Poverty declined substantially in Mozambique between 1996/97 and 2014/15. However, the recent economic crisis …, characterized by a significant increase in domestic prices, may have dragged several households into poverty. Using consumer price …' real consumption and poverty rate. We estimate that the national poverty rate may have risen to 55-60 per cent of the …

been strong, yet poverty remains high. Underlying the shortage of good livelihoods and high social inequality is the lack …