In Mali, the situation of cotton growing households has traditionally been considered as more favorable than that of … food crop producers. However, official statistics on poverty suggest that the cotton growing region of Sikasso is among the … poorest regions of the country and that cotton producers are on average poorer than all other farmers. This article offers a …

Cross-country econometric analysis informed by Heckscher-Ohlin theory suggests that the concentration of Africa … natural resources. One-third of the countries in Africa have considerable potential to export manufactures, much of it … manufactures in exports will remain far lower in Africa than in Asia, which has fewer natural resources. The way forward for Africa …

(english) Since the 1994 devaluation, growth has been quite strong in Mali (about 5% p.a. on average), but much weaker … a surge after the devaluation, poverty incidence plummeted slightly. Extreme poverty decreased, and growth has been pro … education, nutrition and health. The high degree of inequality is important for explaining the disappointing results in poverty …

Since the 1994 devaluation, growth has been quite strong in Mali (about 5% p.a. on average), but much weaker in terms … after the devaluation, poverty incidence plummeted slightly. Extreme poverty decreased, and growth has been pro-poor to some …, nutrition and health. The high degree of inequality is important for explaining the disappointing results in poverty reduction …

scenarios, biofuels accelerate GDP growth and reduce poverty. However, a stronger tradeoff between biofuels and food …-shortage amongst female workers also limits poverty reduction. Policy simulations indicate that only modest improvements in women …

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 …

Despite over three decades of Liberalisation policies in Africa, income-inequality has stayed persistently high. Using …

which freedoms channels are poverty and inequality mitigated? With the instrumentality of formal institutions: (1) de jure … (poverty). Hence, economic freedom does not stop the wealthy from growing wealthier, but at the same time provides for … conditions that mitigate poverty. The findings broadly show that, despite the substantially documented negative incidences of …