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Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Recommendations

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T09:58:37Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T09:58:37Z
dc.date.issued1996-10
dc.description.abstractThis report, taking action for poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa, commissioned in 1993 by the Bank's Africa region differs from others in that it focuses on the Bank's operational program to reduce poverty. It analyses the connections between its poverty assessments, country assistance strategies and the content of the lending program. It also examines actions that the Bank, in partnership with governments and donors can take to reduce poverty. The report reflects numerous discussions with the Bank's development partners - Africans, the donor community, and nongovernmental organizations. On average, 45 to 50 percent of Sub-Saharan Africans live below the poverty line - a much higher proportion than in any region of the world except South Asia. In 1993, an estimated 40 percent lived on less than a dollar (US) a day. The study reviewed the Bank's lending program for the fiscal years 1992-97 to determine if it reflected statements that poverty reduction is the Bank's overarching objective. Projects were classified into three categories according to their objectives: enabling growth, broadly-based services and narrowly-targeted services for the poor. This made it possible to examine the effectiveness of poverty assessments, other economic analyses, country assistance strategies and business plans as the basis for designing the Bank's lending programs; assess whether the emphasis of the Bank's lending program for poverty reduction needs to be modified; and identify the actions most likely to reduce poverty.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/10/12844949/poverty-sub-saharan-africa-issues-recommendations
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/9953
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9953
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAfrica Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 73
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 MARKETS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINDICATOR OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLICY OBJECTIVE
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR REGIONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION EFFORTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.titlePoverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Recommendationsen
dc.title.alternativeLa pauvrete en Afrique subsaharienne : problemes et recommandationsen
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okr.date.disclosure2010-10-08
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:26:02.546569Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/10/12844949/poverty-sub-saharan-africa-issues-recommendations
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
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okr.guid391261468209034316
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000356161_20101008013447
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum12844949
okr.identifier.report57043
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.unitAFT: Development Effectiveness (AFTDE)
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