Participatory poverty assessment

Abstract

Changes in economy and society that took place in the last years in Mongolia, for instance, growing prices of consumer goods, products and services, falling prices for livestock and raw materials of livestock origin, soaring inflation, can affect greatly decline of purchasing power of population and cause deterioration of living standards. Although according to official statistics and results of some special research the poverty coverage has been reducing, they also show deepening inequality among population. The Participatory Poverty Rapid Assessment survey was implemented by the staff of the Population Teaching and Research Center /PTRC/ of the School of Economic Studies, National University of Mongolia, on commission and with financial assistance of the Asian Development Bank and we are happy to present you the survey results.