Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Honduras Case Study, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Main Text
This regional study encompasses three
Central American countries: Nicaragua, Guatemala, and
Honduras. The focus of this report is Honduras. The
objective of the study is to understand how broad-based
economic growth can be stimulated and sustained in rural
Central America. The study identifies "drivers" of
sustainable rural growth and poverty reduction. Drivers are
defined as the assets and combinations of assets needed by
different types of households in different geographical
areas, to take advantage of economic opportunities, and
improve their well-being over time. The study examines the
relative contributions of these assets, and seeks to
identify the combinations of productive, social, and
location-specific assets that matter most to raise incomes,
and take advantage of prospects for poverty-reducing growth.
It adopts an asset-based conceptual approach, where assets
are defined to include natural, physical, financial, human,
social, political, institutional, and location-specific
assets, and, focuses on how households deploy their assets
within the context of policies, institutions, and risks to
generate a set of opportunities. The report further analyzes
the quantity, quality, and productivity of assets needed by
households in different geographical areas, to exercise
their potential for generating long-term growth and
improving well-being. Findings indicate that while there are
well-defined areas of higher economic opportunity, given
their underlying agricultural potential, relatively good
access to infrastructure, and high population densities,
poverty is widespread, and deep in rural Honduras,
particularly in hillside areas. And, although agriculture
should form an integral part of the rural growth strategy in
hillside areas, despite its limited potential, agriculture
alone cannot solve the rural poverty problem, yet, those
remaining in the sector need to be more efficient,
productive and competitive. It is recommended to move from
geographically untargeted investments in single assets, to a
more integrated and geographically based approach of asset
enhancement with proper complementarities, such as land
access and security, technical assistance provision, health
and education services, and strong local level institutions,
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World Bank |
Language: | English en_US |
Published: |
Washington, DC
2004-12-31
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Subjects: | AGRIBUSINESS,
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH,
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT,
AGRICULTURAL PRICES,
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION,
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR,
AGRICULTURE,
BASIC SERVICES,
CAPACITY BUILDING,
CASE STUDIES,
CASE STUDY,
CENTRAL AMERICA,
CONCEPTUAL APPROACH,
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK,
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS,
COUNTRY CASE,
DATA SOURCES,
DEFORESTATION,
DEGRADATION,
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES,
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME,
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY,
DISEASES,
DIVERSIFICATION,
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES,
ECONOMIC GROWTH,
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES,
EMPLOYMENT,
ENGINE OF GROWTH,
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION,
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY,
ESCAPE POVERTY,
EXPLANATORY VARIABLES,
FAO,
FARMING,
FARMING SYSTEMS,
FARMS,
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,
FINANCIAL SERVICES,
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS,
FOOD GRAINS,
FOOD INSECURITY,
FOOD SECURITY,
FORESTRY,
FORESTS,
FORMAL INSTITUTIONS,
GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS,
GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE,
GLOBAL ECONOMY,
GROWTH RATES,
HEALTH CARE,
HIGH POVERTY,
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS,
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS,
HOUSEHOLD INCOME,
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL,
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY,
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS,
HUMAN CAPITAL,
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT,
IFPRI,
INCOME,
INCOME DISTRIBUTION,
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES,
INFRASTRUCTURE,
INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION,
INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT,
INSURANCE,
LABOR MARKETS,
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY,
LAND,
LAND DEGRADATION,
LAND PLOTS,
LAND POLICY,
LAND REFORM,
LANDS,
LENDING PROGRAM,
LIVESTOCK,
LOCAL CONDITIONS,
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,
LOCAL LEVEL,
LONG-TERM GROWTH,
MARKET ECONOMY,
MARKET FAILURES,
NATIONAL SYSTEM,
NATURAL RESOURCE BASE,
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT,
NATURAL RESOURCES,
NON-AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES,
NON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS,
NUTRITION,
PER CAPITA INCOME,
PESTS,
POLICY BIASES,
POLICY CHANGES,
POLICY DIRECTIONS,
POLICY GOALS,
POOR HOUSEHOLDS,
POOR PEOPLE,
POPULATION DENSITIES,
POPULATION GROWTH,
POVERTY RATES,
POVERTY REDUCTION,
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES,
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY,
PRIVATE SECTORS,
PRODUCERS,
PRODUCTIVE ASSET,
PRODUCTIVE ASSETS,
PRODUCTIVITY,
PROPERTY RIGHTS,
PROVISION,
PUBLIC ACTIONS,
PUBLIC GOODS,
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE,
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS,
PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS,
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS,
PUBLIC SECTOR,
PUBLIC SERVICES,
PUBLIC WORKS,
PURCHASING POWER,
RISK MANAGEMENT,
ROADS,
RURAL ACTIVITIES,
RURAL AREAS,
RURAL DEVELOPMENT,
RURAL ECONOMY,
RURAL EMPLOYMENT,
RURAL FINANCE,
RURAL GROWTH,
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS,
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE,
RURAL POOR,
RURAL POPULATION,
RURAL POVERTY,
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION,
SAMPLE HOUSEHOLDS,
SAVINGS,
SECTORAL PROJECTS,
SERVICE PROVIDERS,
SMALL FARMERS,
SOCIAL CAPITAL,
SOCIAL COSTS,
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT,
SOCIAL GROUPS,
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE,
SOIL CONSERVATION,
SOIL FERTILITY,
SOILS,
SPATIAL ANALYSIS,
STATISTICAL METHODS,
STRUCTURAL CHANGE,
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH,
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT,
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION,
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE,
TRADEOFFS,
TRANSACTION COSTS,
TRANSPORT,
UNDP,
UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION,
UNITED NATIONS,
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME,
URBANIZATION,
USAID,
VIOLENCE,
WATERSHED,
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, |
Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/5848826/honduras-drivers-sustainable-rural-growth-poverty-reduction-central-america-honduras-case-study-vol-1-2-executive-summary-main-text
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14399
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