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In the past, the Peruvian government relied on a crude poverty index that measured poverty by administrative-political regions. It could only detect long-term changes, such as those due to macro-economic factors like gross national product (GNP). The HOPE survey is a more precise tool that will allow researchers to analyse and assess the impact of short-term poverty alleviation measures implemented by the Peruvian government and non-governmental organizations.
The survey is being administered in 2,045 households in four of Peru's 25 departments or provinces, where 45% of those who live in extreme poverty reside. (About 66% of the total sample population live under extreme poverty.) The researchers chose one urban/coastal department, two rural/Andean departments, and a rural/Amazon department to obtain a more comprehensive picture of poverty and its alleviation in the different ecological and socio-cultural environments of Peru. The first semi-annual survey was conducted in May-June 1998, and research results were presented during an Inter-American Development Bank seminar held in Washington D.C. in May 1999.
Ken Eakin is a freelance writer and photographer based in Lima, Peru. (Photo: R. Charbonneau, IDRC)
See http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-5072-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
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