Jordan : Poverty Assessment Executive Summary, Volume 1

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Jordan : Poverty Assessment Executive Summary, Volume 1

2004

World Bank

This report assesses poverty in Jordan in 2002-03, and examines the changes that have occurred since 1997 as a result of economic growth and the income distribution policies of the Government of Jordan. The study concludes that poverty declined in Jordan in that time period, no matter which poverty line one chooses to use, and was made possible with an equally remarkable growth in per capita private consumption, in which the poor participated, at about 3.5 percent a year. The fast rise in private consumption appears to be due to a recovery in consumption trends that is mainly policy driven. The report, however, identifies some concerns about the sustainability of poverty reduction, and recommends that long-term policy focus more on regional imbalances in development; improve access of the poor in education, health, and jobs; plug the leakage in government transfer programs; and institute poverty monitoring systems for timely remedial action.

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Washington, DC

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Labor force participation; Poor women; Poor; Poverty lines; Food items; Impact on poverty; Development partners; Adult literacy; Private investments; Business environment; Income gains; Redistribution policies; Gdp; Poverty reduction strategy; Policy initiatives; Family income; Dropout rate; Executive directors; Expenditures; Child mortality; Foreign aid; Consumption inequality; Rural; Acceptance; Pro-poor; National institutions; Capita growth; Poverty line; Poverty monitoring; Poverty reduction efforts; Geographic spread; University graduates; Incidence of poverty; Indices; Labor force; Income groups; Early childhood; Wealth; Poverty maps; Per capita growth; Poverty severity; Development process; Per capita income; Public interventions; Poor children; Average poverty; Food policy; Currency; Poverty incidence; Significant impact; Poverty impact; Beneficiaries; Life expectancy; Poverty reduction strategy papers; Policy changes; Rich countries; Medium term; Consumer; Agreement; Urban gap; Growth potential; Macroeconomic policy; Growth performance; Per-capita income; Policy implications; Poverty measures; Income growth; Labor market; Poverty assessment; National average; Food poverty line; Net effect; Poor families; Coping strategies; Civil servants; Safety net; Life expectancy at birth; Capita per year; Development programme; Exchange rates; Structural reforms; Social safety; Chronically poor; Inequality; Average poverty line; Food poverty; Family members; Consumption growth; Food expenditure; Reform efforts; Macroeconomic environment; Dividends; Education level; Data sets; Children in poverty; Economic shocks; Impact monitoring; Transparency; Macroeconomic stabilization; Human development; Social protection programs; Headcount ratio; Budget deficit; Private consumption; Developing world; Severe poverty; Non-income dimensions; Food policy research; Poverty levels; Translation; Female-headed households; External factors; Skill level; Skill; Policy choices; Development programs; Mortality rates; Transfers; Research institute; Child labor; Human development report; Reduced poverty; Household survey; Economic activity; Age group; Debt levels; Poverty rates; Growth rates; Poverty alleviation efforts; Educational attainment; First grade; Poverty indicators; Agricultural incomes; Remote areas; Unemployment rates; Employment opportunities; Village development; Unemployed persons; Health outcomes; Fiscal reforms; Social assistance; Quality education; Real income; Poverty monitoring systems; Literacy rate; Import tariffs; Literacy campaigns; Income dimension; Higher incidence of poverty; Per capita consumption; Poverty projections; Chronic poverty; Development goals; Real interest rates; Poverty reduction targets; Human development index; Nations; Young people; Negative shocks; Male- headed households; Financial liberalization; Annual growth; Income fluctuations; Public sector reform; Income quintile; Pro-poor growth; Counterpart; Budget deficits; Poverty ratio; Monitoring system; Early childhood education; Working poor; Poverty estimates

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