According to the 1998-99 LivingStandards Measurement Survey conducted in Moroocco, povertyshowed a disturbing increase during the 1990s, regardless ofhow poverty is measured. This report updates the povertyprofile for Morocco following the comprehensive approachsuggested by the latest World Development Report (see reportno. 20888 for an overview of this report). It presents adetailed analysis of 1) Poverty trends in the 1990s (Chapter2), 2) which factors are key in explaining the observedincrease in poverty (Chapter 3), and 3) the support given tothe poor by Government intervention (Chapter 4). An overviewof the main initiatives taken by the authorities as well asby nongovernmental organizations and private businesses inthe late 1990s is presented in the first chapter; theireffects, though not captured by the 1998/99 data, are likelyto have a significant impact on poverty reduction in thecoming years.
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