Poverty In Afghanistan

Author : Mohammad Hakim Haider,Sumit Kumar
Publisher : Springer
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030108595

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Poverty in Afghanistan by Mohammad Hakim Haider,Sumit Kumar Pdf

This book examines the patterns, characteristics, causes and coping mechanisms of the poor in Afghanistan applying econometric and statistical techniques. The authors address and identify the extent of poverty in Afghanistan over the years, the spatial patterns and regional imbalances of poverty in Afghanistan, the distinguishing characteristics of the poor in Afghanistan, and explore shocks faced by the poor in Afghanistan as well as subsequent coping strategies. Based on household level data collected under the ‘National Risk Vulnerability Assessment’ (NRVA) survey of 2003, 2005, 2007/08 and 2011/12 of Afghanistan, the authors identify options that may enable policy makers and other stakeholders to further enable the inclusion of the poor in development processes and to successfully cope with poverty and its adverse outcomes. This short book will be of interest to students, researchers, academicians, policymakers, international agencies and NGOs at international and national levels.

Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781452786247

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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan by International Monetary Fund Pdf

Although Afghanistan has made significant gains over the years, vulnerabilities remain. The economic program Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS) has been developed to sustain democracy, reduce poverty, and improve growth. ANDS, an important milestone in the rebuilding and development of Afghanistan, serves as its Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) and uses the pillars, principles, and benchmarks of the Afghanistan Compact as a foundation to achieve its MDGs. It has given high priority to the security sector for implementing security policies and strategies and also for building an Afghan National Army for the country's security.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780821360958

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Afghanistan--state Building, Sustaining Growth, and Reducing Poverty by Anonim Pdf

"Afghanistan has come a long way since emerging from major conflict in late 2001. The economy has recovered strongly, growing by nearly 50% cumulatively in the last two years (not including drugs). Some three million internally and externally displaced Afghans have returned to their country. More than four million children, a third of them girls, are in school, and immunization campaigns have achieved considerable success. The Government has supported good economic performance by following prudent macroeconomic policies and it has made extraordinary efforts to develop key national programs and to revive social services like education and health. Nevertheless, Afghanistan remains one of the poorest countries in the world in terms of both per-capita incomes and social indicators, with large gender gaps. The difficult challenge of poverty reduction is made even more difficult by continuing insecurity, weak rule of law, and narcotics. Afghanistan - State Building, Sustaining Growth, and Reducing Poverty provides a greater understanding of the core challenges that lie ahead for Afghanistan and key priorities for national reconstruction. The Afghan economy has been shaped by more than two decades of debilitating conflict and has some very unusual features which this study analyzes. The authors argue that the country must break out of the vicious cycle that would keep it insecure, fragmented politically, weakly governed, poor, dominated by the illicit economy, and a hostage to the drug industry. The study presents key elements for a breakthrough in the next two years but the daunting agenda will require strong commitment, actions, and persistence on the part of the Government and robust support from the international community."

Author : Chris Corsten
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798643412793

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3,000 Days in Afghanistan by Chris Corsten Pdf

Did you ever wonder just what the hell we were doing in Afghanistan? After nearly 20 years of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan, there still seems to be no peace and stability in sight. In this book, Chris Corsten chronicles almost a decade of his experience there - watching the progress and the missteps. During his time as a U.S. Army Civil Affairs officer, trying to win hearts and minds on the ground. Then shedding the uniform as a civilian counternarcotics advisor, fighting against narcotics in the world's largest opium- and heroin-producing country. And finally as a manager for U.S.-funded humanitarian aid projects, working to help build economic prosperity in one of the world's most impoverished countries. See Afghanistan and its people through the successes and failures that Chris had experienced throughout his journey, and you may find a better appreciation of how dangerous and challenging the experiment in Afghanistan has been.

Author : Richard Hogg,Claudia Nassif,Camilo Gomez Osorio,William Byrd,Andrew Beath
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821398630

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Afghanistan in Transition by Richard Hogg,Claudia Nassif,Camilo Gomez Osorio,William Byrd,Andrew Beath Pdf

This book examines the implications of international military withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014 for the country's future economic growth, fiscal sustainability, public sector capacity, and service delivery.

Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781452700342

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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan by International Monetary Fund Pdf

According to the national household survey conducted during the summer and autumn of 2005, poverty in Afghanistan (headcount rate) is about 33 percent. Economic performance since the fall of the Taliban regime has been strong, and macroeconomic stability has been maintained. During 2002–03 through 2006–07, real GDP growth has averaged 15 percent per year, reflecting a recovery in agriculture, donor-funded postwar reconstruction, and initial yet promising growth of a range of private sector activities. The macroeconomic policy framework is broadly in line with the authorities’ economic program.

Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1451800363

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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper - Progress Report by International Monetary Fund Pdf

The Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS) is Afghanistan's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). Implementation of the ANDS is highly dependent on donor assistance. The main general objectives of the ANDS are to improve the quality of life of Afghan people and to reduce poverty. ANDS will play a key role in improving aid coordination and aid effectiveness. The first draft of the ANDS chapter on implementation, monitoring and evaluation and the policy paper on how to improve aid coordination and aid effectiveness has been prepared.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122707180

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Afghanistan by Anonim Pdf

Author : Senlis Council / Senlis Afghanistan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Afghan War, 2001-
ISBN : 0955079888

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Afghanistan five years later : the return of the taliban by Senlis Council / Senlis Afghanistan Pdf

Author : Richard Hogg,Claudia Nassif,World Bank,Camilo Gomez Osorio
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN : 082139861X

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Afghanistan in Transition by Richard Hogg,Claudia Nassif,World Bank,Camilo Gomez Osorio Pdf

More than a third of the population live below the poverty line, more than half are vulnerable and at serious risk of falling into poverty, and three-quarters are illiterate. Additionally, political uncertainty and insecurity could undermine Afghanistan's transition and development prospects. The large aid inflows that have benefited Afghanistan have also brought problems. Aid has underpinned much of the progress since 2001-including that in key services, infrastructure, and government administration-but it has also been linked to corruption, poor aid effectiveness, and weakened governance. Aid is estimated to be $15.7 billion-about the same as the size of the GDP in fiscal year 2011. Despite the large volume of aid, most international spending 'on' Afghanistan is not spent 'in' Afghanistan, as it leaves the economy through imports, expatriated profits of contractors, and outward remittances.

Author : Belal A Kaifi,Mohammad Haris Azimi
Publisher : Imead
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9798218429720

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Education Reform in Afghanistan by Belal A Kaifi,Mohammad Haris Azimi Pdf

After years of research, numerous conversations, and gathering primary and secondary data, the authors decided to write a book to help Afghanistan end the vicious cycle of poverty, instability, inequality, and dependency by focusing on improving the country's outdated and sub-optimal education system. As such, this book is a comparative and critical analysis of the Afghan education system with plausible solutions based upon decades of teaching and educational administrative experience both inside and outside of Afghanistan. Some of the added features in this book include: (1) important interviews conducted with subject matter experts, (2) a focus group of 20 Afghan students sharing their experiences and perspectives on the education system in Afghanistan which helped form the topics, chapters, and structure of this book, (3) occasional text translation into the Farsi and Pashto languages, (4) best practices from countries throughout the world mentioned for learning and benchmarking purposes, (5) information written and presented in a simple manner for native English speakers and also English language learners, and (6) potential for this book to be used by many nations around the world to help improve their education systems.

Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007-07-26
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN : 1451800339

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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative - Decision Point Document and Debt Sustainability Analysis by International Monetary Fund Pdf

This paper presents the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan's decision point and debt sustainability analysis under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative. Protracted conflict and political instability have undermined Afghanistan's socioeconomic development, resulting in widespread poverty and weak social development. Nevertheless, Afghanistan's economy has achieved a major recovery since late 2001, with robust gross domestic product growth, albeit from a low level. The absence of officially recognized poverty estimates has prevented a systematic diagnosis of poverty in Afghanistan.

Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN : 1451800266

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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan by International Monetary Fund Pdf

The report describes the policy framework for the Interim Afghanistan National Development Strategy (I-ANDS) and the vision for Afghanistan's developments. It reviews the progress under I-ANDS, analyzes the macroeconomic environment, characteristics of poverty and the policy goals, assesses the national budgeting framework through which the I-ANDS will be integrated into Afghanistan's financial planning mechanisms to ensure both fiscal sustainability and financial independence, and also summarizes how government policies and programs will be transparently monitored, coordinated, refined, and revised in the full ANDS.

Author : Barry Leonard
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781437916188

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Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan by Barry Leonard Pdf

After the attacks of 9/11, the U.S. and our international partners toppled the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, ending years of brutal misrule and denying al Qaeda a safe haven from which to launch its attacks. The U.S. strategic goals remain that Afghanistan is: (1) a reliable, stable ally in the War on Terror; (2) moderate and democratic, with a thriving private sector economy; (3) capable of governing its territory and borders; and (4) respectful of the rights of all its citizens. Achieving these goals requires the application of a whole-of-government approach, along multiple lines of operation, including security, governance, and development. This report describes both the progress we are making in achieving our national objectives, and the challenges we continue to face.

Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781452701394

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Afghanistan by International Monetary Fund Pdf

This Joint Staff Advisory Note discusses Afghanistan’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper's annual progress report. Afghanistan has experienced a number of extraordinary challenges that delayed its implementation. The security situation deteriorated markedly and has been dominated by the cross-border Taliban insurgency. Growth started to recover from a devastating drought. In May 2008, food and fuel prices peaked, leading to high inflation and pressure on the budget for additional fuel and food subsidies. These threats to macroeconomic stability have been accompanied by a period of political uncertainty for Afghanistan’s leadership.