Vietnam joined the World Trade Organization in January 2007. The fast economic growth observed for the last decades has resulted in a strong reduction of poverty and increasing inequalities. This paper evaluates the potential distributive impact of the WTO accession using a macro-micro model....

Based on experience gained in measuring the informal sector over the past decades both in Africa and globally, this paper seeks to highlight the major constraints and challenges, and to propose a number of avenues for improvement. Regarding supply, the paper also considers the technical...

The strong growth of the Vietnamese economy over the last two decades has brought about sweeping economic and social changes. In particular, there has been a sharp downturn in poverty along with an upturn in social inequalities (albeit not as sharp as in China). This makes the question of the...

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund launched a joint initiative in September 1999, setting the fight against poverty at the heart of development policies. Under this initiative, developing countries wishing to apply for financial aid from either of the organizations, or for debt...

Despite the increasing awareness concerning the importance of distinguishing chronic and transient poverty for policy making, cross-country comparative studies of poverty dynamics in developing countries are virtually non-existent. The small, though increasing, number of existing studies makes...

Using data from labour force surveys conducted simultaneously in the capital cities of seven West African Economic and Monetary Union countries, we estimate a model of residential location choice in which expected earnings play a role. The model is first estimated in a reduced form. Estimates...

L'ouvrage propose une présentation de la Banque mondiale, l'histoire de sa genèse, ses missions, ses activités et son organisation abordant les différents problèmes liés au développement. Il dresse un bref historique des politiques menées par la Banque depuis ses débuts et s'interroge...