Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity in Moldova : Progress and Prospects

Moldova has experienced rapid economic growth in the past decade, which has been accompanied by reductions in poverty and good performance in shared prosperity. Nonetheless, Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in Europe and faces challenges in sustaining the progress. The challenges for progress include spatial and cross-group inequalities, particularly because of unequal access to assets, services and economic opportunities. Moreover, strengthening the persistently weak labor markets to boost employment, especially in the nonfarm sectors, is critical for sustaining progress toward the twin goals of reducing poverty and expanding shared prosperity and for addressing the problems associated with an aging population in a fiscally responsible manner. Accordingly, ensuring the viability of the pension system and improving social assistance are necessary areas of reform, particularly in a context of fiscal pressures, the aging population, and the great vulnerability of the poor to shocks. The Moldova poverty assessment 2016 includes three prongs of analysis: this report, which explores trends and the drivers of poverty and shared prosperity, and the accompanying analyses, ‘a jobs diagnostic for Moldova’ and ‘structural transformation of Moldovan small-holder agriculture and its poverty and shared prosperity impacts.’ The jobs diagnostic explores the main labor demand and supply challenges in Moldova in more detail, while the analysis of structural transformation focuses on the agricultural sector and whether it can become a driver of progress.

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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016-05
Subjects:SANITATION, LIVING STANDARDS, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, POVERTY THRESHOLD, POVERTY POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, RISKS, POVERTY LINE, IMPACT ON POVERTY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, INCOME, POVERTY ESTIMATES, POVERTY RATES, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EQUITABLE ACCESS, NATIONAL POVERTY LINE, HEALTH INSURANCE, NATIONAL POVERTY, POOR PEOPLE, FARM INCOME, FARM HOUSEHOLDS, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL POOR, LABOR MARKET POLICIES, MEASURES, POVERTY MEASURES, SMALL FARMS, POVERTY REDUCTION, RURAL PEOPLE, NONFARM INCOME, RURAL POPULATIONS, SAVINGS, RURAL HOUSEHOLD, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, FOOD POVERTY LINE, POOR HOUSEHOLD, POVERTY GAP, INCOME GROWTH, INCOME INEQUALITY, RURAL PHENOMENON, POVERTY INCIDENCE, UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY, MIGRATION, POVERTY PERSISTENCE, TRANSFERS, AGRICULTURAL WAGES, HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION, SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, POOR HEALTH, POVERTY STATUS, LAND OWNERSHIP, WELFARE INDICATORS, FARMERS, COMMERCIAL FARMS, FARM SECTOR, SMALLHOLDER FARMS, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, FARM OUTPUT, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, PROGRESS, UNEMPLOYMENT, CHILD ALLOWANCES, POVERTY LINES, AGRICULTURAL SHOCKS, HUMAN CAPITAL, FARMLAND, FOOD SECURITY, POVERTY INDEX, DROUGHT, FOOD POVERTY, POVERTY MEASUREMENT, FARM PRODUCTION, PENSIONS, CHRONICALLY POOR, RURAL GROWTH, COPING BEHAVIORS, RURAL MEN, AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT SOURCE, RURAL POVERTY, URBAN AREAS, ABSOLUTE POVERTY, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, RURAL, RURAL WORKERS, NUTRITION, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, ACCESS TO MARKETS, PRIVATE TRANSFERS, SOCIAL POLICIES, EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE, INSURANCE, TARGETING, POVERTY INDICATORS, RURAL RESIDENTS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, ACCESS TO SERVICES, SMALLHOLDER FARMING, RURAL AREAS, POVERTY, AGRICULTURAL INCOMES, FOOD BUNDLE, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, POPULATION, POOR LIVING, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, POOR, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, LACK OF INFORMATION, FOOD PRICES, REMITTANCES, LABOR MARKETS, ECONOMIC SHOCKS, REMOTE AREAS, RURAL WELFARE, NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES, INEQUALITY, POOR HOUSEHOLDS,
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spelling dig-okr-10986247342021-05-25T08:49:36Z Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity in Moldova : Progress and Prospects World Bank Group SANITATION LIVING STANDARDS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POVERTY THRESHOLD POVERTY POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SIZE RISKS POVERTY LINE IMPACT ON POVERTY ECONOMIC GROWTH INCOME POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY RATES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EQUITABLE ACCESS NATIONAL POVERTY LINE HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL POVERTY POOR PEOPLE FARM INCOME FARM HOUSEHOLDS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE RURAL POPULATION RURAL POOR LABOR MARKET POLICIES MEASURES POVERTY MEASURES SMALL FARMS POVERTY REDUCTION RURAL PEOPLE NONFARM INCOME RURAL POPULATIONS SAVINGS RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLD HEAD FOOD POVERTY LINE POOR HOUSEHOLD POVERTY GAP INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY RURAL PHENOMENON POVERTY INCIDENCE UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY MIGRATION POVERTY PERSISTENCE TRANSFERS AGRICULTURAL WAGES HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE HOUSEHOLD INCOME POOR HEALTH POVERTY STATUS LAND OWNERSHIP WELFARE INDICATORS FARMERS COMMERCIAL FARMS FARM SECTOR SMALLHOLDER FARMS HOUSEHOLD HEADS FARM OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICY PROGRESS UNEMPLOYMENT CHILD ALLOWANCES POVERTY LINES AGRICULTURAL SHOCKS HUMAN CAPITAL FARMLAND FOOD SECURITY POVERTY INDEX DROUGHT FOOD POVERTY POVERTY MEASUREMENT FARM PRODUCTION PENSIONS CHRONICALLY POOR RURAL GROWTH COPING BEHAVIORS RURAL MEN AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT SOURCE RURAL POVERTY URBAN AREAS ABSOLUTE POVERTY AGRICULTURAL SECTOR EMPLOYMENT STATUS RURAL RURAL WORKERS NUTRITION HOUSEHOLD BUDGET ACCESS TO MARKETS PRIVATE TRANSFERS SOCIAL POLICIES EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE INSURANCE TARGETING POVERTY INDICATORS RURAL RESIDENTS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ACCESS TO SERVICES SMALLHOLDER FARMING RURAL AREAS POVERTY AGRICULTURAL INCOMES FOOD BUNDLE INCIDENCE OF POVERTY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION POPULATION POOR LIVING HOUSEHOLD WELFARE POOR POVERTY ASSESSMENT LACK OF INFORMATION FOOD PRICES REMITTANCES LABOR MARKETS ECONOMIC SHOCKS REMOTE AREAS RURAL WELFARE NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES INEQUALITY POOR HOUSEHOLDS Moldova has experienced rapid economic growth in the past decade, which has been accompanied by reductions in poverty and good performance in shared prosperity. Nonetheless, Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in Europe and faces challenges in sustaining the progress. The challenges for progress include spatial and cross-group inequalities, particularly because of unequal access to assets, services and economic opportunities. Moreover, strengthening the persistently weak labor markets to boost employment, especially in the nonfarm sectors, is critical for sustaining progress toward the twin goals of reducing poverty and expanding shared prosperity and for addressing the problems associated with an aging population in a fiscally responsible manner. Accordingly, ensuring the viability of the pension system and improving social assistance are necessary areas of reform, particularly in a context of fiscal pressures, the aging population, and the great vulnerability of the poor to shocks. The Moldova poverty assessment 2016 includes three prongs of analysis: this report, which explores trends and the drivers of poverty and shared prosperity, and the accompanying analyses, ‘a jobs diagnostic for Moldova’ and ‘structural transformation of Moldovan small-holder agriculture and its poverty and shared prosperity impacts.’ The jobs diagnostic explores the main labor demand and supply challenges in Moldova in more detail, while the analysis of structural transformation focuses on the agricultural sector and whether it can become a driver of progress. 2016-07-20T21:40:44Z 2016-07-20T21:40:44Z 2016-05 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26480672/poverty-reduction-shared-prosperity-moldova-progress-prospects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24734 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Poverty Assessment Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Moldova
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topic SANITATION
LIVING STANDARDS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POVERTY THRESHOLD
POVERTY POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
RISKS
POVERTY LINE
IMPACT ON POVERTY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
INCOME
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY RATES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EQUITABLE ACCESS
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
HEALTH INSURANCE
NATIONAL POVERTY
POOR PEOPLE
FARM INCOME
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POOR
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
MEASURES
POVERTY MEASURES
SMALL FARMS
POVERTY REDUCTION
RURAL PEOPLE
NONFARM INCOME
RURAL POPULATIONS
SAVINGS
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
FOOD POVERTY LINE
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POVERTY GAP
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
RURAL PHENOMENON
POVERTY INCIDENCE
UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY
MIGRATION
POVERTY PERSISTENCE
TRANSFERS
AGRICULTURAL WAGES
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
POOR HEALTH
POVERTY STATUS
LAND OWNERSHIP
WELFARE INDICATORS
FARMERS
COMMERCIAL FARMS
FARM SECTOR
SMALLHOLDER FARMS
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
FARM OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
PROGRESS
UNEMPLOYMENT
CHILD ALLOWANCES
POVERTY LINES
AGRICULTURAL SHOCKS
HUMAN CAPITAL
FARMLAND
FOOD SECURITY
POVERTY INDEX
DROUGHT
FOOD POVERTY
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
FARM PRODUCTION
PENSIONS
CHRONICALLY POOR
RURAL GROWTH
COPING BEHAVIORS
RURAL MEN
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT SOURCE
RURAL POVERTY
URBAN AREAS
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
RURAL
RURAL WORKERS
NUTRITION
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
ACCESS TO MARKETS
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
SOCIAL POLICIES
EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
INSURANCE
TARGETING
POVERTY INDICATORS
RURAL RESIDENTS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
ACCESS TO SERVICES
SMALLHOLDER FARMING
RURAL AREAS
POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL INCOMES
FOOD BUNDLE
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
POPULATION
POOR LIVING
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
POOR
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
LACK OF INFORMATION
FOOD PRICES
REMITTANCES
LABOR MARKETS
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
REMOTE AREAS
RURAL WELFARE
NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
INEQUALITY
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
SANITATION
LIVING STANDARDS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POVERTY THRESHOLD
POVERTY POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
RISKS
POVERTY LINE
IMPACT ON POVERTY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
INCOME
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY RATES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EQUITABLE ACCESS
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
HEALTH INSURANCE
NATIONAL POVERTY
POOR PEOPLE
FARM INCOME
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POOR
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
MEASURES
POVERTY MEASURES
SMALL FARMS
POVERTY REDUCTION
RURAL PEOPLE
NONFARM INCOME
RURAL POPULATIONS
SAVINGS
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
FOOD POVERTY LINE
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POVERTY GAP
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
RURAL PHENOMENON
POVERTY INCIDENCE
UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY
MIGRATION
POVERTY PERSISTENCE
TRANSFERS
AGRICULTURAL WAGES
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
POOR HEALTH
POVERTY STATUS
LAND OWNERSHIP
WELFARE INDICATORS
FARMERS
COMMERCIAL FARMS
FARM SECTOR
SMALLHOLDER FARMS
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
FARM OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
PROGRESS
UNEMPLOYMENT
CHILD ALLOWANCES
POVERTY LINES
AGRICULTURAL SHOCKS
HUMAN CAPITAL
FARMLAND
FOOD SECURITY
POVERTY INDEX
DROUGHT
FOOD POVERTY
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
FARM PRODUCTION
PENSIONS
CHRONICALLY POOR
RURAL GROWTH
COPING BEHAVIORS
RURAL MEN
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT SOURCE
RURAL POVERTY
URBAN AREAS
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
RURAL
RURAL WORKERS
NUTRITION
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
ACCESS TO MARKETS
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
SOCIAL POLICIES
EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
INSURANCE
TARGETING
POVERTY INDICATORS
RURAL RESIDENTS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
ACCESS TO SERVICES
SMALLHOLDER FARMING
RURAL AREAS
POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL INCOMES
FOOD BUNDLE
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
POPULATION
POOR LIVING
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
POOR
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
LACK OF INFORMATION
FOOD PRICES
REMITTANCES
LABOR MARKETS
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
REMOTE AREAS
RURAL WELFARE
NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
INEQUALITY
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
spellingShingle SANITATION
LIVING STANDARDS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POVERTY THRESHOLD
POVERTY POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
RISKS
POVERTY LINE
IMPACT ON POVERTY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
INCOME
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY RATES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EQUITABLE ACCESS
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
HEALTH INSURANCE
NATIONAL POVERTY
POOR PEOPLE
FARM INCOME
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POOR
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
MEASURES
POVERTY MEASURES
SMALL FARMS
POVERTY REDUCTION
RURAL PEOPLE
NONFARM INCOME
RURAL POPULATIONS
SAVINGS
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
FOOD POVERTY LINE
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POVERTY GAP
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
RURAL PHENOMENON
POVERTY INCIDENCE
UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY
MIGRATION
POVERTY PERSISTENCE
TRANSFERS
AGRICULTURAL WAGES
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
POOR HEALTH
POVERTY STATUS
LAND OWNERSHIP
WELFARE INDICATORS
FARMERS
COMMERCIAL FARMS
FARM SECTOR
SMALLHOLDER FARMS
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
FARM OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
PROGRESS
UNEMPLOYMENT
CHILD ALLOWANCES
POVERTY LINES
AGRICULTURAL SHOCKS
HUMAN CAPITAL
FARMLAND
FOOD SECURITY
POVERTY INDEX
DROUGHT
FOOD POVERTY
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
FARM PRODUCTION
PENSIONS
CHRONICALLY POOR
RURAL GROWTH
COPING BEHAVIORS
RURAL MEN
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT SOURCE
RURAL POVERTY
URBAN AREAS
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
RURAL
RURAL WORKERS
NUTRITION
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
ACCESS TO MARKETS
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
SOCIAL POLICIES
EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
INSURANCE
TARGETING
POVERTY INDICATORS
RURAL RESIDENTS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
ACCESS TO SERVICES
SMALLHOLDER FARMING
RURAL AREAS
POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL INCOMES
FOOD BUNDLE
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
POPULATION
POOR LIVING
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
POOR
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
LACK OF INFORMATION
FOOD PRICES
REMITTANCES
LABOR MARKETS
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
REMOTE AREAS
RURAL WELFARE
NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
INEQUALITY
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
SANITATION
LIVING STANDARDS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POVERTY THRESHOLD
POVERTY POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
RISKS
POVERTY LINE
IMPACT ON POVERTY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
INCOME
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY RATES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EQUITABLE ACCESS
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
HEALTH INSURANCE
NATIONAL POVERTY
POOR PEOPLE
FARM INCOME
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POOR
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
MEASURES
POVERTY MEASURES
SMALL FARMS
POVERTY REDUCTION
RURAL PEOPLE
NONFARM INCOME
RURAL POPULATIONS
SAVINGS
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
FOOD POVERTY LINE
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POVERTY GAP
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
RURAL PHENOMENON
POVERTY INCIDENCE
UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY
MIGRATION
POVERTY PERSISTENCE
TRANSFERS
AGRICULTURAL WAGES
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
POOR HEALTH
POVERTY STATUS
LAND OWNERSHIP
WELFARE INDICATORS
FARMERS
COMMERCIAL FARMS
FARM SECTOR
SMALLHOLDER FARMS
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
FARM OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
PROGRESS
UNEMPLOYMENT
CHILD ALLOWANCES
POVERTY LINES
AGRICULTURAL SHOCKS
HUMAN CAPITAL
FARMLAND
FOOD SECURITY
POVERTY INDEX
DROUGHT
FOOD POVERTY
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
FARM PRODUCTION
PENSIONS
CHRONICALLY POOR
RURAL GROWTH
COPING BEHAVIORS
RURAL MEN
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT SOURCE
RURAL POVERTY
URBAN AREAS
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
RURAL
RURAL WORKERS
NUTRITION
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
ACCESS TO MARKETS
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
SOCIAL POLICIES
EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
INSURANCE
TARGETING
POVERTY INDICATORS
RURAL RESIDENTS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
ACCESS TO SERVICES
SMALLHOLDER FARMING
RURAL AREAS
POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL INCOMES
FOOD BUNDLE
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
POPULATION
POOR LIVING
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
POOR
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
LACK OF INFORMATION
FOOD PRICES
REMITTANCES
LABOR MARKETS
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
REMOTE AREAS
RURAL WELFARE
NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
INEQUALITY
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
World Bank Group
Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity in Moldova : Progress and Prospects
description Moldova has experienced rapid economic growth in the past decade, which has been accompanied by reductions in poverty and good performance in shared prosperity. Nonetheless, Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in Europe and faces challenges in sustaining the progress. The challenges for progress include spatial and cross-group inequalities, particularly because of unequal access to assets, services and economic opportunities. Moreover, strengthening the persistently weak labor markets to boost employment, especially in the nonfarm sectors, is critical for sustaining progress toward the twin goals of reducing poverty and expanding shared prosperity and for addressing the problems associated with an aging population in a fiscally responsible manner. Accordingly, ensuring the viability of the pension system and improving social assistance are necessary areas of reform, particularly in a context of fiscal pressures, the aging population, and the great vulnerability of the poor to shocks. The Moldova poverty assessment 2016 includes three prongs of analysis: this report, which explores trends and the drivers of poverty and shared prosperity, and the accompanying analyses, ‘a jobs diagnostic for Moldova’ and ‘structural transformation of Moldovan small-holder agriculture and its poverty and shared prosperity impacts.’ The jobs diagnostic explores the main labor demand and supply challenges in Moldova in more detail, while the analysis of structural transformation focuses on the agricultural sector and whether it can become a driver of progress.
format Report
topic_facet SANITATION
LIVING STANDARDS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POVERTY THRESHOLD
POVERTY POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
RISKS
POVERTY LINE
IMPACT ON POVERTY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
INCOME
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY RATES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EQUITABLE ACCESS
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
HEALTH INSURANCE
NATIONAL POVERTY
POOR PEOPLE
FARM INCOME
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POOR
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
MEASURES
POVERTY MEASURES
SMALL FARMS
POVERTY REDUCTION
RURAL PEOPLE
NONFARM INCOME
RURAL POPULATIONS
SAVINGS
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
FOOD POVERTY LINE
POOR HOUSEHOLD
POVERTY GAP
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
RURAL PHENOMENON
POVERTY INCIDENCE
UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY
MIGRATION
POVERTY PERSISTENCE
TRANSFERS
AGRICULTURAL WAGES
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
POOR HEALTH
POVERTY STATUS
LAND OWNERSHIP
WELFARE INDICATORS
FARMERS
COMMERCIAL FARMS
FARM SECTOR
SMALLHOLDER FARMS
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
FARM OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
PROGRESS
UNEMPLOYMENT
CHILD ALLOWANCES
POVERTY LINES
AGRICULTURAL SHOCKS
HUMAN CAPITAL
FARMLAND
FOOD SECURITY
POVERTY INDEX
DROUGHT
FOOD POVERTY
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
FARM PRODUCTION
PENSIONS
CHRONICALLY POOR
RURAL GROWTH
COPING BEHAVIORS
RURAL MEN
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT SOURCE
RURAL POVERTY
URBAN AREAS
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
RURAL
RURAL WORKERS
NUTRITION
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
ACCESS TO MARKETS
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
SOCIAL POLICIES
EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
INSURANCE
TARGETING
POVERTY INDICATORS
RURAL RESIDENTS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
ACCESS TO SERVICES
SMALLHOLDER FARMING
RURAL AREAS
POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL INCOMES
FOOD BUNDLE
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
POPULATION
POOR LIVING
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
POOR
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
LACK OF INFORMATION
FOOD PRICES
REMITTANCES
LABOR MARKETS
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
REMOTE AREAS
RURAL WELFARE
NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
INEQUALITY
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
author World Bank Group
author_facet World Bank Group
author_sort World Bank Group
title Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity in Moldova : Progress and Prospects
title_short Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity in Moldova : Progress and Prospects
title_full Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity in Moldova : Progress and Prospects
title_fullStr Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity in Moldova : Progress and Prospects
title_full_unstemmed Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity in Moldova : Progress and Prospects
title_sort poverty reduction and shared prosperity in moldova : progress and prospects
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016-05
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26480672/poverty-reduction-shared-prosperity-moldova-progress-prospects
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