after the devaluation, poverty incidence plummeted slightly. Extreme poverty decreased, and growth has been pro-poor to some …, nutrition and health. The high degree of inequality is important for explaining the disappointing results in poverty reduction …. The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) gives priority to investment in education and health supply. In countries like …

Since the 1994 devaluation, growth resumed in Mali without any significant decrease of poverty. This may be explained … by the high level of inequality, which has increased in the recent period. The poverty reduction strategy described in …

1994 devaluation, but poverty did not decrease significantly. The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper gives priority to … short or medium run. We propose to focus on the dynamics of poverty reduction. To promote equality of opportunity …

, poverty incidence plummeted slightly. Extreme poverty decreased, and growth has been pro-poor to some extend in monetary terms … degree of inequality is important for explaining the disappointing results in poverty reduction. The Poverty Reduction … such policies is questionable, at least in the short or medium run. We propose to focus on the dynamics of poverty …