Poverty and the Policy Response to the Economic Crisis in Liberia

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dc.contributorWodon, Quentin
dc.creatorWodon, Quentin
dc.date2013-04-02T16:54:09Z
dc.date2013-04-02T16:54:09Z
dc.date2012
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:07:35Z
dc.descriptionThe purpose of this study is to provide in one place a set of papers that were written at various points in time over the last four years on poverty and the response to the recent economic crisis in Liberia. More precisely, the objective of the study is twofold. First it is to provide a basic diagnostic of both consumption-based poverty and human development (especially education and health) in the country using the 2007 CWIQ (Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire) survey. Second, it is to assess the likely impact on the poor of the recent economic crisis, and especially the increase in rice prices, and to document the targeting performance of measures taken by the government in 2008/09 to help the poor cope with the crisis. These measures included a reduction in import taxes for rice, a reform of the personal income tax, and the implementation of cash for work temporary employment program. This introductory chapter outlines the topics covered in the various chapters of the study and summarizes their main results. The study is structured in three parts. Part one consists of three basic diagnostic chapters for poverty, education, and health. Part two is devoted to assessing the likely impact on the poor of the recent economic crisis, and especially the increase in rice prices, and to document the targeting performance of fiscal measures taken by the government to help the poor cope with the crisis. Part three provides an evaluation of cash for work temporary employment program also put in place by the authorities to help the poor cope with the crisis.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.formattext/plain
dc.identifier978-0-8213-8979-9
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13080
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-8979-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415418
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relationWorld Bank Study;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectadministrative costs
dc.subjectaggregate poverty
dc.subjectannual growth
dc.subjectaverage % growth
dc.subjectcash transfers
dc.subjectCentral region
dc.subjectconflict
dc.subjectconsumer prices
dc.subjectconsumption aggregate
dc.subjectconsumption basket
dc.subjectconsumption data
dc.subjectconsumption per capita
dc.subjectcorrelates of poverty
dc.subjectdata quality
dc.subjectdeterminants of poverty
dc.subjectDevelopment Goals
dc.subjectdevelopment strategy
dc.subjectdistributional impact
dc.subjectEconomic conditions
dc.subjecteconomic development
dc.subjecteconomic growth
dc.subjectEducation level
dc.subjectEmergency Employment
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectEmployment Programs
dc.subjectestimates of poverty
dc.subjectExtreme poverty
dc.subjectfemale-headed households
dc.subjectFinancial Crisis
dc.subjectfood basket
dc.subjectfood consumption
dc.subjectfood expenditure
dc.subjectfood goods
dc.subjectfood items
dc.subjectfood needs
dc.subjectfood poverty
dc.subjectfood poverty line
dc.subjectFood Price
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectfood products
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectgrowth rate
dc.subjectgrowth rates
dc.subjecthealth care
dc.subjecthealth expenditures
dc.subjecthousehold composition
dc.subjecthousehold consumption
dc.subjecthousehold head
dc.subjecthousehold heads
dc.subjecthousehold income
dc.subjecthousehold needs
dc.subjecthousehold size
dc.subjecthousehold survey
dc.subjecthousehold surveys
dc.subjecthousing
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectImpact on Poverty
dc.subjectincidence analysis
dc.subjectIncome
dc.subjectincome data
dc.subjectIndicators of Poverty
dc.subjectinequality
dc.subjectland size
dc.subjectmacroeconomic framework
dc.subjectMarginal tax
dc.subjectMarginal tax rate
dc.subjectMean value
dc.subjectmeasuring poverty
dc.subjectmedium term
dc.subjectmilk
dc.subjectnational accounts
dc.subjectNational Poverty
dc.subjectNational Poverty headcount
dc.subjectnegative impact
dc.subjectnet income
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectpolicy interventions
dc.subjectpoor
dc.subjectpoor areas
dc.subjectpost-conflict countries
dc.subjectpoverty analysis
dc.subjectpoverty assessments
dc.subjectPoverty Comparisons
dc.subjectpoverty data
dc.subjectPoverty Estimates
dc.subjectpoverty gap
dc.subjectPoverty Impact
dc.subjectpoverty level
dc.subjectpoverty line
dc.subjectPoverty lines
dc.subjectpoverty measure
dc.subjectpoverty measurement
dc.subjectpoverty measures
dc.subjectPoverty Profile
dc.subjectPoverty rates
dc.subjectPoverty Reduction
dc.subjectPoverty Reduction Strategy
dc.subjectPoverty Reduction Strategy Paper
dc.subjectpoverty threshold
dc.subjectPro-Poor
dc.subjectPro-Poor Growth
dc.subjectpublic sector
dc.subjectPublic Spending
dc.subjectPublic Works
dc.subjectqualitative data
dc.subjectreduction of poverty
dc.subjectrural
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.subjectRural Region
dc.subjectSafety Net
dc.subjectsavings
dc.subjectschooling
dc.subjectsecondary schooling
dc.subjectsquared poverty gap
dc.subjectstandard deviation
dc.subjecttargeting
dc.subjecttotal poverty
dc.subjecttotal poverty line
dc.subjectunequal distribution
dc.subjecturban areas
dc.subjectUrban Region
dc.subjectwage rates
dc.subjectwar
dc.subjectWelfare Indicator
dc.subjectWelfare Indicators
dc.titlePoverty and the Policy Response to the Economic Crisis in Liberia

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