Cambodia Poverty Assessment

This poverty assessment evaluates Cambodia’s poverty reduction progress between 2009 and 2019 and contributing factors. Based on the authors understanding of contributing factors, the assessment asks what the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been, and what will be needed to support inclusive recovery. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) recently updated the national poverty lines for Cambodia. Prompted by Cambodia’s transition to lower middle-income status in 2015, the RGC revisited the poverty measurement methodology in 2017; the review confirmed that the way Cambodians live and spend today has changed considerably as the country became richer, and that the national poverty lines needed revising to better reflect economic realities. This assessment uses the new poverty lines to evaluate Cambodia between 2009 and 2019, coupled with other data sources. This poverty assessment covers 5 chapters. Chapter 1 examines the progress Cambodia made in reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity between 2009 and 2019. Chapter 2 examines the evolution of nonmonetary poverty between 2009 and 2019. Chapter 3 examines the profile of poverty and inequality in 2019/20. Chapter 4 examines the 2019 fiscal system and its effects on poverty and inequality in 2019/20. Chapter 5 examines COVID-19 socio-economic effects on Cambodian Households in 2020.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Karamba, Wendy, Tong, Kimsun, Salcher, Isabelle
Format: Report biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2022-11
Subjects:POVERTY REDUCTION, INEQUALITY, VULNERABILITY FACTORS, LABOR MARKET, EDUCATION, HOUSING, FISCAL POLICY, COVID-19,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099155111222239793/P1735940c0e8b508d0b80e0c7375c89d9c0
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/38344
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