Description: Croatia : Economic Vulnerability and Welfare Study

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Croatia : Economic Vulnerability and Welfare Study

This is the first study of poverty, and income distribution in Croatia, which aims to provide an assessment of the country's poverty status, to explain the causes of poverty, and recommend actions to efficiently reduce poverty. In comparing in...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS ECONOMIC EQUILIBRIUM WELFARE ECONOMICS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS INCOME DISTRIBUTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES ABSOLUTE POVERTY NUTRITION STATUS WAR RECOVERY POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS ECONOMIC POLICY SOCIAL ASSESSMENTS MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION STRUCTURAL REFORMS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES LABOR MARKET POLICY PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT LABOR MARKET NEXUS HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPACITY BUILDING ABSOLUTE POVERTY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT BENEFICIARY ASSESSMENT BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS CIVIL SOCIETY CONSUMPTION POVERTY CRIME CURRENCY UNIT DEFICIT FINANCING DISCRIMINATION DISPOSABLE INCOME ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPLOYMENT STATUS ESCAPE POVERTY ETHNIC GROUPS EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURE DATA EXTERNAL SHOCKS FAMILIES FOOD EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GROWTH ELASTICITY HEALTH CARE HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCIDENCE ANALYSIS INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE SURVEY LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LAWS LEGISLATION LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL OFFICIALS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANAGERS MARKET ECONOMIES MARKET ECONOMY MEANS TESTING MEDIA MONITORING SYSTEM MORTALITY NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE OLD AGE PARTNERSHIP PENSION SYSTEM PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POLICY ACTIONS POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKING POLITICAL CONTEXT POOR PEOPLE POOR PERSON POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY GAP POVERTY MONITORING POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY PROGRAMS POVERTY PROJECTIONS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY RISKS POVERTY STRATEGY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC SECTOR PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY REFUGEES REGIONAL PRICE DIFFERENCES RELATIVE POVERTY REPRESENTATIVE SURVEY RETIREMENT RURAL AREAS SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SCHOOL GRADUATES SICK LEAVE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SPENDING SOCIAL WORKERS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TARGETING TASK TEAM LEADER TEAM MEMBERS UNDERSTANDING POVERTY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN POOR WAGES WAR WORKERS WORKING POOR WORKPLACE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/04/1089567/croatia-economic-vulnerability-welfare-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15698

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Summary:	This is the first study of poverty, and income distribution in Croatia, which aims to provide an assessment of the country's poverty status, to explain the causes of poverty, and recommend actions to efficiently reduce poverty. In comparing international poverty standards across transition economies, the study finds that the incidence of absolute poverty in Croatia is low, however, these standards may not adequately reflect country-specific conditions. It is estimated that the level of total household expenditure - after paying for essential non-food expenditures - just attain minimal nutritional needs, and it is this level which therefore represent an absolute poverty line. Thus, less than ten percent of Croatia's population fall below this national specific poverty line, and the report shows it would be affordable for the country to eliminate absolute poverty. It presents the historical, and political context for understanding poverty, which examines Croatia's independence conditions, war consequences, and post-war economic policies, to determine the poverty scale, and profile, and economic causes of poverty, to form the basis for a social assessment. Macroeconomic, and structural policies were key determinants of weak employment growth, and, labor market policies have worsened the negative impact of macro-policies on income distribution. Policies to foster opportunities should include a sustained macroeconomic stability; creation of an enabling environment for private businesses; an increased flexibility of the labor market; and, increased investments in human capital.