More Than a Pretty Picture : Using Poverty Maps to Design Better Policies and Interventions

This publication offers crucial lessons for policy makers and development experts who may be considering using small area poverty maps as tools of economic development and helps add to our array of tools for dealing with the political economy issues of poverty. It represents a major contribution to a little understood aspect of the well-known adage "location, location, location," demonstrating that the conceptualization of poverty at the local level represents an important step in our fight against poverty. Insights from the diverse experiences of 12 countries are drawn together in the first two chapters, on key elements in the successful implementation and utilization of poverty maps and on the political economy of poverty maps. The case studies in the volume highlight the wide range of policies and interventions that have been influenced by poverty maps, including, but not limited to, the location of investments and services, the creation of district and municipal development plans, and the allocation of grants and fiscal transfers. They show that successfully implemented and appropriately utilized poverty maps may lead to radical shifts in the perception of poverty and in strategies designed to address poverty.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Bedi, Tara, Coudouel, Aline, Simler, Kenneth
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2007
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, ACCESS TO SERVICES, ADOLESCENTS, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURAL WAGES, AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, AIR POLLUTION, ALCOHOL ABUSE, ANXIETY, ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, BASIC NEEDS, BOTH SEXES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CHILD CARE, CHILD LABOR, CITIZENS, CITY PLANNING, CLINICS, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICES, CRIME, CRIME PREVENTION, CRIMES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISEASES, DISSEMINATION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DRINKING WATER, EARLY MARRIAGE, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC RESOURCES, EDUCATION OF WOMEN, ELDERLY, EMPLOYMENT INCOME, EMPLOYMENT INCOMES, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EVICTION, EXTREME POVERTY, FAMILY MEMBERS, FAMILY PLANNING, FAMILY WELFARE, FEMALE, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, FEMALES, FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD FOR EDUCATION, FOOD ITEMS, FOOD POLICY, GAMBLING, GENDER, GENDER NORMS, GLOBAL MARKETS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH SERVICES, HIGH POPULATION DENSITY, HOUSEHOLD ASSETS, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HOUSES, HOUSING, HOUSING MARKETS, HOUSING POLICY, HOUSING PROBLEMS, HOUSING RIGHTS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HYGIENE, ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS, ILLEGAL SETTLEMENTS, ILLNESS, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, INEQUALITY, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION, INTERVENTIONS, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND PRICES, LAND SUBDIVISION, LARGE CITIES, LEGAL STATUS, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LEVEL OF POVERTY, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LIMITED RESOURCES, LIVING CONDITIONS, LIVING STANDARDS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, MALE SUPPORT, MARRIED WOMEN, MATERNAL HEALTH, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MINOR CHILDREN, MOBILE HEALTH UNITS, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL LEVEL, NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES, NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, OCCUPATION, OCCUPATIONS, OWNERSHIP OF LAND, PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, POLICY CHANGE, POLICY LEVEL, POLICY RESEARCH, POOR, POOR AREAS, POOR FAMILIES, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR HOUSING, POOR LIVING, POOR PEOPLE, POOR WOMEN, POPULATION DENSITY, POPULATION GROWTH, POPULATION PROJECTIONS, POVERTY ANALYSIS, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY ESTIMATES, POVERTY HEAD, POVERTY HEAD COUNT INDEX, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY MAPPING, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER, PREGNANCY, PREVENTION COMPONENTS, PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, PROGRESS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC WORKS, PULL FACTORS, PURCHASING POWER, PURCHASING POWER PARITY, PUSH FACTORS, QUALITY OF LIFE, RADIO, REMITTANCES, RESETTLEMENT, RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL MIGRANTS, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL VILLAGES, RURAL WAGES, SANITATION, SAVINGS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF POPULATION, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS, SERVICE PROVIDER, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVISION, SHELTER, SLUM, SLUM AREA, SLUM AREAS, SLUM DWELLERS, SOCIAL COHESION, SOCIAL CONDITIONS, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL WELFARE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, T.V., TECHNICAL CAPACITY, TRAFFIC, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNFPA, URBAN AREAS, URBAN BIAS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, URBAN ENVIRONMENT, URBAN GOVERNANCE, URBAN GROWTH RATE, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, URBAN MIGRATION, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN POVERTY, URBAN SLUMS, URBAN STUDIES, URBANIZATION, VICTIMS, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, WOMAN, WORKING POPULATION, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, YOUNG CHILDREN, YOUNG GIRLS, YOUNG WOMEN, YOUTH, ZONING,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8698700/more-pretty-picture-using-poverty-maps-design-better-policies-interventions https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6800
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!