摘要：The Guatemala Poverty Assessment report was part of a
broader, multi-year program of analytical work and technical
assistance that signals the commitment of the World Bank to
poverty reduction and seeks to:
(a)contribute to filling the crucial information
gaps on poverty and living
conditions; (b) deliver timely outputs
on a regular and on-going basis in
response to the Government¡¯s requests
and data availability; and
(c)provide longer-term partnering
and collaboration on poverty analysis
and strategy.
This program is collectively called
the Guatemala Poverty Assessment
Program (GUAPA program, see Box
1), which is intricately linked to the
World Bank¡¯s support for the
MECOVI program in Guatemala. The main counterpart
agencies for the GUAPA program have been the Instituto
Nacional de Estad¨ªstica ¨C Guatemala (INE) and the general
planning secretariat under the presidency (SEGEPLAN) in
collaboration with the university of Rafael Land¨ªvar (URL).
