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The analysis highlights non-monetary poverty, limited access to essential services, and the vulnerability of households to shocks. It reviews how growth has interacted with asset accumulation and distributional outcomes, then outlines policy opportunities to accelerate poverty reduction through more inclusive interventions.","ZAMBIA  \nPOVERTY AND EQUITY ASSESSMENT  \nTurning Things Around After a Lost Decade  \nFebruary 2025  \nPublic Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \nZAMBIA  \nPoverty and Equity Assessment  \nTurning Things Around After a Lost Decade  \nFebruary 2025  \nPoverty and Equity Practice East and Southern Africa Region The World Bank Group  \n@ 2025 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/THE WORLD BANK 1818 H Street NW  \nWashington, DC 20433  \nUSA  \nAll rights reserved.  \nThis report was prepared by the staff of the Poverty and Equity Practice of the World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors or the countries they represent.  \nCopy-editing and design: Katarina Zeravica  \nPhotos: World Bank Zambia and stock images  \nCONTENTS  \nACRONYMS 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 2  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 3  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 5  \nWhere we are ..........................................................................................................................5  \nHow we got here......................................................................................................................6  \nPockets of hope .......................................................................................................................7  \nWhat comes next? ...................................................................................................................8  \nSummary of recommendations .............................................................................................10  \nCHAPTER 1: SETTING THE STAGE: POVERTY AND INEQUALITY  \nDYNAMICS 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 14  \nWhere we are ........................................................................................................................ 14  \nStylized facts on poverty and inequality................................................................................ 18  \nUnpacking recent trends .......................................................................................................20  \nNon-monetary poverty ..........................................................................................................22  \nLooking ahead ........................................................................................................................27  \nCHAPTER 2: WHAT ARE THE PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY IN  \nRURAL AREAS? 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 30  \n(a) Is rising poverty a universal phenomenon? .....................................................................30  \n(b) Are rural households trapped in small-scale agriculture?...............................................34  \n(c) Is there hope within the agricultural sector?..................................................................44  \nCHAPTER 3: COULD GROWTH IN URBAN AREAS BECOME  \nMORE INCLUSIVE TO ACCELERATE POVERTY REDUCTION? 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 47  \n(a) Can urban growth be pro-poor? ......................................................................... 47  \n(b) How has asset accumulation shaped the incidence of growth? ........................ 50  \n(c) Is the recent spike in poverty structural?.........................................................................55  \nCHAPTER 4: OPPORTUNITIES FOR POLICY ACTION 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 62 REFERENCES 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 68  \n~~  FIGURES  ~~  \nFigure 1 􀀮 Zambia is simultaneously one of the poorest and most unequal  \ncountries in the world ............................................................................................ 15","cbCaipVsb8QbfVXv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipVsb8QbfVXv","pdf",10699267,4,1,80,"English","en",105,"# Where we are\n## How we got here\n## Pockets of hope\n## What comes next?\n# Summary of recommendations\n# Chapter 1: Setting the Stage: Poverty and Inequality Dynamics\n## Stylized facts on poverty and inequality\n## Unpacking recent trends\n## Non-monetary poverty\n## Looking ahead\n# Chapter 2: What are the pathways out of poverty in rural areas?\n## Is rising poverty a universal phenomenon?\n## Are rural households trapped in small-scale agriculture?\n## Is there hope within the agricultural sector?\n# Chapter 3: Could growth in urban areas become more inclusive to accelerate poverty reduction?\n## Can urban growth be pro-poor?\n## How has asset accumulation shaped the incidence of growth?\n## Is the recent spike in poverty structural?\n# Chapter 4: Opportunities for policy action","[{\"question\":\"What does the assessment examine about Zambia’s poverty and inequality?\",\"answer\":\"It analyzes poverty and inequality dynamics, including trends in poverty reduction and the distributional effects of growth. 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