This paper explores the manner in which the structure of a social network constrains the level of inequality that can … networks and show that those with larger maximum independent sets can sustain greater levels of inequality. The intuition … for coalitional deviations. We also demonstrate that standard centrality measures do not consistently predict inequality …

“Accelerated Growth Strategy” (Stratégie de Croissance Accélérée in French or SCA) in the fight against poverty. We start by an … analysis of the macroeconomic foundations of growth in Senegal and then examine the evolution of labor market and social … indicators over the period under study. We show that growth achievements did not meet the targets set by the SCA. Despite the …

(english) Since the 1994 devaluation, growth has been quite strong in Mali (about 5% p.a. on average), but much weaker … in terms of GDP per person (about 2.6% p.a.) due to a very high index of fecundity. Growth is still very unstable, due to … a surge after the devaluation, poverty incidence plummeted slightly. Extreme poverty decreased, and growth has been pro …

Since 2004, the Government of Senegal has adopted an accelerated growth program in the aim of reducing poverty by half … growth strategy is not really in accordance with the Senegalese Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper …

(english) This paper is dedicated to a theoretical and empirical survey of the relationship between trade, growth …, poverty and inequality in developing countries. This relationship has been widely discussed by economists during the last few … results of empirical studies on the impact of openness (as measured by the protection rate) on growth are not robust. Some …

(english) This paper tests if agricultural and climatic shocks have persistent impacts on consumption growth in 7 rural … areas from Madagascar. The empirical framework is inspired by a standard Solow growth model. Shocks are introduced directly … measured by village rainfall deviations from long term means. Growth is measured by consumption growth. We use household total …

(english) The aim of this paper is to realize an in-depth analysis of the growth and poverty interactions in Syria …. One of the main tools of the pro-poor growth literature used is the index developed by Bibi (2010), which takes into …-2004 period growth was not equitable at both national and regional levels. When the objective of halving poverty in 2015 is used …