Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world, with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of about $ 691 in … 2010. Mali's steady per capita GDP growth was accompanied with a significant decline in the poverty rate, from 55.6 percent … in 2001 to 43.6 percent in 2009-10. Mali's rapid population growth still has led to an increase of the overall number of …

This study discusses the impact of economic geography and (low) population density on development outcomes in Mali and … north Mali which started in 2012 and continues to date has brought questions of economic geography to the center of … attention. To help answer such questions, and to analyze how to reduce poverty in Mali as a whole, this study uses different …