When and Where Do We See Regional Poverty Reduction and Convergence?

dc.creatorYang, Judy S.
dc.creatorAzevedo, Joao Pedro
dc.creatorInan, Osman Kaan
dc.creatorNguyen, Minh C.
dc.creatorMontes, Jose
dc.date2016-02-02T23:45:50Z
dc.date2016-02-02T23:45:50Z
dc.date2016-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:45:05Z
dc.descriptionIn the past decade, Turkey has experienced a notable level of poverty reduction at all levels (extreme poor, poor, and vulnerable). The steady decline in poverty was also resilient to the decline in gross domestic product per capita growth during the crisis. However, although poverty convergence was strong before the financial crisis, there was an absence of regional convergence afterward. This paper analyzes poverty trends, poverty convergence, economic mobility, and the determinants of poverty reduction at the regional level over the period 2006–13. The analysis finds that agricultural growth in the east was an important contributor to Turkey's regional poverty reduction. In additionally, employment growth in the services sectors boosted poverty reduction throughout the entire country. From a fiscal perspective, the amount of per capita central spending is also linked to poverty reduction, although more strongly for regions in the west.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25838565/see-regional-poverty-reduction-convergence-lessons-roof-turkey
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/23719
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-7540
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/410406
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7540
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectPOVERTY POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectREGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectREGIONAL DUMMY
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectMOUNTAINOUS REGIONS
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL GROUPINGS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectINCOME REGIONS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTORS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectPOORER REGIONS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP INDEX
dc.subjectREGIONAL HUB
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectMEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectDRIVERS OF POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS
dc.subjectREGIONAL GROWTH
dc.subjectREGION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectREGIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCING
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectMOUNTAINOUS AREAS
dc.subjectTRANSFERS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectESTIMATES OF POVERTY
dc.subjectCHRONIC POVERTY
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION POVERTY
dc.subjectCHANGES IN POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISPARITIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL VARIATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL POPULATION
dc.subjectWELFARE QUINTILES
dc.subjectCOPING MECHANISMS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL SPENDING
dc.subjectREGIONAL VARIATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SURVEYS
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDEX
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectREGIONAL CENTERS
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAPPING
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectREGIONAL PATTERN
dc.subjectREGIONAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTERACTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEAD
dc.subjectREGIONAL TARGETING
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT
dc.subjectTARGETING MECHANISMS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVEL
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRANSFERS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURES
dc.subjectCOASTAL REGIONS
dc.subjectREGIONS
dc.subjectREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectSPATIAL VARIATIONS
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectABSOLUTE TERMS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectDECLINE IN POVERTY
dc.subjectPOVERTY DYNAMICS
dc.subjectREGIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectPOOR REGIONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectMEDITERRANEAN REGION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCENTRAL REGIONS
dc.subjectDETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL CONVERGENCE
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCREASE
dc.titleWhen and Where Do We See Regional Poverty Reduction and Convergence?
dc.titleLessons from the Roof of Turkey
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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