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Poverty in Poland

The Gdansk Institute for Market Economics. Poverty in Poland. Irena Wóycicka Head of the Social Security Department woycicka@ibngr.edu.pl Policies for achieving the Millennium Development Goals in ECE Region: Reducing extreme income disparities UNECE Seminar 2-3 October, Geneva.

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Poverty in Poland

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  1. The Gdansk Institute for Market Economics Poverty in Poland Irena Wóycicka Head of the Social Security Department woycicka@ibngr.edu.pl Policies for achieving the Millennium Development Goals in ECE Region: Reducing extreme income disparities UNECE Seminar 2-3 October, Geneva

  2. Main socio-economic indicators. Poland.

  3. Economic development in Poland

  4. Income poverty development in Poland

  5. Poverty development in Poland and economic growth. • In the period of transition the economic growth was correlated with the growth of income inequalities. Even fast economic growth in years 1993-1998 was accompanied by the increase of the relative poverty. • In the period of transition the fast economic growth has only slightly positive impact of the extent of the absolute poverty. During slowdown absolute poverty increased.

  6. Population at the poverty risk in 2001.Poverty risk in relation to average poverty risk (legal poverty line)

  7. Net enrolmentratio.

  8. Education (cont) • Significant differences in the quality of education; • Differences in access to education (disabled, low educated families); • Low education ratio of adult population.

  9. Health

  10. Access to basic households amenities

  11. CONCLUSIONS • Economic growth did not limit the income inequalities and poverty in Poland; • During the transition period the growing income inequalities were combined with substantial improvement of health status of population, improvement in education and higher standards of dwellings; • To reverse the trends in the poverty and inequality development is one of the biggest challenges for Poland;

  12. Conclusions (cont) Strategic points of the policy: • Reduction of unemployment and increase of employment of vulnerable groups as low educated, disabled and women; • Better access to education for vulnerable groups as well as better quality of education; • Acceleration of the social and economic restructuring of rural areas; • Introducing ofmore effective social policy towardsmulti-children families.

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