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Lasting Welfare Effects of Widowhood in a Poor Country

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dc.contributor.authorvan de Walle, Dominique
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:03:31Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:03:31Z
dc.date.issued2011-07-01
dc.description.abstractLittle is known about the situation facing widows and their dependent children in West Africa especially after the widow remarries. Women in Malian society are vulnerable to the loss of husbands especially in rural areas. Households headed by widows have significantly lower living standards on average than male or other female headed households in both rural and urban areas; this holds both unconditionally and conditional on observable household and individual characteristics including age. Furthermore, the adverse welfare effects of widowhood appear to persist even after widows are absorbed into male headed households. An examination of individual measures of well-being further reveals that, relative to other women, worse outcomes for ever-widowed women persist through remarriage. These detrimental effects are passed on to children, indicating an intergenerational transmission of poverty stemming from widowhood.en
dc.description.abstractNous savons peu sur la situation des veuves et de leurs enfants en Afrique de l’Ouest, particulièrement quand la veuve s’est remariée. Dans la société malienne, les femmes, notamment les femmes vivant en milieu rural, semblent être particulièrement vulnérables en cas de perte de leur mari. Une analyse des données disponibles sur la consommation des ménages indique que les foyers dont le chef est une veuve ont des niveaux de vie significativement plus faibles en moyenne que les autres foyers, que ce soit en région urbaine ou rurale. Ce résultat est vrai aussi bien inconditionnellement que conditionnellement aux caractéristiques observables du ménage et de l’individu, âge inclus. Une étude des mesures individuelles de bien-être révèle également que celui-ci demeure inferieur pour les veuves, même lorsqu’elles sont remariées. En outre, ces effets néfastes sont transmis aux enfants, ce qui suggère une transmission intergénérationnelle de la pauvreté engendrée par le veuvage. Ce document se concentre sur les impacts qu’un choc potentiellement sévère – en l’occurrence le veuvage – peut avoir sur les femmes et leurs enfants au Mali, un pays sahélien d’Afrique de l’Ouest très pauvre et principalement rural (70 % de la population). Dans un pays où la dépendance par rapport aux hommes – d’abord le père et ensuite le mari – est inscrite dans la loi et dans la culture, il est normal de s’attendre à ce que des bouleversements tels que la perte du père ou du mari soient associés à une dégradation du niveau de vie et à la pauvreté. Ce document présente des preuves empiriques qui confirment cette hypothèse. Cependant, il présente également des faits suggérant que les préjudices et la pauvreté auxquels sont confrontées les veuves ont des conséquences délétères qui se répercutent par la suite sur leurs dépendants, même lorsque la veuve se remarie.fr
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_20110726083254
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5734
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3498
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5734
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectADULT MEN
dc.subjectADULT WOMEN
dc.subjectADULTS
dc.subjectAGE AT MARRIAGE
dc.subjectAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectAGE OF MARRIAGE
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectAUTONOMY
dc.subjectBASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCASH CROP
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHRONIC POVERTY
dc.subjectCIRCUMCISION
dc.subjectCITIZENSHIP
dc.subjectCOMMISSION ON POPULATION
dc.subjectCOMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectCONTROL OVER RESOURCES
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectCULTURES
dc.subjectCUSTOMARY LAW
dc.subjectCUSTOMARY PRACTICES
dc.subjectDEAD HUSBAND
dc.subjectDECEASED HUSBAND
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHY
dc.subjectDEPENDENT CHILDREN
dc.subjectDESCENT
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectDIVORCED WOMEN
dc.subjectDIVORCES
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectELDERLY WOMEN
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUP
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectETHNICITY
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY LABOR
dc.subjectFAMILY LAW
dc.subjectFAMILY PROPERTY
dc.subjectFAMILY STRUCTURE
dc.subjectFATHERS
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE HEAD
dc.subjectFEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFEMALE HEADS
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFEWER YEARS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectFIRST MARRIAGE
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER ACTION
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER GAPS
dc.subjectGENDER RELATIONS
dc.subjectGENDER SENSITIVE
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectHEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH RISKS
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ASSETS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectHUSBAND
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectIDENTITY
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL WELFARE
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFORMAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectINFORMATION ON WOMEN
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGAL CHANGES
dc.subjectLEGAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectLEGAL REFORMS
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMALE MIGRANTS
dc.subjectMALNOURISHED CHILDREN
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUSES
dc.subjectMARRIAGES
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMAN
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectOLD-AGE
dc.subjectOLDER HUSBANDS
dc.subjectOLDER MEN
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectORPHANS
dc.subjectPARENTAL CONSENT
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLYGAMY
dc.subjectPOOR WOMEN
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION PRESSURES
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROPORTION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectREPRODUCTION
dc.subjectRESIDENCE
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRIGHTS OF WOMEN
dc.subjectRITES
dc.subjectRITUALS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL WOMEN
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL
dc.subjectSEXES
dc.subjectSINGLE WOMEN
dc.subjectSITUATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSOCIETIES
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSPOUSES
dc.subjectTEMPORARY MIGRATION
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL LAW
dc.subjectUNIONS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN WOMEN
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectWIDOW
dc.subjectWIDOWERS
dc.subjectWIDOWS
dc.subjectWIFE
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWIVES
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWOMEN WITH CHILDREN
dc.subjectWORLD FOOD PROGRAM
dc.subjectYOUNG AGE
dc.subjectYOUNG AGES
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.titleLasting Welfare Effects of Widowhood in a Poor Countryen
dc.titleEffets persistants du veuvage sur le bien-être dans un pays pauvrefr
dc.title.alternativeEffets persistants du veuvage sur le bien-etre dans un pays pauvreen
dc.title.alternativeEffets persistants du veuvage sur le bien-etre dans un pays pauvrefr
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.crossref.titleLasting Welfare Effects of Widowhood in a Poor Country
okr.date.disclosure2011-07-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:20:10.274972Z
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okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5734
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.txturlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/603941468139789523/text/WPS57340FRENCH.txtfr
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