Poverty rates have declined but vulnerability remains high (English)

According to World Bank estimates from household surveys, the share of people in Africa living on less than $1.90 a day fell from 56 percent in 1990 to 43 percent in 2012. Limiting the estimation to comparable surveys of good quality, drawing on information from non-consumption surveys, and applying price deflators other than the consumer price index, suggest that poverty may have declined by more. Poverty rates have declined, but the level of vulnerability...

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Christiaensen,Luc;

Dabalen,Andrew L.;

Gaddis,Isis;

Beegle,Kathleen G.;
Document Date
2016/05/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
105630
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2016/05/13
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Poverty rates have declined but vulnerability remains high
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War

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Christiaensen,Luc; Dabalen,Andrew L.; Gaddis,Isis; Beegle,Kathleen G..

Poverty rates have declined but vulnerability remains high (English). Radically brief policy brief|no. 4 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/162911467990958600

Poverty rates have declined but vulnerability remains high (English)

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