Afghanistan - Poverty, Vulnerability, and Social Protection : An Initial Assessment
This report highlights the relationship between poverty, risk and vulnerability facing the people of Afghanistan. The report is divided in to five chapters: Chapter I provides a short historical overview of poverty and vulnerability and highlights some of the ways in which the Afghan people have survived more than two decades of conflict, recurring drought and other natural disasters. Chapters II and III focus on livelihoods, poverty and vulnerability in rural Afghanistan where more than three-quarters of the Afghan population live. Chapter IV focuses on the same subject matter in the urban areas. The final chapter of the report outlines the policy directions for poverty reduction and suggests that the essential path for poverty reduction is sustained, equitable, broad-based economic growth, with the State playing the role of facilitator, regular and financier of high-return infrastructure and services but leaving provision largely in the hands of the private sector, communities and NGOs. The objectives of the report are (i) to gain a more in-depth understanding of poverty and vulnerability as experienced by different socio-economic groups; (ii) to examine the range of risk-management instruments (informal and formal) that are available and to better understand their effectiveness; and (iii) to suggest the parameters of a broad-based poverty reduction strategy.
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World Bank |
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
Washington, DC
2005-03
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| Subjects: | POVERTY; CONFLICT; MILITARY CONFLICTS; SEVERE DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS; ALLEVIATION OF ABSOLUTE POVERTY; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; HEALTH ASPECTS OF POVERTY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; SOCIAL SAFETY NETS; POVERTY INCIDENCE; POVERTY MEASUREMENT; SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS; SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS; SYSTEMS DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY; SOCIAL BENEFITS; POVERTY ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT & INCOME; CHILDREN IN POVERTY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS; INCOME INEQUALITIES; POVERTY DEPTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; HOUSING SUBSIDIES; ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES; TARGETED ASSISTANCE; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; INCOME ACCOUNTING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGY; EVALUATION CRITERIA; SOCIAL FUND GOALS; SOCIAL REFORM,
ACCIDENTS,
ADULTS,
CHILD MORTALITY,
CHRONIC POVERTY,
CITIES,
CLINICS,
CONFLICT,
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES,
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS,
COVARIATE SHOCKS,
DECISION MAKING,
DISABILITY,
DISASTERS,
DRINKING WATER,
DROUGHT,
DRUG ADDICTION,
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY,
ECONOMIC GROWTH,
ECONOMIC SHOCKS,
EDUCATION,
EMPLOYMENT,
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS,
EXTREME POVERTY,
FAMILIES,
FOOD SECURITY,
FORMAL SAFETY NETS,
HEALTH,
HEALTH FACILITIES,
HEALTH STATUS,
HOSPITALS,
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION,
HOUSEHOLD INCOME,
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT,
IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS,
ILLITERACY,
INCOME,
INCOME DISTRIBUTION,
INSURANCE,
LIVING CONDITIONS,
MALNUTRITION,
MEDICAL SERVICES,
MIGRATION,
MORTALITY,
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS,
NUTRITION,
POLICY MAKERS,
POOR,
POVERTY LINE,
POVERTY LINES,
POVERTY REDUCTION,
PRIVATE SECTOR,
PRODUCERS,
PRODUCTIVITY,
PUBLIC SECTOR,
PUBLIC WORKS,
PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS,
REFUGEES,
REHABILITATION,
REPEATED SHOCKS,
RISK MANAGEMENT,
RURAL COMMUNITIES,
RURAL POVERTY,
SAFETY,
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS,
SANITATION,
SAVINGS,
SCHOOLS,
SERVICE DELIVERY,
TARGETING,
URBAN AREAS,
URBAN CENTERS,
VIOLENCE,
WAGE RATES,
WAGES,
WATER SUPPLY,
WELLBEING,
WORKERS POVERTY; CONFLICT; MILITARY CONFLICTS; SEVERE DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS; ALLEVIATION OF ABSOLUTE POVERTY; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; HEALTH ASPECTS OF POVERTY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; SOCIAL SAFETY NETS; POVERTY INCIDENCE; POVERTY MEASUREMENT; SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS; SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS; SYSTEMS DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY; SOCIAL BENEFITS; POVERTY ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT & INCOME; CHILDREN IN POVERTY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS; INCOME INEQUALITIES; POVERTY DEPTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; HOUSING SUBSIDIES; ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES; TARGETED ASSISTANCE; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; INCOME ACCOUNTING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGY; EVALUATION CRITERIA; SOCIAL FUND GOALS; SOCIAL REFORM, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5680619/afghanistan-poverty-vulnerability-social-protection-initial-assessment
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8522
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