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A Counterfactual Analysis of the Poverty Impact of Economic Growth in Cameroon

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dc.contributor.authorBassole, Leandre
dc.contributor.authorEssama-Nssah, B.
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:38:53Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:38:53Z
dc.date.issued2010-03-01
dc.description.abstractThe Government of Cameroon has declared poverty reduction through strong and sustainable economic growth the central objective of its socioeconomic policy. This paper uses available household survey data to assess the performance of the economy with respect to this objective over the period 1996-2007. The authors use counterfactual decompositions based on both the Shapley method and the generalized Oaxaca-Blinder framework to identify proximate factors that might explain differences in observed outcomes over time, across regions and households. The concept of pro-poorness provides a basis for a normative evaluation of these outcomes. The analysis of changes in the size distribution of economic welfare reveals that formal sector employment, access to credit, education, and urban residence are characteristics that bring significantly high returns to households. Employment in smallholder agriculture has a negative impact on welfare across quantiles. Economic growth was accompanied by significant poverty reduction between 1996 and 2001. But poverty barely decreased between 2001 and 2007 due to very weak growth. Over the same period, household investment in human capital took a serious hit. Given the additional finding that the pattern of growth is characterized by urban bias and regional disparity, the overall assessment is that economic growth has been weakly pro-poor in Cameroon. There is therefore a need to re-examine and possibly reform the mechanisms governing the allocation of public resources designed to support individuals' efforts to improve their standard of living.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100325082829
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5249
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3736
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5249
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE REDUCTION
dc.subjectABSOLUTE SENSE
dc.subjectABSOLUTE TERMS
dc.subjectABSOLUTE VALUE
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectAGGREGATE POVERTY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectAVERAGE ANNUAL
dc.subjectAVERAGE GROWTH
dc.subjectAVERAGE GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectAVERAGE RATE
dc.subjectBETWEEN-GROUP INEQUALITY
dc.subjectCHANGES IN POVERTY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ASSETS
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectCUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectCUMULATIVE POPULATION
dc.subjectCURRENT POVERTY
dc.subjectDATA ISSUES
dc.subjectDEBT RELIEF
dc.subjectDECOMPOSABLE POVERTY
dc.subjectDECOMPOSABLE POVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectDECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDECREASING FUNCTION
dc.subjectDENSITY FUNCTION
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectDETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT REPORT
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RESULTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD COMPONENTS
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectGENDER EQUITY
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGINI INDEX
dc.subjectGLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectGROUP MEANS
dc.subjectGROWTH COMPONENT
dc.subjectGROWTH EFFECT
dc.subjectGROWTH ELASTICITY
dc.subjectGROWTH EPISODE
dc.subjectGROWTH PATTERN
dc.subjectGROWTH PRO-POOR
dc.subjectGROWTH PROCESS
dc.subjectGROWTH PROSPECTS
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT POVERTY
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT RATIO
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL DATA
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectINCOME EFFECT
dc.subjectINCOME ELASTICITY
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME SHARE
dc.subjectINCREASING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY AVERSION
dc.subjectINEQUALITY COMPONENT
dc.subjectINEQUALITY EFFECT
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLINEAR RELATIONSHIP
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMARGINAL EFFECT
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMEAN INCOME
dc.subjectMEAN LOG DEVIATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EFFECT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE SIGN
dc.subjectOBSERVED CHANGE
dc.subjectOBSERVED CHANGES
dc.subjectPATH DEPENDENCE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY REFORMS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOPULATION SHARE
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECT
dc.subjectPOSITIVE GROWTH
dc.subjectPOSITIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY CHANGES
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICES
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY OUTCOMES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER
dc.subjectPOVERTY-REDUCING GROWTH
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPRO-POOR
dc.subjectPRO-POOR GROWTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectPURE GROWTH
dc.subjectPURE GROWTH EFFECT
dc.subjectQUANTILE REGRESSIONS
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectREAL GROWTH
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISPARITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectREGIONAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectREGIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectREGRESSION RESULTS
dc.subjectRELATIVE CONTRIBUTION
dc.subjectRELATIVE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectRELATIVE POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREA
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COUNTERPARTS
dc.subjectRURAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectRURAL GAP
dc.subjectRURAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSHARP REDUCTION
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT EFFECT
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT IMPACT
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectSQUARED POVERTY GAP
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectTRADE SHOCKS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATOR
dc.titleA Counterfactual Analysis of the Poverty Impact of Economic Growth in Cameroonen
dc.title.alternativePolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5249en
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okr.crossref.titleA Counterfactual Analysis Of The Poverty Impact Of Economic Growth In Cameroon : A Counterfactual Analysis Of The Poverty Impact Of Economic Growth In Cameroon
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryCameroon
okr.region.geographicalWest Africa
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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