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Poverty and the Policy Response to the Economic Crisis in Liberia
Contributor(s): Wodon, Quentin (Author)

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 ISBN: 0821389793     ISBN-13: 9780821389799
Publisher: World Bank Publications
OUR PRICE: $23.10  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Economic Conditions
- Business & Economics | Economics - Macroeconomics
- Business & Economics | Accounting - General
Dewey: 339.460
LCCN: 2011048148
Series: World Bank Studies
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7" W x 10" L (0.73 lbs) 184 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Recycled Paper, Table of Contents
 
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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.
 
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