Arab Republic of Egypt : Poverty Assessment Update, Volume 1. Main Report

World Bank

Washington, DC

关键词: ABSOLUTE POVERTY;    ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE;    ABSOLUTE TERMS;    ACCESS TO EDUCATION;    ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This report on the Poverty AssessmentUpdate of Egypt is a contribution to the strategy of povertyalleviation pursued by the Government of Egypt. Using datafrom the two household surveys in 2000 and 2005, this reportassesses the nature and dimensions of poverty in Egypt, anddiscusses the role of macroeconomic policies and labormarkets in improving living standards. The report updatesthe findings of "Poverty Reduction in Egypt: Diagnosisand Strategy," published by the World Bank in 2002.Over the last two years Egypt has achieved remarkably higheconomic growth.Should this turnaround be sustained, thereis hope that poverty can be dramatically reduced.Eventhough the report does not cover this most recent period, itis important to learn from the lessons of the recent past,and the report provides new information and insights thatcould be useful for policy-makers: 1) It identifies theoverall scope and trends in poverty between 2000 and 2005,focusing on material aspects, but also assessing progress innon-income dimensions; 2) It isolates key correlates topoverty and economic vulnerability, providing detailedanalysis of how inflation affected the poor in this period;3) It links the labor market's developments withchanges in living standards and poverty; and 4) It providesthe analytical base for mapping poverty in Egypt, which canimprove the targeting of social programs. The first chapterexamines the evolution of living standards in Egypt duringthe period of analysis - 2000 to 2005. It also gives thedetails of the poverty map and where the poor live. Chapter2 describes who the poor are and provides the povertycorrelates:looking at the characteristics of the poor andthe relation of these characteristics to education (andaccess to education), employment, gender, age, or assetcharacteristics. Chapter 3 continues by providing somebackground on economic developments between 2000 and 2005and identifies possible areas of policy interventions inlight of economic and social policies and developments after2005. Chapter 4 offers in-depth analysis of the labor marketto attempt to discern longer-term trends in livingstandards, and links employment with poverty levels.Finally, Chapter 5 looks at the capacity of the monitoringsystem, and lays the foundations for a future analytical program.