Introduction -- A dual economy -- The FTE sector -- The low-wage sector -- Transition -- Race and gender -- The investment theory of politics -- Preferences of the very rich -- Concepts of government -- Mass incarceration -- Public education -- American cities -- Personal debts -- Conclusions...

This note studies Mali’s performance in poverty reduction by analyzing household data from surveys in 2001, 2006 and 2009–10. Mali’s share of poor households has decreased substantially during the past decade. While the reduction in headcount poverty was more pronounced from 2001–06 when...