Accelerating Poverty Reduction in Africa (Vol. 2 of 2) : Overview (English)

Sub-Saharan Africa's turnaround over the past couple of decades has been dramatic. After many years in decline, the continent~^!!^s economy picked up in the mid-1990s. Along with this macroeconomic growth, people became healthier, many more youngsters attended schools, and the rate of extreme poverty declined from 54 percent in 1990 to 41 percent in 2015. Political and social freedoms expanded, and gender equality advanced. Conflict in the region...

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Beegle,Kathleen G.;

Christiaensen,Luc;
Document Date
2019/01/01
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
142488
Volume No
2
Total Volume(s)
2 (See all volumes)
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2019/10/09
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Overview
Keywords
Fragile & Conflict-Affected States

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Beegle,Kathleen G.; Christiaensen,Luc.

Accelerating Poverty Reduction in Africa (Vol. 2 of 2) : Overview (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/945841570690324166

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