Poverty in Albania: A Qualitative Assessment

Jointly, the World Bank and the Government of Albania undertook an assessment of poverty, conducted in a qualitative manner, to gain information that could guide policy development and resource allocation. The research was conducted through a series of focus groups, interviews, and surveys that permitted community members in ten areas within Albania, to define poverty in their own terms.

During the ten years of reform, Albania has been buffeted by set backs which led fully 40% of respondents t…