Poverty alleviation in Jordan : lessons for the future /

"The incidence of poverty in Jordan declined between 1992 and 1997. This decline is related to the change in government policies from generalized food subsides, benefiting the rich more than the poor, to targeted cash assistance for the poor. Yet poverty reduction remains a major policy challen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shaʻbān, Raḍwān ʻAlī
Otros Autores: Abu-Ghaida, Dina, Al-Naimat, Abdel-Salam
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : World Bank, Middle East and North Africa Region, 2001.
Colección:Orientations in development.
Temas:
Poverty > Jordan.
Pauvreté > Jordanie.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
Economic policy
Poverty
Social policy
POVERTY.
POVERTY MITIGATION.
SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED PERSONS.
JORDAN.
Jordan > Social policy.
Jordan > Economic policy.
Jordan
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. Introduction
  • I.1. Background
  • I.2. Household Income and Expenditure Surveys
  • II. Poverty and Inequality Declined between 1992 and 1997
  • II. 1. Poverty Declined between 1992 and 1997
  • II. 2. Inequality Was Reduced between 1992 and 1997
  • II. 3. Why Is There a Perception of Increasing Poverty in Jordan during the 1990s?
  • III. Role of Government Programs
  • III. 1. Phasing Out of Food Subsidies
  • III. 2. Increasing Importance of Cash Transfers
  • III. 3. Distributional Impact of Food Subsidies and Cash Transfers
  • IV. Policy Implications
  • Annex I. Poverty Lines
  • Annex II. Robustness of the Result of Poverty Reduction
  • Annex III. Poverty Profile: 1992 and 1997.

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