monitoring system; Rural area; Poverty maps; Poor person; Price subsidies; Public hospitals; Educated workers; Poor beneficiaries; Total poverty line; Reduction in poverty; Measuring poverty; Poverty analysis; Per capita income; Poor children; Poverty incidence; Policy makers; Poverty gap; Household heads; Poverty impact; Calories per person; Welfare measure; Urban growth; Poor children; Consumer price index; Poverty risk; Medium term; Growth pattern; Poor population; Poor households; Total poverty; Poverty measures; Income growth; Labor market; Poverty assessment; City region; Gini coefficient; Food poverty line; Per capita income levels; Regional resources; Poor families; Negative impact; Safety net; Skilled labor; Public programs; Policy measures; Reform programs; Public health care; Health reforms; Political stability; Inequality; Rural populations; Construction workers; Food poverty; Family members; Consumption growth; Poor people; Absolute poverty; Medical care; National poverty line; Consumption data; Basic health; Estimates of poverty; Transfer programs; Poverty profile; Income levels; Poor benefit; Food needs; Headcount ratio; Regional incidence; Access to health care; Non-income dimensions; Population share; Poverty levels; Female-headed households; Illness; Poverty poverty; Health sector; Reduced poverty; Private pharmacies; Poverty rates; Health budget; Growth rates; Educational attainment; Low-income countries; Welfare level; Disabled people; Urban regions; Significant reduction; Regional approach; Economic affairs; Health outcomes; Health expenditure; Health cost; Economic reform; Schooling; Health related programs; National accounts; Safety net programs; Access to services; Health facilities; Pharmacy; Poverty gap index; Per capita consumption; Medical treatment; Distribution effect; Regional dimensions; Development goals; Poor growth strategies; Vaccine coverage; Female teachers; Increasing inequality; Regional levels; Private transfers; Determinants of poverty; Changes in poverty; Regional aggregation; Decline in poverty; Rural region; Consumption expenditure; Standard deviation; Decline in poverty rates; Basic health services; Pro-poor growth; Regional differences; Poverty index; Public spending; Average income; Regional patterns; Poverty lines; National poverty; Poverty estimates; Current poverty

License

http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7905http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/World BankCC BY 3.0 Unported

In AGRIS since: 2014-09-15

Format: AGRIS AP

Data Provider

This bibliographic record has been provided by World Bank

Discover this data provider's collection in AGRIS

Links

http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7905

Lookup at Google Scholar

If you notice any incorrect information relating to this record, please contact us at agris@fao.org