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 …