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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828502603321

Autore

Shaban Radwan Ali

Titolo

Poverty alleviation in Jordan : lessons for the future / / Radwan A. Shaban, Dina Abu-Ghaida, Abdel-Salam Al-Naimat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : World Bank, Middle East and North Africa Region, 2001

ISBN

1-280-08728-5

9786610087280

0-585-45650-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xi, 58 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm

Collana

Orientations in development series

Altri autori (Persone)

Abu-GhaidaDina

Al-NaimatAbdel-Salam

Soggetti

Poverty - Jordan

Jordan Social policy

Jordan Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-58).

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- I. Introduction -- II. Poverty and Inequality Declined between 1992 and 1997 -- III. Role of Government Programs -- IV. POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- Annex I Poverty Lines -- Annex II Robustness of the Result of Poverty Reduction -- Annex III Poverty Profile, 1992 and 1997 -- Notes -- References.