Poverty, growth, and inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa : did the walk match the talk under the PRSP approach? /

Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have shown strong signs of growth resilience in the aftermath of the recent global crisis. Yet, this paper finds evidence that growth has more than proportionately benefited the top quintile during PRSP implementation. It finds...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sembene, Daouda (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: International Monetary Fund. Office of Executive Directors
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2015.
Colección:IMF working paper ; WP/15/122.
Temas:
Poverty > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Economic development > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Income distribution > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Pauvreté > Afrique subsaharienne.
Développement économique > Afrique subsaharienne.
Revenu > Répartition > Afrique subsaharienne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Economic development
Income distribution
Poverty
Sub-Saharan Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Abstract; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Typology of Poverty Reduction Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa; A. Pro-growth policies for poverty reduction; B. Policy Interventions for Poverty Reduction; III. Growth, Inequality and Poverty Outcomes under the PRSP approach; A. Did PRSP countries in Sub-Saharan Africa grow faster than their peers?; Figures; Figure 1. GDP Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa and across the World; Figure 2. Per Capita GDP Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa and across the World Sub-Saharan Africa: Evolution of per capita GDP growth in PRSP and non-PRSP countries (in percent).
  • B. Did growth accelerate after PRSP adoption?Figure 3. Sub-Saharan Africa: Growth Performance before and after PRSP Adoption; C. How did poverty and inequality evolve in Sub-Saharan Africa after the launch of the PRSP process?; Figure 4. Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Evolution of the Number of Poor and Total Population; Figure 5. Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Evolution of Growth, Inequality, and Poverty after the Launch of the PRSP Process; IV. Econometric Evidence; A. Model and Estimation Strategy; B. Did PRSP implementation reduce poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa?; Tables.
  • Table 1: Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Impact of PRSP Implementation, Growth and Inequality on Poverty IncidenceC. Did PRSP implementation raise the income share of the poor?; D. Robustness Tests; Table 2: Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Impact of PRSP Implementation and Growth on the Income/Consumption Share of the Bottom and Top Quintiles; Table 3: IDA Countries
  • Impact of PRSP Implementation, Growth and Inequality on Poverty Incidence and the Consumption/Income Share of the Bottom and Top Quintiles; V. Conclusions and Policy Implications.
  • Table 4: Robustness Checks using Alternative Welfare Measures and a Financial Crisis DummyAppendices; Appendix Table 1: Review of First Generation Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers; Appendix Table 2: Data availability by country; Appendix Table 3: Data sources; References.

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