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Participatory Poverty Assessment in Mongolia

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DPTA: MON 38053
ISBN: 99929-97-16-8
Pub. Date: 2006
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This report aims to help understand the qualitative aspects of poverty from the point of view of the poor, toward a better understanding of how to design programs to reduce it. Drawings around the theme of poverty, done by Mongolian children for this project, help illustrate the issues and the childrens' responses to them. The book is copublished with Mongolia's National Statistics Office and the World Bank and the study was funded by the Netherlands National Poverty Reduction Fund.

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Contents

Map of Mongolia

Forewords

Acknowledgements

Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Background, Methodology, and Process

Background
Study Objectives
Methodology and Process
Site Selection
Key Issues and Tools
The Participants
Public Awareness and Information Dissemination
Study Limitations

Chapter 2: Perceptions of Well-Being and Poverty

What are Well-Being and Poverty?
Categories of Well-Being and Poverty
Perceptions of Being Poor
Trends in Well-Being
Summary

Chapter 3: Causes of Poverty and Vulnerability

What are the Causes of Poverty?
Who is Most Vulnerable?
Summary

Chapter 4: Livelihood Sources, Coping Strategies, and Seasonality

Livelihoods, Coping Strategies, and Networks
Credit
Migration
Seasonality
Summary

Chapter 5: Access to Services

Education
Health Care
Water
Sanitation and Waste Collection (Urban)
Communication Facilities
Electricity
Transportation and Market Access
Veterinary Services
Land Registration
Summary

Chapter 6: Governance, Poverty Programs, and Community Initiatives

Governance
Poverty Reduction Programs
Community Initiatives
Summary

Chapter 7: The Way Forward

The Current Status
Moving On

Appendixes

  1. Research Teams and Team Training
  2. Geography of the Study Areas
  3. Indicators of Well-Being and Poverty
  4. National Workshop Recommendations