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Nigeria : Where Has All the Growth Gone?

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-14T20:02:38Z
dc.date.available2014-08-14T20:02:38Z
dc.date.issued2013-08-30
dc.description.abstractThis policy note will focus on the poverty trends in Nigeria using the National Living Standard Survey (NLSS) 2004 and Harmonized Nigeria Living Standard Survey (HNLSS) 2010 only. In the last decade, Nigeria has enjoyed a stable and sustained growth in a context of responsible macroeconomic management, economic stability, democracy, and reform. Nonetheless, results from household surveys conducted during the same period seem to be at odd with this particularly positive growth story: poverty declined only by two percentage points between 2004 and 2010. Poverty levels may be lower and poverty reduction faster than the official estimates suggest. Simulations and sensitivity check confirm this hypothesis and call for additional work to consolidate poverty analysis in Nigeria. An important step in this direction is increasing the collaboration with the National Bureau of Statistics regarding data collection and data management. There are, however, several results from this policy note that seems to stand on solid ground. First, the historical disparities between the North and the South (more specifically South-West) appear to have remained unchanged. Second, inequality explains part of the limited poverty reduction. Third, there is evidence of structural changes in the economy. Labor absorption provides interesting insights. Larger fractions of the working age population have moved out of agriculture and joined the self-employed sector. To make faster progress in poverty reduction, Nigeria needs a game changing strategy if substantial progress has to be made in meeting the global goals of reducing extreme poverty to three percent in 2030.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/19873872/all-growth-gone-poverty-update-nigeria-policy-note
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/19327
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19327
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectCALORIC INTAKE
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHANGES IN POVERTY
dc.subjectCONSUMER GOODS
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION MEASURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectCORRELATES OF POVERTY
dc.subjectCUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectDATA QUALITY
dc.subjectDATA SETS
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectDROP IN POVERTY
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INDICATORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectESTIMATION METHOD
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLES
dc.subjectEXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLY
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectGINI INDEX
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT POVERTY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD AGE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME REDISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCREASING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY COMPONENT
dc.subjectINEQUALITY CONSTANT
dc.subjectINEQUALITY MEASURES
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMEDIUM TERM
dc.subjectMULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY HEADCOUNT
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY RATE
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectNON-OIL TRADE
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL REGIONS
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR AREA
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOPULATION SHARE
dc.subjectPOST HARVEST
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY CHANGES
dc.subjectPOVERTY DATA
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCREASE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAPPING
dc.subjectPOVERTY OUTCOMES
dc.subjectPOVERTY POVERTY
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY SEVERITY
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL RESULTS
dc.subjectRELATIVE POSITION
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DIVIDE
dc.subjectRURAL GAP
dc.subjectRURAL LEVEL
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectSAMPLE SIZE
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSPATIAL DIMENSION
dc.subjectSPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE POVERTY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWELFARE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWELFARE IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURE
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURES
dc.titleNigeria : Where Has All the Growth Gone?en
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okr.date.disclosure2014-07-21
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:44:02.349175Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Policy Note
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/19873872/all-growth-gone-poverty-update-nigeria-policy-note
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid470331468096576867
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000470435_20140721115331
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19873872
okr.identifier.report78908
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryNigeria
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: General public administration sector
okr.themeEconomic management :: Other economic management
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicPoverty Monitoring and Analysis
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.unitAFT: PREM 3 (AFTP3)
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