The data challenges of measuring poverty in Africa (English)

The recent flagship report ‘poverty in a rising Africa’ focuses on answering the question as to how much growth averaging 4.5 percent over the past two decades has improved the well-being of Africans as measured by different indicators of human development. To do that, the study tackles first the state of poverty data in the region. While data has improved considerably, there are still data gaps to address. Revisiting the data shows that core indicators...

DETAILS

Author

Beegle,Kathleen G.;

Christiaensen,Luc;

Dabalen,Andrew L.;
Document Date
2015/11/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
101268
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2015/11/26
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
The data challenges of measuring poverty in Africa
Keywords
poverty trend

DOWNLOADS

COMPLETE REPORT

Official version of document (may contain signatures, etc)

Official PDF
TXT*
Total Downloads** : 529
Download Stats
*The text version is uncorrected OCR text and is included solely to benefit users with slow connectivity.

Citation

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

The data challenges of measuring poverty in Africa (English). Radically brief policy brief|no. 2 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/288841468186544366

The data challenges of measuring poverty in Africa (English)

DETAILS

DOWNLOADS

COMPLETE REPORT

Citation

SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL ALERTS