Bolivia : Poverty Assessment, Establishing the Basis for More Pro-Poor Growth

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2012-06-19T15:02:17Z
dc.date2012-06-19T15:02:17Z
dc.date2005-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:24:50Z
dc.descriptionBolivia faces high levels of persistent poverty and inequality. In 2002, 65 percent of the population was living in poverty and, of that, nearly 40 percent in extreme poverty. There was a decline in poverty in the mid-1990s, however, the rate today remains close to the level of the early 1990s. In addition, income distribution in Bolivia is among the most unequal in Latin America. This report suggests three main reasons for the continuing high levels of poverty and inequality: First, growth during the 1990s was concentrated in natural resource-based exports, which have a relatively low demand for labor services while labor-intensive sectors and poorer regions grew at a lower rate. Second, the low productivity of firms, particularly in the informal labor-intensive sector, has held back the growth of both employment and wages. Third, the poor have inadequate opportunities to improve their human capital (e.g., through quality education, especially secondary and above), despite recent progress in access to basic education. This results in low labor productivity and restricted access to better-paying jobs. The main overall policy lesson is that broad-based economic growth, sustained over the long term, is a fundamental and necessary condition to reduce poverty and inequality. However, this needs to be supported by policies to improve labor productivity and job creation. This can be accomplished through (1) removing obstacles to firm modernization and growth, and integrating them further into the formal sector; (2) modernizing business and labor regulations in line with international best-practice to allow integration and competition in the world economy; and (3) strengthening human capital and social protection for the poor to enhance their productivity and ability to market their labor.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6555336/bolivia-poverty-assessment-establishing-basis-more-pro-poor-growth-bolivia-poverty-assessment-establishing-basis-pro-poor-growth
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8412
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/8412
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417866
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO ASSETS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOMES
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL INFLOWS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAM
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ASSETS
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCOMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION POVERTY
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKETS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDECLINE IN POVERTY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDISMISSAL
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectECONOMIC BOOM
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORM
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORMS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SITUATION
dc.subjectEDUCATED WORKERS
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT CREATION
dc.subjectEQUAL ACCESS
dc.subjectEXPLAINING CHANGES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
dc.subjectFARM PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFIRM PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectFISCAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subjectGROWTH PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectGROWTH PROSPECTS
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHIGH OPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectHIGH POVERTY
dc.subjectHIGH WAGE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectIMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GAINS
dc.subjectINCOME GENERATION
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectINFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB SECURITY
dc.subjectLABOR COST
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR LAWS
dc.subjectLABOR LEGISLATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INDICATORS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INTERMEDIATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
dc.subjectMARGINAL RETURNS
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNEW CROP VARIETIES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectOPEN UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectOUTPUT PER CAPITA
dc.subjectPAID WORKERS
dc.subjectPAYING JOBS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA GROWTH
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPERSISTENT POVERTY
dc.subjectPOLICY DETERMINANTS
dc.subjectPOLICY INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY REFORMS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectPOOR AREAS
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR POLICY
dc.subjectPOORER REGIONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY FRONT
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVEL
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY TARGET
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRO-POOR
dc.subjectPRO-POOR GROWTH
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESSES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GAINS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectREDUCED POVERTY
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREFORM EFFORTS
dc.subjectREGIONAL AVERAGES
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL DWELLERS
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectRURAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectSALARIED WORKERS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSEVERANCE PAYMENTS
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT IMPACT
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SPENDING
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTHIN MARKETS
dc.subjectTRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUNEQUAL COUNTRIES
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWAGE LEVELS
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.titleBolivia : Poverty Assessment, Establishing the Basis for More Pro-Poor Growth

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