</titre> Sustainable development leads to a marginalization of its social dimension. This dimension has acknowledged a deep analytical renewal these recent years. The interactive dynamics of poverty and inequality are nowadays addressed together. The social dimension has been incorporated into the...

The ? Programme de Troisième Cycle Interafricain (PTCI) ??, a post graduate interafrican collaborative programme in Economics is a reference for the capacity building in the African Academic area. But it is only one among many national and regional programmes. The consequence of the demand for...

The Samaritain dilemma (Buchanan, 1975) is often quoted to criticize development assistance to poor countries. In this context it is interpreted very far from the original formulation relative to hijackers. This paper analyses the original dilemma.and the further interpretations.

The capability approach has developed significantly since Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998. It is now recognised as being highly beneficial in the analysis of poverty and inequality, but also in the redefinition of policies aimed at improving the well-being of...