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The informal sector and poverty in Africa – measurement instruments, analyses, and economic policies
Balepa, Martin; Roubaud, François - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010708776
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Gouvernance, démocratie et lutte contre la pauvreté : enseignements tirés des enquêtes auprès des ménages en Afrique sub-saharienne et en Amérique latine
Roubaud, François; Razafindrakoto, Mireille; Herrera, … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX)
Dimensions of Poverty have been appended to household surveys by National Statistics Institutes in twelve African and Latin …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071859
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Inequality of Opportunity for Income in Five Countries of Africa
Cogneau, Denis; Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2008
This paper examines for the first time inequality of opportunity for income in Africa, by analyzing large-sample surveys, all providing information on individuals' parental background, in five comparable Sub-Saharan countries: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Madagascar and Uganda. We compute...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010709006
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Inégalités et équité en Afrique
Cogneau, Denis; Bossuroy, Thomas; de Vreyer, Philippe; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2006
A new analysis of large-sample surveys in five comparable Sub-Saharan African countries allows measuring for the first time inequality of opportunity in Africa, aside inequality of resources and of living standards. We confirm the prevalence of high levels of inequality among the region’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071971
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Gouvernance, démocratie et lutte contre la pauvreté en Afrique : Expérience et point de vue de la population de huit métropoles. Enquêtes 1-2-3, premiers résultats
Razafindrakoto, Mireille; Roubaud, François - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2005
, especially in the scope of the new international poverty reduction strategies (PRSP and HIPC initiatives). To gain a better … of as extra-economic dimensions such as subjective forms of poverty, quality of institutions (especially public … development and for monitoring them in quantitative terms. Three specific modules (Multiple Dimensions of Poverty, Governance and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011072021
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Le paradoxe de Sikasso : coton et pauvreté au Mali
Delarue, Jocelyne; Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine; Naudet, … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009
food crop producers. However, official statistics on poverty suggest that the cotton growing region of Sikasso is among the … detailed analysis of this paradox, the so-called Sikasso paradox. The official statistics on poverty are set out and data and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011072093
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Transferts de fonds des migrants, pauvreté et inégalités au Mali. Analyse à partir de trois scénarios contrefactuels
Gubert, Flore; Lassourd, Thomas; Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2010
Using a 2006 household survey in Mali, we compare current poverty rates and inequality levels with counterfactual ones … impute a counterfactual income for households currently receiving remittances. We show that remittances reduce poverty rates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011073324
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La charité islamique : un levier innovant pour le financement du développement ?
El Sharkawy, Nourhan - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX)
poverty alleviation and reducing unemployment has not been fully utilized. The main objective of this study is to provide an … an efficient strategy to provide permanent revenues and help solve the problems of poverty. Finally, cooperation between … mainstream international development agencies and waqf and zakat institutions could improve their capacity to reduce poverty and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011273988