This paper explores the role of basic pensions in reducing poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. Using the most recent … different generosity levels. Simulations suggest that basic pension benefits have sizable impact on poverty decline among … household, with elderly members, which translates into large decreases in aggregate poverty measures. The paper also analyzes …

higher levels of poverty. …

growth is analysed by exploring the interrelationship among growth, inequality, and poverty. The present growth spell appears … process. Two alternatives development strategies are described: pro-poor growth and pro-growth poverty reduction. The finding … that high initial poverty incidence acts as a deterrent to subsequent growth is confronted with micro evidence from rural …

Although growth has improved substantially in most African countries in recent years, poverty across the continent has … fallen very little in the aggregate. There have been strong poverty reduction performances in some countries, but others … exhibit higher poverty rates now than in 1990 despite economic growth. This paper seeks to understand the reasons for this …

Growth improved substantially in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since 1990, but poverty in SSA as a whole … or no success in reducing poverty, many have had significant achievements. The paper argues that inter … into poverty reduction. Since the 1990s (when poverty data are available) the distinction in terms of poverty reduction can …

growth, poverty, and human development indicators. We identify key weaknesses, including lack of structural transformation …