Publication: Ghana's Poverty Monitoring System
Date
2001-05
ISSN
Published
2001-05
Author(s)
Canagarajah, Sudharshan
Abstract
The note features the particularly
serious problem of poverty monitoring systems in Sub-Saharan
Africa, namely through the case of Ghana, where in 1987, the
first Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) was
conducted. It notes though, that over the years data
collection in Ghana improved substantially, where recent
LSMS data for the country, became the centerpiece of
Consultative Group meetings, undoubtedly a "good
practice" that deserves special mention. Lessons, and
trends that facilitated the process address the increased
upstream planning in data entry, data cleaning, and data
analysis, in addition to capacity building, and training
prior to launching surveys. Nonetheless, areas for further
improvement still indicate prevailing institutional
bottlenecks, and delays in the release of counterpart funds,
which are conducive to weak procurement practices,
aggravated by the continued, over-reliance on external consultants.
Link to Data Set
Citation
“Canagarajah, Sudharshan. 2001. Ghana's Poverty Monitoring System. Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 64. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9811 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”