Jordan : Poverty Assessment Executive Summary, Volume 1

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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2004-12-01
Subjects:	ACCEPTANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, ADULT LITERACY, AGE GROUP, AGREEMENT, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL INCOMES, ANNUAL GROWTH, AVERAGE POVERTY, AVERAGE POVERTY LINE, BASIC EDUCATION, BENEFICIARIES, BUDGET DEFICIT, BUDGET DEFICITS, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUYING, CAPITA GROWTH, CAPITA PER YEAR, CHILD LABOR, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILDREN IN POVERTY, CHRONIC POVERTY, CHRONICALLY POOR, CIVIL SERVANTS, CIVIL SOCIETY, CONSTRUCTION, CONSUMER, CONSUMERS, CONSUMPTION GROWTH, CONSUMPTION INEQUALITY, COPING STRATEGIES, COUNTERPART, CURRENCY, DATA SETS, DEBT LEVELS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING WORLD, DEVELOPMENT GOALS, DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, DIVIDENDS, DROPOUT RATE, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC SHOCKS, ECONOMIC SITUATION, EDUCATION LEVEL, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EQUILIBRIUM, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCHANGE RATES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, EXPENDITURES, EXTERNAL DEBT, EXTERNAL FACTORS, EXTREME POVERTY, FAMILY INCOME, FAMILY MEMBERS, FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION, FIRST GRADE, FISCAL REFORMS, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD EXPENDITURE, FOOD ITEMS, FOOD POLICY, FOOD POLICY RESEARCH, FOOD POVERTY, FOOD POVERTY LINE, FOREIGN AID, GDP, GENDER, GEOGRAPHIC SPREAD, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH PERFORMANCE, GROWTH POTENTIAL, GROWTH RATES, HEADCOUNT RATIO, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH SURVEYS, HIGHER INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSING, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT, ILLITERACY, IMPACT MONITORING, IMPACT ON POVERTY, IMPORT TARIFFS, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, INCOME, INCOME DIMENSION, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME FLUCTUATIONS, INCOME GAINS, INCOME GROUPS, INCOME GROWTH, INCOME QUINTILE, INDICES, INEQUALITY, INFANT, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR MARKET, LEGAL STATUS, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH, LITERACY CAMPAIGNS, LITERACY RATE, LIVELIHOODS, LIVING CONDITIONS, LIVING STANDARDS, MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, MACROECONOMIC POLICY, MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION, MALE- HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, MEDIUM TERM, MONITORING SYSTEM, MORTALITY RATES, NATIONAL AVERAGE, NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, NATIONS, NEGATIVE SHOCKS, NET EFFECT, NON-INCOME DIMENSIONS, NORTH AFRICA, NUTRITION, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, PER CAPITA GROWTH, PER CAPITA INCOME, PER-CAPITA INCOME, POLICY CHANGES, POLICY CHOICES, POLICY IMPLICATIONS, POLICY INITIATIVES, POOR, POOR CHILDREN, POOR FAMILIES, POOR WOMEN, POPULATION GROWTH, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY ALLEVIATION EFFORTS, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY ESTIMATES, POVERTY IMPACT, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POVERTY INDICATORS, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY MAPS, POVERTY MEASURES, POVERTY MONITORING, POVERTY MONITORING SYSTEMS, POVERTY PROJECTIONS, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY RATIO, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION EFFORTS, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERS, POVERTY REDUCTION TARGETS, POVERTY SEVERITY, PRIVATE CONSUMPTION, PRIVATE INVESTMENTS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATIZATION, PRO-POOR, PRO-POOR GROWTH, PUBLIC DEBT, PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM, QUALITY EDUCATION, REAL INCOME, REAL INTEREST RATES, REDISTRIBUTION POLICIES, REDUCED POVERTY, REFORM EFFORTS, REMITTANCES, REMOTE AREAS, RESEARCH INSTITUTE, RICH COUNTRIES, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL POOR, RURAL POPULATION, SAFETY NET, SAVINGS, SEVERE POVERTY, SIGNIFICANT IMPACT, SKILL, SKILL LEVEL, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL MOBILITY, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS, SOCIAL SAFETY, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, STRUCTURAL REFORMS, TARGETING, TERMS OF TRADE, TOWNS, TRAINING, TRANSFERS, TRANSLATION, TRANSPARENCY, UNEMPLOYED PERSONS, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, UNIVERSITY GRADUATES, URBAN AREAS, URBAN GAP, URBAN POOR, VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT, WAGES, WAR, WEALTH, WORKING POOR, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/6338769/jordan-poverty-assessment-vol-1-2-executive-summary https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14555
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