Nicaragua - Poverty Assessment : Raising Welfare and Reducing Vulnerability

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2013-07-30T21:20:01Z
dc.date2013-07-30T21:20:01Z
dc.date2003-12-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:30:27Z
dc.descriptionThis poverty assessment was launched with three broad objectives: (1) to update the poverty profile for Nicaragua with data from the 2001 LSMS survey and assess key changes between 1998 and 2001; (2) to review progress with respect to PRSP targets and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including an analysis of those areas where advances have been weak to orient greater public attention; and (3) analyze the dynamics o f families moving in and out o f poverty using panel data from the 1998 and 2001 LSMS surveys, in order to obtain clues about strategies that may have led to improving incomes. This report finds that Nicaragua has made significant progress in reducing poverty over the last decade, despite its status as one of the poorest and least developed countries in Latin America. Although poverty declined significantly more in rural than urban areas, poverty and extreme poverty continue to be overwhelmingly rural. Progress in poverty reduction between 1998 and 2001 reflect significant income gains for most Nicaraguan households as well as lower food prices. Better-off families in Nicaragua exhibit high educational levels, small family sizes, residence in Managua and the Pacific Region, and diversified incomes. However, poverty changes between 1998 and 2001 varied substantially by region. Despite overall gains in poverty, nearly half of all PRSP targets are not currently on track. The areas where indicators show least progress since 1993, raising concerns for prospects of future poverty reduction, include the following: 1). Fertility rates continue to be high in Nicaragua, particularly among adolescents with no education, and a large unsatisfied demand for family planning services continues. 2) Progress in education is mixed. 3) Productive infrastructure has been practically stagnant since the early 1990s. 4) Basic water and sanitation infrastructure has progressed very modestly, with less than half of the homes in rural areas having access to safe basic services. 5) Diarrhea and upper respiratory infections for children under five show little progress since the early 1990s. The report concludes that continued progress in Nicaragua's Millennium Development Goals and Poverty Reduction Strategy P goals will be closely linked to the recovery of growth. Successful strategies for broad-based growth and poverty reduction should include aiming for macroeconomic stability, key interventions in education, increased access to productive and basic infrastructure, increased competitiveness and efficiency in financial services would improve access to credit for poorer families, Increased access to reproductive and perinatal healthcare services for women with maternal and child care becoming a priority, and access to timely and targeted social protection interventions.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/2858813/nicaragua-poverty-assessment-raising-welfare-reducing-vulnerability-poverty-assessment-raising-welfare-reducing-vulnerability
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14668
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/14668
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418722
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.subjectADAPTABILITY
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subjectDATA SOURCES
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectEDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD STAPLES
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT INDEX
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHOUSING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME EFFECT
dc.subjectINCREASED ACCESS
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectLITERACY LEVELS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectPOLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY REVIEW
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR URBAN AREAS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY CHANGES
dc.subjectPOVERTY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY DYNAMICS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVEL
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILE
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY TRAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY TRENDS
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISPARITIES
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL INHABITANTS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INDICATORS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTAX REFORM
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN RESIDENTS
dc.subjectWELFARE EFFECTS
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISPARITY
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectADOLESCENT PREGNANCY
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING SERVICES
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectACCESSTO HEALTH SERVIES
dc.subjectACCESS TO WATER
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICES
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectDIARRHOEAL DISEASE PREVENTION
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY DISEASES
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectADULT LITERACY
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.titleNicaragua - Poverty Assessment : Raising Welfare and Reducing Vulnerability
dc.titleNicaragua - Reporte de pobreza : aumentando el bienstar and reduciendo la vulnerabilidad

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