Poverty status in Afghanistan : a profile based on National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (NRVA) 2007/08 / The World Bank.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: [Afghanistan] : Ministry of Economy ; The World Bank, 2010.Description: iii, 83 pages : color maps ; 28 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet HC420. P6.
Contents:
Contents: Acknowledgments—Executive summary—I. Introduction—II. Physical and political geography of poverty—III. Labor and income-generating activities—IV. Demographic & socioeconomic characteristics of poverty—V. Trends in wellbeing : NRVA 2005, 2007, 2007/08 comparisons—VI. Concluding comment—References—Annexes.
Summary: Summary: “Poverty reduction is one of the three key objectives of the Afghanistan National Development Strategy. The poverty profile is an important element in the information kit of the policymaker that helps focus policy to attain this objective. A poverty profile is standard methodology to describe the extent and nature of poverty in a country or region. It assesses the magnitude of poverty and its distribution across geographic and socioeconomic domains, provides information on the characteristics of the poor…”—(page 10).
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Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University 2 Available 3ACKU000535046
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University Pamphlet HC420.P6.P694 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donated by Afghanaid. 3ACKU000389006
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Cover title.
“July 2010”.
“Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Economy”—at head of title.
“Economic Policy & Poverty Sector ; South Asia Region”—cover page.
Some texts in Dari.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Acknowledgments—Executive summary—I. Introduction—II. Physical and political geography of poverty—III. Labor and income-generating activities—IV. Demographic & socioeconomic characteristics of poverty—V. Trends in wellbeing : NRVA 2005, 2007, 2007/08 comparisons—VI. Concluding comment—References—Annexes.

Summary: “Poverty reduction is one of the three key objectives of the Afghanistan National Development Strategy. The poverty profile is an important element in the information kit of the policymaker that helps focus policy to attain this objective. A poverty profile is standard methodology to describe the extent and nature of poverty in a country or region. It assesses the magnitude of poverty and its distribution across geographic and socioeconomic domains, provides information on the characteristics of the poor…”—(page 10).

English