Guatemala - Poverty assessment : good performance at low levels
This report is organized into three sections with seven chapters. The first section assesses poverty levels and changes over time within Guatemala and compares both the levels and changes to those of other countries. It summarizes the overall condi...
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Language: | English |
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World Bank
2012
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Online Access: | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20090708235221 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3063 |
Summary: | This report is organized into three
sections with seven chapters. The first section assesses
poverty levels and changes over time within Guatemala and
compares both the levels and changes to those of other
countries. It summarizes the overall conditions and changes
in Guatemala (chapter one); presents the country's
poverty profile and analyzes the evolution of poverty over
time and space using monetary and non-monetary indicators,
population changes and inequality (chapter two); and
benchmarks Guatemala's social progress against other
countries in the region and the world (chapter three). The
second section analyzes social programs and considers how
existing policies and programs could improve their impact on
poverty. It highlights some of the key features of social
programs in education, health, and social assistance
(chapter four); and estimates the potential impact of an
expansion of a conditional cash transfer program on poverty
(chapter five). The third section focuses on the sources of
income of the poor. It documents the evolution of the
sources of income examines regional specific characteristics
that promote or hinder households potentials (chapter six);
and carries out a preliminary analysis of shocks and
vulnerability influencing household wellbeing covering the
impact of hurricane Stan, a potential reduction in
remittances, food price increases, and crime and violence
(chapter seven). |
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