participation by individuals in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria using primary (micro) data. While grievance appears to be …

The relatively slow pace of Nigeria's development has often been attributed to the phenomenon of the resource curse … problems of petroleum sector governance are extremely entrenched in Nigeria, the key question is whether and how it is possible …

representative data from the Nigeria General Household Survey Panel, 2010/11. The findings indicate an elasticity of poverty …This paper examines the determinants of agricultural productivity and its link to poverty using nationally … lead to poverty reduction for agricultural households …

the subsidy on fuel is one of the most contentious socioeconomic policy issues in Nigeria today. In this paper, an economy … in the subsidy generally results in an increase in Nigeria?s gross domestic product, it can have a detrimental impact on …

Cameroon is engaged in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) process, which emphasizes increased focus on poverty … reduction in the design and implementation of growth and adjustment strategies. The Integrated Macroeconomic Model for Poverty … process and quantifying poverty reduction strategies. Drawing on that framework, this paper provides a detailed financial …

In 1993, in response to persistent unemployment, and rising poverty and social unrest, the government of Albania … introduced an anti-poverty program, namely Ndihma Ekonomike; in 1995 it was extended to all poor households. This paper estimates … subjective measures of household poverty. The analysis uses the nationally representative Albanian Living Standards Measurement …

The paper presents a major overhaul to the World Bank's past estimates of global poverty, incorporating new and better … data. Extreme poverty-as judged by what quot;povertyquot; means in the world's poorest countries-is found to be more … pervasive than we thought. Yet the data also provide robust evidence of continually declining poverty incidence and depth since …

Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs aim to alleviate poverty through monetary and in-kind benefits, as well as … reduce future levels of poverty by encouraging investments in education, health, and nutrition. The success of CCT programs … at reducing poverty depends on whether, and the extent to which, cash transfers affect adult work incentives. The authors …