(english) 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 … implemented in the urban areas. _________________________________ (français) Depuis la dévaluation de 1994, le Mali a renoué avec …

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 …

World Bank in Mali. Building on a multidisciplinary approach, it shows that these are contested notions in the ?strategic …

€œwealth paradox†by testing in rural Mali the relationship between landownership and one of the hidden forms of child labour, namely …

(english) In Mali, the situation of cotton growing households has traditionally been considered as more favorable than … that of food crop producers. However, official statistics on poverty suggest that the cotton growing region of Sikasso is … article offers a detailed analysis of this paradox, the so-called Sikasso paradox. The official statistics on poverty are set …

(english) Since the 1994 devaluation, growth has been quite strong in Mali (about 5% p.a. on average), but much weaker … 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 …

. Data for Mali reveal that households headed by widows have significantly lower living standards than other households in … intergenerational transmission of poverty stemming from widowhood. …