Republic of Tajikistan : Poverty Assessment

Poverty is the central development issue in Tajikistan. The country is now one of the poorest in the world. It was made worse by the civil conflict in the early 1990s. This report suggests that there should be four key pillars to a poverty reduction program strategy: a) the stimulation of high labor productivity and economic growth; b) the provision of basic social services; c) the targeting of assistance to the poorest; and d) the development of a well-governed and safe environment. The report recommends the following: 1) further analysis should be undertaken of the incidence of public spending, to ensure that key programs are adequately funded and that spending contributes as much as possible to poverty reduction. 2) The Government should set specific targets for welfare indicators and poverty reduction. 3) A list should be compiled of possible projects of a targeted program of interventions that could impact rapidly on poverty; the projects should be fully costed and implementation arrangements studied. 4) Alternative funding sources, including the Government's own budget and external donors, should be explored for the financing of the list of possible targeted interventions.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2000-06-29
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY, AGED, AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, ARABLE AREAS, ARABLE LAND, BASIC EDUCATION, BENEFITS IN KIND, CIVIL CONFLICT, CREDIT SCHEMES, CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION, DEBT, DECISION MAKING, DEMOGRAPHICS, DEVELOPMENT NETWORK, DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, DONOR AGENCIES, ECONOMIC CONTEXT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMICS, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EQUAL ACCESS, ETHNIC MINORITIES, FAMILIES, FARMS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FOOD SECURITY, GENDER DISPARITIES, GIRLS, GNP, GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, GROUP DISCUSSIONS, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE SERVICES, HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION, HEALTH INDICATORS, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SERVICES, HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES, HOLIDAYS, HOME CARE, HOUSEHOLD ASSETS, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSING, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SECTOR UNIT, IMMUNIZATION, IMPROVED ACCESS, INCOME COUNTRIES, INCOME GROUPS, INCOME LEVEL, INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, INSURANCE, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR MARKET, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, LAND PRODUCTIVITY, LAND REFORM, LAWS, LIVING STANDARDS, LOCAL LEVEL, MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK, MALNUTRITION, MARKETING, MEASURING POVERTY, MIGRATION, MINIMUM WAGE, MINIMUM WAGES, MORBIDITY, NEGATIVE EFFECT, NON-POOR HOUSEHOLDS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, PASTURES, PER CAPITA INCOME, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR PEOPLE, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY ISSUES, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POVERTY STATUS, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRO-POOR, PRODUCERS, PUBLIC SECTOR, PURCHASING POWER, PURCHASING POWER PARITY, REDUCING POVERTY, REFORM PROGRAM, REFUGEES, RELATIVE ROLE, RESOURCE USE, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL POVERTY, SAFETY, SAFETY NET, SAVINGS, SCHOOLS, SECTOR REFORMS, SHORT TERM, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL EXPENDITURES, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SECTORS, SOCIAL SERVICES, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, SURVIVAL STRATEGIES, TAXATION, TEAM MEMBERS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRANSITION PROCESS, UNEMPLOYMENT, URBAN AREAS, VIOLENCE, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAGES, WORKERS, YOUNG PEOPLE POVERTY ASSESSMENTS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, LABOR MARKETS, EDUCATION & THE POOR, HEALTH FINANCING, SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS, GOVERNANCE, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, HIGHER EDUCATION,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/437103/tajikistan-poverty-assessment https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14585
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