Mongolia Participatory strongLiving Standardsstrong Assessment 2000.pdf

Mongolia Participatory Living Standards Assessment 2000 NATIONAL STATISTICAL OFFICE OF MONGOLIA WORLD BANK 2001 - ii - Table of contents Research Teamiii Acknowledgementsiv List of Abbreviationsiv Currency Equivalents iv Glossary of Mongolian Terms v Executive Summaryvi 1 Introduction 1 2 Perceptions of Well-being and Ill-being 8 3 Livelihood Sources, Strategies and Dynamics 12 4 Insecurity and Vulnerability 20 5 Coping with Transition, Insecurity and Stress23 6 Institutions and Governance: Community Scorecards 28 7 The Challenge: Enabling Sustainable Livelihoods 32 List of references34 Annexes: 1 Household characteristics by well-being category and location 35 2 List of field sites and their characteristics 37 3 Map of field sites38 - iii - Research Team Coordination Research team members by field site Dandar Oyunchimeg, Social Statistics Ts. Amartuvshin (NSO – Khövsgöl aimag Ulaanbaatar), B. Baasandorj (Aimag NSO Division, National Statistical Office (NSO Team Leader); Robin Mearns , World Bank (Task office – Khövsgöl aimag), T. Batbuureg Team Leader); Enkhtor Dulamdary, (Aimag NSO office – Khovd aimag), B. Consultant (Coordinator) Batbuyan (Center for Nomadic Pastoralism Studies – Ömnögov aimag Ulaanbaatar), B.