Dimensions of Poverty have been appended to household surveys by National Statistics Institutes in twelve African and Latin …

, 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 …

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 …

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 …

poverty alleviation and reducing unemployment has not been fully utilized. The main objective of this study is to provide an … returns on these flows to make them productive? Based on experiences in some countries of the Arab World, Africa and Southeast … an efficient strategy to provide permanent revenues and help solve the problems of poverty. Finally, cooperation between …

cant differences in the levels of education attained under the different colonial powers in Africa during the colonial …

imports from Africa. Despite this special treatment, however, there has been a sharp decline in Africa's global trade … participation in the last few decades. There are many factors that may explain this phenomenon. First, while on average Africa has …. Second, preferential market access conceded to Africa has often been accompanied by numerous non-tariff barriers inhibiting …