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STRUCTURAL REFORMSWELFARE INDICATOR
ERROR TERM
URBAN BIAS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
FOOD ENERGY REQUIREMENT
PUBLIC WORKS
FOOD ENERGY INTAKE
DATA COLLECTION
NON-FOOD PRICES
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
POVERTY COMPARISONS
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
POVERTY ANALYSIS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY IMPACT
CPI
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
FOOD REQUIREMENTS
RURAL POVERTY
FOOD SHARE
NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
WELFARE RECIPIENTS
FOOD ENERGY
FUELS
SAMPLING FRAME
POVERTY GAP
PUBLIC TRANSFERS
LEISURE
URBAN AREAS
DEGREE OF POVERTY
INCOME POVERTY
DEVELOPMENT REPORT
BASIC NEEDS
HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
HEALTH SERVICES
FISHERIES
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
SOCIAL FUND GOALS
FOOD POVERTY LINE
LABOR FORCE
NON-FOOD COMPONENTS
HEADCOUNT INDEX
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
BASIC EDUCATION
POVERTY INCIDENCE
BASIC CONSUMPTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
FOOD BASKET
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
MEASURING POVERTY
PURCHASING POWER
EMPLOYMENT
BASIC CONSUMPTION NEEDS
HEADCOUNT POVERTY
LIVING STANDARDS
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL WELFARE
NON- FOOD EXPENDITURE
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
NON-FOOD GOODS
LABOR MARKET
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
FOOD POVERTY
PUBLIC INVESTMENT PROGRAMS
GENDER GAP
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
BARLEY
FOOD BUNDLE
ACCESS TO SERVICES
NON-FOOD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES
EXPENDITURE LEVEL
NATIONAL POVERTY
CONSUMPTION PATTERN
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
POVERTY REDUCTION
CHILD LABOR
FOOD ENERGY REQUIREMENTS
ECONOMICS
SAMPLE HOUSEHOLDS
SOCIAL SECTOR INVESTMENT
REMITTANCES
POVERTY INDEX
LABOR FORCE SURVEY
FOOD ITEM
NON-FOOD NEEDS
WELFARE MEASURE POVERTY ESTIMATES
EXTREME POVERTY
REMOTE COMMUNITIES
EXCHANGE RATES
FISH
HEALTH SURVEY
TASK TEAM LEADER
URBAN POPULATION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
POVERTY ESTIMATES
NON-FOOD COMPONENT
INCOME ESTIMATES
FOOD CONSUMPTION
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
PUBLIC USE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SQUARED POVERTY GAP
PER CAPITA INCOME
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
POVERTY MEASURES
RURAL AREAS
SAMPLE SIZE
RURAL-URBAN DIFFERENTIALS
INCOME GAPS
PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
MONTHLY EXPENDITURE
TARGETED ASSISTANCE
GOVERNANCE CAPACITY
FOOD POVERTY LINES
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
MEASURING INCOME
MEASURING WELFARE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FOOD SPENDING
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15318Abstract
Based on the analysis of the household
 budget survey, the report identifies a nationally widespread
 poverty, pervasive in rural areas, concentrated in four
 governorates. The factors that affect the risk of being poor
 in Yemen are lack of education, large households that
 include several children, geographical location that
 prevents access to income generation, and, lack of worker
 remittances from abroad. In addition, while public
 expenditures in social sectors (education and health), are
 mildly pro-poor, they do not address the magnitude of
 rural-urban, and gender gaps, and, by and large, social
 programs are urban biased, mostly benefiting the better-off.
 Incidentally, the benefit-incidence analysis of the safety
 nets, show that coverage is extremely limited, and that
 short-term downturns, and poverty vulnerabilities fail to be
 addressed. Most importantly, the report outlines that
 although programs under the second phase of the Social
 Development Fund are pro-poor, the inter-governorate
 distribution of both the Public Work Programs, and the
 Social Welfare Fund allocations, show no signs of pro-poor
 targeting. It is suggested to pursue structural, and
 institutional reforms, so as to introduce changes in the
 governance structure, that would ensure a pro-poor pattern
 of growth, one that would not widen the gap between the poor
 in urban vs. rural areas. Moreover, public investments in
 the social sectors should be improved, and public
 expenditures for those sectors increased.Date
2002-12-11Identifier
oai:openknowledge.worldbank.org:10986/15318http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15318
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