Drivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Guatemala Case Study, Volume 2. Background Papers and Technical Appendices

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2013-07-25T14:51:58Z
dc.date2013-07-25T14:51:58Z
dc.date2004-12-31
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dc.descriptionThis regional study encompasses three Central American countries: Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras. The focus of this report is Guatemala. The study is motivated by several factors: First is the recognition that sub-national regions are becoming increasingly heterogeneous, and economically differentiated as part of ongoing processes of development and diversification, with some areas advancing, and others being left behind. Second is the acceptance that one rural strategy does not fit all; design of an appropriately tailored rural strategy requires understanding the assets, markets, and institutions that frame household opportunities and livelihood strategies. Third, rural heterogeneity requires identification of sufficiently homogeneous areas and household types to facilitate policy formulation, investment strategies, and project design. Fourth, there is a need to bridge the gap between conceptual strategies, and their timely implementation in order to obtain tangible and sustainable results. To this end, it is necessary to identify the appropriate sequencing, and complementary of investments in assets needed to drive growth and reduce poverty. The study's focus on assets is appropriate given historically stark inequalities in the distribution of productive assets among households in the region. Such inequalities are likely to constrain how the poor share in the benefits of growth, even under appropriate policy regimes. Rural poverty in Guatemala is characterized by three important features. First, geographic isolation, caused by varied topography, and inadequate transport networks, is an important correlate of poverty. The second dominant feature of rural poverty is ethnic exclusion. Poverty rates are far higher among indigenous groups and groups whose primary language is not Spanish. Third, rural poverty is concentrated in particular areas: that is, it has a particularly strong spatial dimension in Guatemala. Findings indicate that the high degree of overlap between high poverty rates, and high poverty densities in areas such as the Western Altiplano, means that investments there should reach significant proportions of the country's rural poor. Thus, to generate substantial gains in poverty reduction and broad-based growth, complementarities between productive, social, and location-specific assets must be addressed. Specifically, the report focuses on access to land, and strong local level institutions, and social capital, to compensate for lack of physical assets. This also requires a move from geographically untargeted investments in single assets, to a more integrated and geographically based approach of asset enhancement, with proper complementarities.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/5849160/guatemala-drivers-sustainable-rural-growth-poverty-reduction-central-america-guatemala-case-study-vol-2-2-background-papers-technical-appendices
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14559
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/14559
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417998
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.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCASE STUDIES
dc.subjectCASE STUDY
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONCEPTUAL APPROACH
dc.subjectCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZED MARKETS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STUDIES
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subjectESCAPE POVERTY
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUP
dc.subjectEXPECTED RETURNS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHICAL AREAS
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHICAL TARGETING
dc.subjectGROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ANALYSIS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ASSETS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCENTIVE FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectINCOMPLETE MARKETS
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS GROUPS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLEISURE
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT CAPACITY
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNON-AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectNON-FARM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY SET
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY DIRECTIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY REVIEW
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITIES
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASES
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROPERTY OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectRURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONTEXT
dc.subjectSOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSPATIAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectWELFARE GENERATION
dc.titleDrivers of Sustainable Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Central America : Guatemala Case Study, Volume 2. Background Papers and Technical Appendices

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