Poverty and the policy response to the economic crisis in Liberia / edited by Quentin Wodon.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Wodon, Quentin.

Series:

World Bank study

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Government policy--Liberia.

Poverty.

Poverty--Government policy.

Economic conditions.

Liberia.

Liberia--Economic conditions--21st century.

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.

Physical Description:

xii, 171 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, [2012]

Summary:

Poverty and the Policy Response to the Economic Crisis in Liberia is part of the World Bank Studies series These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion.

Despite substantial progress since 2003 toward peace, economic growth, and better governance, Liberia remains one of the poorest countries in the world. The objective of this study is twofold. First, it provides 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 assesses the likely impact on the poor of the recent economic crisis, especially the increase in rice prices, and documents the targeting performance of various measures taken by the government in 2008-09 to help the poor cope with the crisis. These 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.

World Bank Studies are available individually or on standing order. This World Bank Studies series is also available online through the World Bank e-library (www.worldbank.org/elibrary). Book jacket.

Contents:

Poverty and the response to the economic crisis in Liberia : brief overview

Poverty and human development diagnostic

Poverty in Liberia : level, profile and determinants

Education in Liberia : basic diagnostic using the 2007 CWIQ survey

Health in Liberia : basic diagnostic using the 2007 CWIQ survey

Impact of higher food prices and fiscal measures taken to respond to the crisis

Rice prices and poverty in Liberia

Benefit incidence of fiscal measures to deal with the impact on households of the economic crisis in Liberia : comparing import and income taxes

Evaluation of the cash for work temporary employment program

Ex ante assessment of the potential impact of labor intensive public works in Liberia

Liberia's cash for work temporary employment project : responding to crisis in low income, fragile countries

Impact of labor intensive public works in Liberia : results from a light evaluation survey

List of tables, figures, and boxes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780821389799

0821389793

9780821389478

0821389475

OCLC:

761848527

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