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  • Izdošanas datums: 30-May-2012
  • Izdevniecība: World Bank Publications
  • ISBN-10: 0821389793
  • ISBN-13: 9780821389799
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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 200 pages, height x width x depth: 254x178x10 mm, weight: 456 g
  • Izdošanas datums: 30-May-2012
  • Izdevniecība: World Bank Publications
  • ISBN-10: 0821389793
  • ISBN-13: 9780821389799
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Keywords:
Despite substantial progress towards peace, economic growth, and better governance since 2003, Liberia remains one of the poorest countries in the world. The objective of this study is twofold. First it is to provide a basic diagnostic of both consumption-based poverty and human development (especially education and health) in the country using the 2007 CWIQ (Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire) survey. Second, it is to assess the likely impact on the poor of the recent economic crisis, and especially the increase in rice prices, and to document the targeting performance of various measures taken by the government in 2008/09 to help the poor cope with the crisis. These measures included a reduction in import taxes for rice, a reform of the personal income tax, and the implementation of a cash for work temporary employment program.
Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xi
Acronyms and Abbreviations xii
1 Poverty and the Policy Response to the Economic Crisis in Liberia: Brief Overview
1(6)
PART I POVERTY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT DIAGNOSTIC
7(76)
2 Poverty in Liberia: Level, Profile, and Determinants
9(26)
1 Introduction
9(1)
2 Methodology
10(5)
3 Poverty Profile and Determinants
15(16)
4 Conclusion
31(4)
Annex: Sensitivity of Poverty Estimates to Caloric Threshold
32(3)
3 Education in Liberia: Basic Diagnostic Using the 2007 CWIQ Survey
35(25)
1 Introduction
35(1)
2 School Enrollment, Reason for Not Enrolling, and Satisfaction with Schools
36(15)
3 Benefit Incidence of Public Spending for Education
51(3)
4 Correlates of School Enrollment
54(3)
5 Conclusion
57(3)
4 Health in Liberia: Basic Diagnostic Using the 2007 CWIQ Survey
60(23)
1 Introduction
60(1)
2 Patterns of Morbidity, Likelihood of Seeking Care, and Reason for Not Seeking Care
61(13)
3 Benefit Incidence of Public Spending for Health
74(3)
4 Determinants of the Demand for Care
77(3)
5 Conclusion
80(3)
PART II IMPACT OF HIGHER FOOD PRICES AND FISCAL MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE CRISIS
83(28)
5 Rice Prices and Poverty in Liberia
85(14)
1 Introduction
85(2)
2 Rice Production and Consumption in Liberia: A Brief Review
87(1)
3 Rice Production and Consumption in the 2007 CWIQ Survey
88(4)
4 Simulating the Impact on Poverty of Changes in the Price of Rice
92(5)
5 Conclusion
97(2)
6 Benefit Incidence of Fiscal Measures to Deal with the Impact on Households of the Economic Crisis in Liberia: Comparing Import and Income Taxes
99(12)
1 Introduction
99(1)
2 Benefit Incidence of Taxes on Imported Foods
100(3)
3 Benefit Incidence of Proposed Income Tax Reform
103(6)
4 Conclusion
109(2)
PART III EVALUATION OF THE CASH FOR WORK TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
111
7 Ex Ante Assessment of the Potential Impact of Labor-Intensive Public Works in Liberia
113(15)
1 Introduction
113(3)
2 Potential Demand for Employment Programs
116(5)
3 Potential Poverty Impact of Public Works
121(4)
4 Conclusion
125(3)
8 Liberia's Cash for Work Temporary Employment Project: Responding to Crisis in Low Income, Fragile Countries
128(27)
1 Introduction
128(1)
2 The Food Price Crisis in Liberia
129(2)
3 High Need, Low Capacity: Cash for Work in the Liberian Context
131(1)
4 Weaving the Safety Net: Design Elements of the Cash for Work Project
132(3)
5 Implementation Elements
135(7)
6 Measuring Progress: Key Impact Findings and Project Feedback
142(5)
7 Moving Forward: Lessons Learned and Future Planning
147(8)
9 Impact of Labor-Intensive Public Works in Liberia: Results from a Light Evaluation Survey
155
1 Introduction
155(2)
2 Evaluation of the Cash for Work Program
157(9)
3 Conclusion
166