Growth, Employment and Living Standards in Pre-Accession Poland, Volume 2. Background Papers

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2013-08-08T13:59:02Z
dc.date2013-08-08T13:59:02Z
dc.date2004-03-22
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dc.descriptionThis report builds on the wealth of existing literature on living standards and inequality in Poland and is intended to continue the ongoing debate. The focus is on lack of access to economic opportunities as the most important dimension of poverty in Poland and one that is strongly associated with social exclusion, vulnerability and other dimensions of poverty. The report ' s main objectives are to: (i) describe what happened to Polish living standards after the " shock therapy " of the early 1990s and in the less prosperous last five years; (ii) highlight the main factors behind the recent increase in poverty and inequality; (iii) identify the main risk factors associated with social exclusion and " transient " and " permanent " poverty in pre-accession Poland; (iv) address the growth of a hard-core of chronic poverty; and (v) point to policy measures that may help Poland to move closer to the Lisbon targets for employment and social inclusion. This report consists of two volumes. Volume 1 presents the main findings and their policy implications. It begins with a general overview of the macroeconomic climate and its changes over the transition period. It then moves on to address the links between economic growth and poverty reduction in the high growth years (when poverty declined considerably) and in the following slow-down in growth (during which poverty increased). A description of the poverty profile and its changes over the last decade follows and leads to an analysis of the strong link between skills levels, employment opportunities and social inclusion as a way of avoiding poverty. Particular attention is paid to the growing divide between the chronically poor and the rest of the population. The role of social transfers as an important safety net for the most vulnerable (but also a potential barrier to effective long-term poverty reduction) is then discussed, along with the role currently played by civil society and informal networks as non-governmental safety nets. Finally some options are presented on policies that may help to meet the European Union targets for employment, social inclusion and reduction in inequalities.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/03/5175076/growth-employment-living-standards-pre-accession-poland-vol-2-2-background-papers
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14905
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/14905
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418402
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWarsaw: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING
dc.subjectCPI
dc.subjectDEREGULATION
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDRUG ADDICTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME SUPPORT
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFORMAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICY
dc.subjectMPC
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRICE DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectPRIVATE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectQUALITATIVE RESEARCH
dc.subjectRENTS
dc.subjectRETIREMENT
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL STUDIES
dc.subjectSPATIAL PATTERNS
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED WORKERS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectWAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleGrowth, Employment and Living Standards in Pre-Accession Poland, Volume 2. Background Papers
dc.titleWzrost, zatrudnienie I standardy Zycia W Polsce doby akcesji

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