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The citizens of Madagascar, and especially the capital Antananarivo, display marked support for democracy : adoption of its principles, rejection of authoritarian regimes, etc. The poor populations are no different from the other social groups in this respect. Nevertheless, living in a poor...
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a surge after the devaluation, poverty incidence plummeted slightly. Extreme poverty decreased, and growth has been pro … education, 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 …
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The poor neighbourhoods of Antananarivo present an amalgamation of all urban ills: threat of flooding during the rainy season, overcrowded living conditions, almost complete lack of access to running water, frequent problems of drugs and violence, bad reputation, etc. These negative aspects are...
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, poverty and inequality in developing countries. This relationship has been widely discussed by economists during the last few … is shown in the third part of the paper, most empirical studies on the relationship between trade, poverty and inequality … economic theory. The impact on poverty is more consistent to economic theory. These studies suggest that trade is not the main …
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(english) The multidimensionality of poverty is now fully acknowledged. A number of studies show a weak correlation … between the monetary approach to poverty and household's subjective perception of wellbeing. Recent studies in developed … well-being (social origin, spatial inequalities in the district)? Finally, how important are the new dimensions of poverty …
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(english) Fiscal constraints and policy changes to improve the effectiveness of programmes in reducing poverty have … gradually led the international community to use tools to reach the poor. Poverty reduction policy targeting is one of them …. This paper reviews targeted poverty alleviation policies in developing countries and seeks to identify the key factors that …
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“Accelerated Growth Strategy” (Stratégie de Croissance Accélérée in French or SCA) in the fight against poverty. We start by an … Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The progress made, however, was not sufficient to significantly reduce the rural …
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Since 2004, the Government of Senegal has adopted an accelerated growth program in the aim of reducing poverty by half … growth strategy is not really in accordance with the Senegalese Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper …
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poverty and inequality alleviating in the long run while inducing a short run increase in poverty or in inequality. The … trade policies within a global policy framework so as to enhance growth and reduce poverty and inequality. The method … should equally reduce poverty, which points toward household level assessment. Last, because development is basically a …
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(English) The lack of success of past strategies in reducing poverty has raised doubts as to whether these strategies … poverty. Second, based on views expressed on a wide range of themes such as economic reform, liberalisation and democracy, it …
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