Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Honduras Case Study, Volume 2. Background Papers and Technical Appendices

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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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2004-12-31
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURE, AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CARBON, CASE STUDIES, CASE STUDY, CENTRAL AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICAN, COMMODITIES, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVENESS, CONCEPTUAL APPROACH, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, COUNTRY CASE, CURRENCY UNIT, DATA SOURCES, DECENTRALIZATION, DECENTRALIZED MARKETS, DEMOGRAPHICS, DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES, DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, DIVERSIFICATION, ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC ANALYSES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS, ESCAPE POVERTY, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPECTED RETURNS, EXPLANATORY VARIABLES, EXPORTS, FARMS, FINANCIAL CAPITAL, FINANCIAL FLOWS, FINANCIAL POLICIES, FOOD POLICY RESEARCH, FOOD SECURITY, FOREST MANAGEMENT, FORESTRY, FREE TRADE, GDP, GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS, GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROSS VALUE, GROWTH POTENTIAL, GROWTH RATES, HEALTH STATUS, HOUSEHOLD ASSETS, HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS, HOUSEHOLD DATA, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, INCENTIVE FRAMEWORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOMPLETE MARKETS, LABOR MARKETS, LEISURE, LIVING STANDARD, LONG-TERM GROWTH, MANAGEMENT CAPACITY, MARKET ECONOMY, NATURAL RESOURCES, NON-AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT, NON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS, OPPORTUNITY COSTS, OPPORTUNITY SET, PER CAPITA INCOME, POLICY DIRECTIONS, POLICY ISSUES, POLICY REFORMS, POLLUTION, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR POLICIES, POPULATION DENSITIES, PORTFOLIO, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCING, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PRICE INCREASES, PRIORITY AREAS, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTIVITY, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC POLICY, PURCHASING POWER, RESEARCH INSTITUTE, RISK MANAGEMENT, RURAL AREAS, RURAL ECONOMY, RURAL GROWTH, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL POOR, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL RESIDENTS, SAFETY NETS, SAMPLE HOUSEHOLDS, SAVINGS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL CONTEXT, SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SPATIAL ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL METHODS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, SUSTAINABLE POVERTY, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSACTIONS COSTS, UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION, URBAN AREAS, URBAN POVERTY, VALUE ADDED, WATERSHED, WELFARE GENERATION,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/5848888/honduras-drivers-sustainable-rural-growth-poverty-reduction-central-america-honduras-case-study-vol-2-2-background-papers-technical-appendices https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14561
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