(church). The authors examine how this doctrine is shaping local imaginations of poverty, and the moral agency of pursuing …In this chapter, the authors present a much-needed discussion on the role of religion in the development process in Sub … poverty alleviation that promises material wealth and health to all believers through faith and monetary offerings to God …

This study assesses the redistributive effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger. Fiscal policy is poverty increasing … three deciles, respectively). Although existing direct fiscal transfers have poverty-reducing effects, they are too small …