An Analysis of Poverty in Myanmar, Part 1 : Trends between 2004/05 and 2015

Myanmar Ministry of Planning and Finance ; World Bank Group

World Bank, Yangon

关键词: POVERTY ASSESSMENT;    POVERTY MEASUREMENT;    INEQUALITY;    LIVING STANDARDS;    HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS;   

RP-ID  :  118851

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

A joint analysis of poverty and livingstandards was conducted by a technical team from theMinistry of Planning and Finance, Government of Myanmar, andthe Poverty and Equity Global Practice of the World Bank.The findings of the joint analysis are summarized in atwo-part report: Part One puts forward trends in povertyover time. Annexes include the technical details of thepoverty measurement exercise. This report also makesrecommendations on the need to revise the poverty measureused to reflect the needs of the population a decade afterpoverty was first measured in Myanmar. Part Two(forthcoming) presents the poverty profile for 2015 based onthe new poverty line.