Ghana is relatively rare among Sub-Saharan African countries in having had sustained positive growth every year since … consumption poverty and non-monetary poverty outcomes over this period, showing improvements in almost all indicators over this …-monetary outcomes, remains an important concern. This increase in inequality is one reason why growth has not led to faster poverty …

Measuring poverty remains a complex and contentious issue. This is particularly true in sub-Saharan Africa where … poverty rates are higher, information bases typically weaker, and the underlying determinants of welfare relatively volatile … poverty with focus on the period 2002/03 to 2008/09. The paper contributes in four areas. First, the period in question was …

While economic growth generally reduces income poverty, there are pronounced differences in the strength of this … relationship across countries. Typical explanations for this variation include measurement errors in growth-poverty accounting and … country's growth-poverty relationship and performance. Using multiplier and structural path analysis, we compare the …

poverty over the period, and what poverty reduction there has been has mostly occurred in Dar es Salaam. Indicators of non …-monetary poverty have gradually improved over the past 20 years but significant differences across the country remain. …

, Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations, published in 1968. Myrdal pointed to the decisive nature of the … poverty reduction. People's living standards have improved significantly, and the country's socio-economic achievements are …

. Nonetheless, poverty rates remain high and labour market activity is dominated by smallholder farming. We use recent household …