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Pathways to prosperity in rural Malawi /
By most accounts, rural Malawi has lacked dynamism in the past decade. Growth has been mostly volatile, in large part due to unstable macroeconomic fundamentals evidenced by high inflation, fiscal deficits, and interest rates. When rapid economic growth has materialized, the gains have not always re...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
World Bank Group,
[2017]
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| Colección: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Poverty.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Ongoing Challenges; Reasons for the Persistence of Rural Poverty; Weak Growth of Agricultural Productivity; Limited Opportunities to Engage in Nonfarm Activities; Imperfect Safety Nets in a Context of High Economic Insecurity; Achieving Prosperity in Rural Malawi; Notes; References; Chapter 1 Recent Trends in Growth, Poverty, and Shared Prosperity in Rural Malawi; Introduction; Trends in Growth; Progress in Some Nonmonetary Dimensions of Well-Being; Ongoing Challenges; Summary.
- Framework for Understanding Rural Poverty in MalawiNotes; References; Chapter 2 Agriculture and Poverty; Introduction; Status of Agriculture in Malawi; Agricultural Productivity Growth and Poverty Reduction; Inefficiencies in Malawi Farm Input Subsidy Program; Stronger Participation in Markets; Summary; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Nonfarm Self-Employment Activities and Poverty; Introduction; Structural Transformation in Malawi; NFSE Activities as a Means to Improve Rural Welfare; Lower Returns on NFSE Activities in Rural Areas (Relative to Urban Areas) and for the Poor.
- Determinants of Participation in and Returns to NFSE ActivitiesSummary; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Social Protection and Poverty; Introduction; Malawi's Imperfect Social Protection Programs; Possible Reasons for Low Impacts of MASAF-PWP; Lessons Learned from Public Work Programs in Low-Income and Lower-Middle-Income Countries; Summary; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Toward a Dynamic Rural Economy; Introduction; Create Conditions for Macroeconomic Stability and Structural Transformation; Increase Agricultural Productivity; Seek a More Dynamic and Inclusive Structural Transformation.
- Expand Financial Inclusion to the Rural Population through Digital Finance; Improve the Efficiency of Safety Net Programs; Address Rapid Population Growth and the Expanding Youth Population; Summary; Notes; References; Appendix A. Official Development Assistance and Government Expenditures for Education and Health; Appendix B. Daily Caloric Consumption per Capita of the Rural Poor; Appendix C. Correlation between Price Inflation of Maize and Food Insecurity; Appendix D. Variability of Food Staple Prices in Malawi and Comparator Countries.
- Appendix E. Agricultural Productivity, Public Spending, and Poverty Reduction; Appendix F. Determinants of Agricultural Productivity in Malawi, 2010-13; Appendix G. Characteristics of the Rural Poor and Nonpoor; Appendix H. Review of Public Work Programs in Low-Income and Lower-Middle-Income Countries; Appendix I. Household Participation Rates in the Malawi Farm Input Subsidy Program, by Landholding and Poverty Status; Appendix J. Effects of a Cash (Instead of an In-Kind) Transfer on Poverty in Malawi, 2010; Appendix K. Cross-Country Decompositions on Sectoral Employment and Productivity.