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The Disconcerting Pyramids of Poverty and Inequality of Sub-Saharan Africa

Lopes, Paulo Silva - 2005

Poverty and inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) should not be ascertained only on the basis of scarce and unreliable … poverty and inequality have increased over the past 30 years are based on regional income estimates with falling medians and … and more dehumanizing poverty in the years ahead even if meaningful economic growth is achieved. As underscored by the …

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Inequality, Poverty, and Growth : Cross-Country Evidence

Iradian, Garbis - 2005

, inequality, and government spending on poverty reduction. A new panel dataset has been assembled on inequality and poverty that …

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Tanzania's Growth Process and Success in Reducing Poverty

Treichel, Volker - 2005

on poverty. It finds that growth has been increasingly driven by higher factor productivity and that a continuation of … since 1995 has resulted in a significant decline of poverty and that prospects are favorable for Tanzania to attain its … objectives for reducing income poverty by 2015 …

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Migration, Human Capital, and Poverty in a Dual-Economy of a Developing Country

Masson, Paul R. - 2001

The coexistence of urban and rural poverty and migration to cities is studied in a dual economy model where the … and the distribution of wealth matter for the migration decision, and costs of backmigration may produce an urban poverty …

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Sustaining and Accelerating Pro-Poor Growth in Africa

Carey, Kevin Joseph - 2006

Growth in sub-Saharan Africa has recently shown signs of improvement, but is still short of levels needed to attain the Millennium Development Goals. Economists have placed increasing emphasis on understanding the policies that promote sustained jumps in medium-term growth, and the paper applies...

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Integrating Poor Countries into the World Trading System

International Monetary Fund - 2006

Efforts to liberalize world trade are increasingly focusing on strengthening the links between low-income countries’ trade policies and their development strategies. However, although greater trade openness promises faster growth for poor countries, it also presents risks to those with small...

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Educating Children in Poor Countries

Jenkner, E. - 2005

In an ideal world, primary education would be universal and publicly financed, and all children would be able to attend school regardless of their parents’ ability or willingness to pay. In many poor countries, however, governments lack either the financial resources or the political will to...

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Poverty and Social Impact Analysis in PRGF-Supported Programs

Inchauste, Gabriela - 2002

This paper aims to inform on the status of Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) in IMF-supported programs …

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Liberia : Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund - 2008

This paper discusses implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) in Liberia. Liberia’s PRS articulates the …

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Cambodia : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2000

This paper discusses major macroeconomic issues confronting Cambodia. The report also discusses recent growth performance of the economy and presents recently updated national accounts estimates. Revenue mobilization remains a key objective since, despite recent significant improvements, revenue...

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