evaluation of changes in poverty in bhutan since 2000 by rinchen tshering and dorji peljor
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Final presentation on historical evaluation of changes in poverty in Bhutan from 2000 onwards.TRANSCRIPT
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Evaluation of poverty in Bhutan
since 2000
Faculty: Tanveer Reza Rouf
Module: ECO 242 (Bhutanese Economic - I)
Authors:
Dorji Peljor, (100933; [email protected])
Rinchen Tshering , (100901; [email protected])
B.A. Economics and Environmental studies
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IntroductionPoverty is deprivation from basic amenities and poverty is directly related to GNH
1. How has incidence of poverty changed from 2000 to 2012?
2. What is the difference in the incidence of urban and rural poverty?
3. What is the relationship between poverty incidences, calculated using
different methodologies such as SPI and MPI?
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Literature review Traditional perception of poverty in Bhutan Central Statistical Organization (2000): 36.3% National Statistics Bureau (2003,2007,2012)
31.7% 23.2% 12%
Santos & Ura (2008), Multidimensional Poverty Index
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Data and Methodology Variables:
Incidence of poverty (SPI) Urban poverty Rural poverty MPI
[N= 4] Graphs and tables are plotted to analyze the
trends in poverty and compare the poverty rate determined by different methodologies
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Poverty scenario in Bhutan
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Urban and Rural Poverty
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SPI and MPI
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Example of variables used in calculating MPIHealth
District Health Infrastructure Source
Thimphu 5 hospitals, 7 BHU and 19 ORC
SYB 2008Gasa No hospital, 4 BHU and 13 ORC
Tsirang 1 hospital, 4 BHU and 13 ORC
Zhemgang 1 hospital, 14 BHU and 38 ORC
Education and Improved water source
District Literacy rate Improved water source Source
Thimphu 72 percent 97.6 percent
BLSS 2007Gasa 40.3 percent 40.3 percent
Tsirang 54.0 percent 54.0 percent
Zhemgang 51.2 percent 51.2 percent
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Conclusion Poverty incidence is declining [ 36.3% to 12%] Rural-urban poverty is also declining
Rural- 41.31% to 16.7% [24.6% points] Urban- 6.4% to 1.8%[4.6% points] Urban-rural poverty gap is declining on an average by
5%
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contd. 30% of the districts show no difference 60% of the districts show slightly different 10% of the districts show significant difference
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Policy implication Focus on rural development Focus more on urban poverty
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Thank You