When and Where Do We See Regional Poverty Reduction and Convergence? : Lessons from the Roof of Turkey
In the past decade, Turkey has experienced a notable level of poverty reduction at all levels (extreme poor, poor, and vulnerable). The steady decline in poverty was also resilient to the decline in gross domestic product per capita growth during t...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25838565/see-regional-poverty-reduction-convergence-lessons-roof-turkey http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23719 |
| Summary: | In the past decade, Turkey has
experienced a notable level of poverty reduction at all
levels (extreme poor, poor, and vulnerable). The steady
decline in poverty was also resilient to the decline in
gross domestic product per capita growth during the crisis.
However, although poverty convergence was strong before the
financial crisis, there was an absence of regional
convergence afterward. This paper analyzes poverty trends,
poverty convergence, economic mobility, and the determinants
of poverty reduction at the regional level over the period
2006–13. The analysis finds that agricultural growth in the
east was an important contributor to Turkey's regional
poverty reduction. In additionally, employment growth in the
services sectors boosted poverty reduction throughout the
entire country. From a fiscal perspective, the amount of per
capita central spending is also linked to poverty reduction,
although more strongly for regions in the west. |
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