Author: James ThurlowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The Road to Pro-poor Growth in Zambia
Author: James ThurlowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Delivering on the Promise of Pro-poor Growth
Author: Timothy BesleyPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821365169
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Economic growth is the most important determinant of poverty reduction. But countries with similar rates of growth can experience different poverty reduction rates.
Pro-poor growth by agriculture
Author: Josefin HedbrandhMeasuring Pro-poor Growth in Zambia, 1990-2003
Author: Shula MulengaPro-poor Or Pro-growth?
Author: N. NgwiraPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Not All Growth is Equally Good for the Poor
Author: James ThurlowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Cross-country studies typically find growth to be the best means of alleviating poverty, with a less important role attributed to reducing inequality. However, shifts in the structure of growth can lead to very difficult poverty outcomes, with different population groups participating in the growth process. This article uses an applied general equilibrium and micro-simulation model to examine how the sectoral structure of growth in Zambia influences the degree of poverty reduction. Drawing on the country's recent growth history, the effects of accelerating growth in agriculture, mining and manufacturing are compared. Despite high urban poverty, a return to urban-based mining and manufacturing is found to be less favourable than faster intensification and diversification of agriculture, although broad-based growth is required for long-term poverty reduction. Therefore, while growth in general may be good for the poor, it is found that that not all growth is equally good.
Accelerating Poverty Reduction in Africa
Author: Kathleen BeeglePublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 1464812330
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
Sub-Saharan Africa's turnaround over the past couple of decades has been dramatic. After many years in decline, the continent's economy picked up in the mid-1990s. Along with this macroeconomic growth, people became healthier, many more youngsters attended schools, and the rate of extreme poverty declined from 54 percent in 1990 to 41 percent in 2015. Political and social freedoms expanded, and gender equality advanced. Conflict in the region also subsided, although it still claims thousands of civilian lives in some countries and still drives pressing numbers of displaced persons. Despite Africa’s widespread economic and social welfare accomplishments, the region’s challenges remain daunting: Economic growth has slowed in recent years. Poverty rates in many countries are the highest in the world. And notably, the number of poor in Africa is rising because of population growth. From a global perspective, the biggest concentration of poverty has shifted from South Asia to Africa. Accelerating Poverty Reduction in Africa explores critical policy entry points to address the demographic, societal, and political drivers of poverty; improve income-earning opportunities both on and off the farm; and better mobilize resources for the poor. It looks beyond macroeconomic stability and growth—critical yet insufficient components of these objectives—to ask what more could be done and where policy makers should focus their attention to speed up poverty reduction. The pro-poor policy agenda advanced in this volume requires not only economic growth where the poor work and live, but also mitigation of the many risks to which African households are exposed. As such, this report takes a "jobs" lens to its task. It focuses squarely on the productivity and livelihoods of the poor and vulnerable—that is, what it will take to increase their earnings. Finally, it presents a road map for financing the poverty and development agenda.
Pro-poor Growth and Development
Author: A Poverty and Social Impact Analysis of Three Reforms in Zambia
Author: Steen JorgensenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic assistance
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
Author: Jose Cuesta