Poverty in Albania : A Qualitative Assessment

De Soto, Hermine ; Gordon, Peter ; Gedeshi, Ilir ; Sinoimeri, Zamira

Washington, DC:World Bank

关键词: POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES;    POVERTY ASSESSMENTS;    POVERTY INCIDENCE;    POVERTY EVALUATION METHODS;    POVERTY MEASUREMENT;   

DOI  :  10.1596/0-8213-5109-5
RP-ID  :  WTP520

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 qualitative assessment of povertyin Albania seeks to deepen the understanding of poverty inthe country, first, by involving poor Albanians in a processof exploring the causes, nature, extent of poverty, and howit affects their livelihoods. Second, it is intended tosupport the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper(PRSP). Third, it supports preparation of the CountryAssistance Strategy (CAS), and the Living StandardsMeasurement Survey (LSMS) process. Fourth, it supportsongoing research on formal and informal institutions in thecountry that are relevant to poverty, and it identifies aswell, emerging areas of concern. Findings suggest thatpoverty in the study sites, developed as a result of a weakeconomic base at the beginning of reform (as of 1990),worsened as the reforms continued and accelerated during the1997 financial crisis. From household interviews, it isperceived that the causes of poverty are a result ofunemployment, insufficient and low quality of land, absenceof formal institutions, and marketing mechanisms to supportindustrial and agricultural development, and thegovernment's inability to respond to infrastructure andbasic needs. The study further examines the factorsdepressing and/or precluding (sector wide) the potential tocompete, sustain livelihoods, attain employment, and receiveeconomic and social assistance.