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Ageing and Poverty in Africa and the Role of Social Pensions

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dc.contributor.authorKakwani, Nanak
dc.contributor.authorSubbarao, Kalanidhi
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-20T17:44:11Z
dc.date.available2012-06-20T17:44:11Z
dc.date.issued2005-03
dc.description.abstractIn many low income African countries, three factors are placing an undue burden on the elderly. First, the burden on the elderly has enormously increased with the increase in mortality of prime age adults due to HIV AIDS pandemic and regional conflicts. Second, the traditional safety net of the extended family has become ineffective and unreliable for the elderly. Third, in a few countries, the elderly are called upon to shoulder the responsibility of the family as they became the principal breadwinners and caregivers for young children. While a number of studies have examined the welfare consequences of these developments on children, few studies have systematically analyzed the poverty situation among the elderly (relative to other groups) in low income countries Africa, and the role of social pensions. This study aims to fill this gap. Drawing on household survey information, the study profiles the elderly for 15 African countries which include both East and West African countries, and countries with a high and low prevalence of HIV-AIDS pandemic. The findings show much heterogeneity across countries with respect to the proportion of the elderly population, the living arrangements and the composition of households, and household headship. The variations in household types and living arrangements presumably reflect the variations in, and changing character of, the traditional family support system and household coping strategies in the wake of covariate shocks and the HIV-AIDS pandemic. However, the proportion of the single elderly is still very small in most countries. A household type "elderly and children" or what is known as "skipped generation household" has emerged as an important structure in some countries. In addition, "households headed by the elderly" has also emerged as a significant household type in several countries. The analysis shows that the poverty situation, and especially the poverty gap ratio, for the household types the elderly only, the elderly with children and the elderly-headed households is much higher than the average in several countries and the differences are statistically significant.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5773986/ageing-poverty-africa-role-social-pensions
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/8535
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8535
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE VALUE
dc.subjectADULTS
dc.subjectAFFORDABILITY
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME
dc.subjectAVERAGE POVERTY
dc.subjectCATEGORICAL TARGETING
dc.subjectCHARACTER
dc.subjectCHILDREN IN POVERTY
dc.subjectCOPING STRATEGIES
dc.subjectCULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectDATA SETS
dc.subjectDEATH RATE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING WORLD
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT NETWORK
dc.subjectDYING
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectELDERLY LIVING
dc.subjectELIGIBILITY
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY SUPPORT
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectHEAD COUNT RATIO
dc.subjectHEAD-COUNT RATIO
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD DATA
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD TYPES
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINCOME SHORTFALL
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL POVERTY
dc.subjectINFANTS
dc.subjectINFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTORS
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL CURRENCY
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMIDDLE AGE
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL AVERAGE
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOPULATION SHARE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATIO
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectRELATIVE RANKING
dc.subjectRISK GROUPS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT REDUCTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectTRADE OFFS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS
dc.titleAgeing and Poverty in Africa and the Role of Social Pensionsen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2005-05-03
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:55:47.399057Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Poverty Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5773986/ageing-poverty-africa-role-social-pensions
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid108461468194045007
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000160016_20050503103912
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5773986
okr.identifier.report32178
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/05/03/000160016_20050503103912/Rendered/PDF/321780white0co1udy0P08313601public1.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Assessment
okr.topicGender::Gender and Social Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.unitAFT: HD Front Office (AFTHD)
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