Poverty in Guatemala
Poverty in Guatemala is high and deep. In 2000, over half of all Guatemalans lived in poverty. About 16 percent lived in extreme poverty. Available evidence suggests that poverty in Guatemala is higher than in other Central American countries. Although poverty has fallen over the past decade, its trend recently declined due to a series of economic shocks during 2001 and 2002. The drop of poverty incidence since 1990 is slightly slower than what would have been predicted given Guatemala's growth rates, suggesting that growth has not been particularly pro-poor. This pattern arises largely because growth in the rural sectors-where the poor are largely concentrated-has been slower than in other areas. Poverty and vulnerability are mainly chronic whereas only a fifth were transient poor. Likewise, while 64 percent of the population could be considered vulnerable to poverty, the majority of these are vulnerable due to low overall expected consumption rather than high volatility of consumption. The chronic nature of poverty and vulnerability highlights the importance of building the assets of the poor, rather than focusing primarily on the expansion of public safety nets or social insurance. Nonetheless, some public transfers (social assistance) could indeed be desirable to alleviate the poverty and suffering of the extreme poor, particularly when linked to participation in health and education activities. The Peace Accords represented a turning point for Guatemala's development path, paving the way for a transformation to a more prosperous and inclusive nation. Key areas related to economic development and poverty reduction include: a focus on human development, productive and sustainable development, modernization of the democratic state, and strengthening and promoting participation. The rights of the indigenous and women were also highlighted as cross-cutting themes throughout the accords, in an attempt to reverse the historical exclusion of these groups.
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ACCESS TO SERVICES AGED ANALYTICAL WORK ANNUAL GROWTH BENEFIT ANALYSIS CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCKS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT EXTREME POVERTY FIELD WORK FOOD SECURITY GENDER EQUITY GROWTH RATES HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HIGH VOLATILITY HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMPROVED ACCESS INEQUALITY INFORMAL SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS ISOLATION LABOR MARKETS LAND REDISTRIBUTION LIVING CONDITIONS LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT LONG-TERM PROCESS MALNUTRITION MEASURING INCOME MEASURING POVERTY MIGRATION NATIONAL EFFORTS POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY DISCUSSION POLICY DOCUMENT POLICY MAKERS POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY GROUP POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAP POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY STRATEGY PREGNANT WOMEN PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIORITY ACTIONS PRIVATE TRANSFERS PRO-POOR PRO-POOR GROWTH PROMOTING GROWTH PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC PROGRAMS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SAFETY NETS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC TRANSFERS QUALITATIVE DATA QUALITATIVE POVERTY QUANTITATIVE DATA REDUCING POVERTY RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL CREDIT RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NETS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS TARGETING TRANSIENT POOR VIOLENCE VULNERABLE GROUPS WAR WELFARE MEASURE WORKERS POVERTY ANALYTICAL APPROACH QUALITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE DATA SOCIAL INDICATORS MONETARY INDICATORS INEQUALITY OF TREATMENT LIVING CONDITIONS WELFARE HOUSEHOLD ANALYSIS DIVERSITY DATA ETHNIC GROUPS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT HISTORICAL ANALYSIS PEACE ACCORDS LIVELIHOOD INDICATORS LABOR MARKET RURAL POVERTY INCOME EDUCATION EQUITY IN EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION PUBLIC SPENDING HEALTH ISSUES MALNUTRITION HEALTH CARE ACCESS TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORT VULNERABLE GROUPS SOCIAL PROTECTION PRIVATE TRANSFERS GOVERNANCE PUBLIC SECTOR POVERTY REDUCTION ACCESS TO SERVICES AGED ANALYTICAL WORK ANNUAL GROWTH BENEFIT ANALYSIS CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCKS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT EXTREME POVERTY FIELD WORK FOOD SECURITY GENDER EQUITY GROWTH RATES HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HIGH VOLATILITY HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMPROVED ACCESS INEQUALITY INFORMAL SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS ISOLATION LABOR MARKETS LAND REDISTRIBUTION LIVING CONDITIONS LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT LONG-TERM PROCESS MALNUTRITION MEASURING INCOME MEASURING POVERTY MIGRATION NATIONAL EFFORTS POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY DISCUSSION POLICY DOCUMENT POLICY MAKERS POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY GROUP POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAP POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY STRATEGY PREGNANT WOMEN PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIORITY ACTIONS PRIVATE TRANSFERS PRO-POOR PRO-POOR GROWTH PROMOTING GROWTH PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC PROGRAMS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SAFETY NETS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC TRANSFERS QUALITATIVE DATA QUALITATIVE POVERTY QUANTITATIVE DATA REDUCING POVERTY RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL CREDIT RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NETS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS TARGETING TRANSIENT POOR VIOLENCE VULNERABLE GROUPS WAR WELFARE MEASURE WORKERS POVERTY ANALYTICAL APPROACH QUALITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE DATA SOCIAL INDICATORS MONETARY INDICATORS INEQUALITY OF TREATMENT LIVING CONDITIONS WELFARE HOUSEHOLD ANALYSIS DIVERSITY DATA ETHNIC GROUPS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT HISTORICAL ANALYSIS PEACE ACCORDS LIVELIHOOD INDICATORS LABOR MARKET RURAL POVERTY INCOME EDUCATION EQUITY IN EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION PUBLIC SPENDING HEALTH ISSUES MALNUTRITION HEALTH CARE ACCESS TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORT VULNERABLE GROUPS SOCIAL PROTECTION PRIVATE TRANSFERS GOVERNANCE PUBLIC SECTOR POVERTY REDUCTION |
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Poverty in Guatemala is high and deep.
In 2000, over half of all Guatemalans lived in poverty.
About 16 percent lived in extreme poverty. Available
evidence suggests that poverty in Guatemala is higher than
in other Central American countries. Although poverty has
fallen over the past decade, its trend recently declined due
to a series of economic shocks during 2001 and 2002. The
drop of poverty incidence since 1990 is slightly slower than
what would have been predicted given Guatemala's growth
rates, suggesting that growth has not been particularly
pro-poor. This pattern arises largely because growth in the
rural sectors-where the poor are largely concentrated-has
been slower than in other areas. Poverty and vulnerability
are mainly chronic whereas only a fifth were transient poor.
Likewise, while 64 percent of the population could be
considered vulnerable to poverty, the majority of these are
vulnerable due to low overall expected consumption rather
than high volatility of consumption. The chronic nature of
poverty and vulnerability highlights the importance of
building the assets of the poor, rather than focusing
primarily on the expansion of public safety nets or social
insurance. Nonetheless, some public transfers (social
assistance) could indeed be desirable to alleviate the
poverty and suffering of the extreme poor, particularly when
linked to participation in health and education activities.
The Peace Accords represented a turning point for
Guatemala's development path, paving the way for a
transformation to a more prosperous and inclusive nation.
Key areas related to economic development and poverty
reduction include: a focus on human development, productive
and sustainable development, modernization of the democratic
state, and strengthening and promoting participation. The
rights of the indigenous and women were also highlighted as
cross-cutting themes throughout the accords, in an attempt
to reverse the historical exclusion of these groups. |
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ACCESS TO SERVICES AGED ANALYTICAL WORK ANNUAL GROWTH BENEFIT ANALYSIS CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCKS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT EXTREME POVERTY FIELD WORK FOOD SECURITY GENDER EQUITY GROWTH RATES HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HIGH VOLATILITY HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMPROVED ACCESS INEQUALITY INFORMAL SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS ISOLATION LABOR MARKETS LAND REDISTRIBUTION LIVING CONDITIONS LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT LONG-TERM PROCESS MALNUTRITION MEASURING INCOME MEASURING POVERTY MIGRATION NATIONAL EFFORTS POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY DISCUSSION POLICY DOCUMENT POLICY MAKERS POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY GROUP POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAP POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY STRATEGY PREGNANT WOMEN PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIORITY ACTIONS PRIVATE TRANSFERS PRO-POOR PRO-POOR GROWTH PROMOTING GROWTH PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC PROGRAMS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SAFETY NETS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC TRANSFERS QUALITATIVE DATA QUALITATIVE POVERTY QUANTITATIVE DATA REDUCING POVERTY RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL CREDIT RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NETS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS TARGETING TRANSIENT POOR VIOLENCE VULNERABLE GROUPS WAR WELFARE MEASURE WORKERS POVERTY ANALYTICAL APPROACH QUALITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE DATA SOCIAL INDICATORS MONETARY INDICATORS INEQUALITY OF TREATMENT LIVING CONDITIONS WELFARE HOUSEHOLD ANALYSIS DIVERSITY DATA ETHNIC GROUPS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT HISTORICAL ANALYSIS PEACE ACCORDS LIVELIHOOD INDICATORS LABOR MARKET RURAL POVERTY INCOME EDUCATION EQUITY IN EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION PUBLIC SPENDING HEALTH ISSUES MALNUTRITION HEALTH CARE ACCESS TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORT VULNERABLE GROUPS SOCIAL PROTECTION PRIVATE TRANSFERS GOVERNANCE PUBLIC SECTOR POVERTY REDUCTION |
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Poverty in Guatemala |
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Poverty in Guatemala |
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Poverty in Guatemala |
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Poverty in Guatemala |
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dig-okr-10986150662024-08-08T17:40:00Z Poverty in Guatemala World Bank ACCESS TO SERVICES AGED ANALYTICAL WORK ANNUAL GROWTH BENEFIT ANALYSIS CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCKS EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT EXTREME POVERTY FIELD WORK FOOD SECURITY GENDER EQUITY GROWTH RATES HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HIGH VOLATILITY HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMPROVED ACCESS INEQUALITY INFORMAL SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS ISOLATION LABOR MARKETS LAND REDISTRIBUTION LIVING CONDITIONS LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT LONG-TERM PROCESS MALNUTRITION MEASURING INCOME MEASURING POVERTY MIGRATION NATIONAL EFFORTS POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY DISCUSSION POLICY DOCUMENT POLICY MAKERS POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY GROUP POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAP POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY STRATEGY PREGNANT WOMEN PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIORITY ACTIONS PRIVATE TRANSFERS PRO-POOR PRO-POOR GROWTH PROMOTING GROWTH PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC PROGRAMS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SAFETY NETS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC TRANSFERS QUALITATIVE DATA QUALITATIVE POVERTY QUANTITATIVE DATA REDUCING POVERTY RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL CREDIT RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NETS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS TARGETING TRANSIENT POOR VIOLENCE VULNERABLE GROUPS WAR WELFARE MEASURE WORKERS POVERTY ANALYTICAL APPROACH QUALITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE DATA SOCIAL INDICATORS MONETARY INDICATORS INEQUALITY OF TREATMENT LIVING CONDITIONS WELFARE HOUSEHOLD ANALYSIS DIVERSITY DATA ETHNIC GROUPS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT HISTORICAL ANALYSIS PEACE ACCORDS LIVELIHOOD INDICATORS LABOR MARKET RURAL POVERTY INCOME EDUCATION EQUITY IN EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION PUBLIC SPENDING HEALTH ISSUES MALNUTRITION HEALTH CARE ACCESS TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORT VULNERABLE GROUPS SOCIAL PROTECTION PRIVATE TRANSFERS GOVERNANCE PUBLIC SECTOR POVERTY REDUCTION Poverty in Guatemala is high and deep. In 2000, over half of all Guatemalans lived in poverty. About 16 percent lived in extreme poverty. Available evidence suggests that poverty in Guatemala is higher than in other Central American countries. Although poverty has fallen over the past decade, its trend recently declined due to a series of economic shocks during 2001 and 2002. The drop of poverty incidence since 1990 is slightly slower than what would have been predicted given Guatemala's growth rates, suggesting that growth has not been particularly pro-poor. This pattern arises largely because growth in the rural sectors-where the poor are largely concentrated-has been slower than in other areas. Poverty and vulnerability are mainly chronic whereas only a fifth were transient poor. Likewise, while 64 percent of the population could be considered vulnerable to poverty, the majority of these are vulnerable due to low overall expected consumption rather than high volatility of consumption. The chronic nature of poverty and vulnerability highlights the importance of building the assets of the poor, rather than focusing primarily on the expansion of public safety nets or social insurance. Nonetheless, some public transfers (social assistance) could indeed be desirable to alleviate the poverty and suffering of the extreme poor, particularly when linked to participation in health and education activities. The Peace Accords represented a turning point for Guatemala's development path, paving the way for a transformation to a more prosperous and inclusive nation. Key areas related to economic development and poverty reduction include: a focus on human development, productive and sustainable development, modernization of the democratic state, and strengthening and promoting participation. The rights of the indigenous and women were also highlighted as cross-cutting themes throughout the accords, in an attempt to reverse the historical exclusion of these groups. 2013-08-14T18:11:32Z 2013-08-14T18:11:32Z 2004 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/2854478/poverty-guatemala 0-8213-5552-X https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15066 English en_US World Bank Country Study; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank application/pdf text/plain Washington, DC |