Publication: Repbulic of Chad Poverty Notes : Dynamics of Poverty and Inequality following the Rise of the Oil Sector
Date
2013-09
ISSN
Published
2013-09
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Chad's chronically unstable
security situation has long undermined broad-based economic
growth and sustainable poverty reduction. Since independence
in 1960 Chad has suffered from sporadic political violence
and ongoing tensions between different factions. The
country's fragile security has been further compromised
by interference from neighboring states and spillover
effects from regional conflicts. However, after rebel
attacks in 2008 and 2009, and following the recent
conclusion of a peace agreement between Chad and Sudan, the
security situation in the country has remained relatively
calm, presenting a valuable window of opportunity for
development efforts to take root. The objective of this
Poverty Note is to examine changes in poverty and inequality
in Chad since the emergence of the oil sector. It will focus
on the evolution of poverty indicators from the 2003 pre-oil
baseline captured in the Chadian Household Consumption and
Informal Sector Survey, or ECOSIT2 to the more recent
findings of the 2011 ECOSIT3 and compare current monetary
and nonmonetary poverty conditions in Chad with those of
comparable countries. It will go on to assess the impact of
oil production on the non-oil sectors of the Chadian
economy. Finally, it will evaluate the extent to which
public expenditures in the social sectors benefit the poor
by analyzing the progressivity of social spending.
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Citation
“World Bank. 2013. Repbulic of Chad Poverty Notes : Dynamics of Poverty and Inequality following the Rise of the Oil Sector. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19322 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”