Republic of Cameroon : Priorities for Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity
Cameroon is a lower-middle income country with social indicators and levels of poverty which are below those for comparator countries. Large and rising inequalities between north and south, inefficiencies in public resource allocation and an advers...
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TARIFFS CAPITAL MARKETS FISH STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES ECONOMIC GROWTH POLICY ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION FOREST MANAGEMENT DISPOSABLE INCOME AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPECTATIONS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES PRODUCERS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS TIMBER RESOURCE ALLOCATION LABOR FORCE PRICE SETTING REVENUES ECONOMIC PROBLEMS COMPOST INCENTIVES LABOR INPUTS EQUILIBRIUM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT CONDITIONALITY AUDITS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY CLIMATIC CONDITIONS EXPLOITATION OIL PRICES ARABLE LAND CROPPING SYSTEMS DRYLANDS LABOR COSTS AIR POLLUTION OIL IMPORT QUOTAS NATURAL CAPITAL UNSAFE DRINKING WATER POPULATION GROWTH LABOR PRODUCTIVITY OPTIONS QUOTAS LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS DEBT POLLUTION FORESTRY ECONOMIC POLICIES DIVIDENDS POLICY DECISIONS NATURAL RESOURCES METALS SUBSIDIES EFFICIENCY FISHING FOOD PRODUCTION TAXES TAX REFORMS ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE RESOURCES NATURAL MONOPOLIES UNEMPLOYMENT DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION EQUITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH CONSUMPTION SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIC IMPACT RURAL COMMUNITIES WAGES CLIMATE CHANGE VALUES ELECTRICITY DEMAND MARKET PRICES POLICY MAKERS CREDIT QUALITY STANDARDS PURCHASING POWER DEFORESTATION DEMAND MINES NATIONAL INCOME AGGREGATE DEMAND PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ELECTRICITY GENERATION INTERMEDIATE GOODS ENVIRONMENTS EXPENDITURES PROPERTY DECISION MAKING OPPORTUNITY COSTS TRANSACTION COSTS ENVIRONMENT SOIL DEGRADATION CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ECONOMICS TERMS OF TRADE BASIC METALS TAX REVENUE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CARTELS TRADE LAND ECONOMIES OF SCALE DRINKING WATER HEALTH PROBLEMS COMMERCIAL BANKS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE FARMS POPULATION PRESSURES OIL RESERVES FISHING GROUNDS REVENUE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT LIVING CONDITIONS PROFITS ENVIRONMENTAL RAINFALL VARIABILITY PUBLIC GOOD PRICES OIL SECTOR PRODUCTION COSTS ECONOMIES PUBLIC GOODS COMPETITION |
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TARIFFS CAPITAL MARKETS FISH STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES ECONOMIC GROWTH POLICY ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION FOREST MANAGEMENT DISPOSABLE INCOME AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPECTATIONS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES PRODUCERS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS TIMBER RESOURCE ALLOCATION LABOR FORCE PRICE SETTING REVENUES ECONOMIC PROBLEMS COMPOST INCENTIVES LABOR INPUTS EQUILIBRIUM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT CONDITIONALITY AUDITS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY CLIMATIC CONDITIONS EXPLOITATION OIL PRICES ARABLE LAND CROPPING SYSTEMS DRYLANDS LABOR COSTS AIR POLLUTION OIL IMPORT QUOTAS NATURAL CAPITAL UNSAFE DRINKING WATER POPULATION GROWTH LABOR PRODUCTIVITY OPTIONS QUOTAS LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS DEBT POLLUTION FORESTRY ECONOMIC POLICIES DIVIDENDS POLICY DECISIONS NATURAL RESOURCES METALS SUBSIDIES EFFICIENCY FISHING FOOD PRODUCTION TAXES TAX REFORMS ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE RESOURCES NATURAL MONOPOLIES UNEMPLOYMENT DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION EQUITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH CONSUMPTION SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIC IMPACT RURAL COMMUNITIES WAGES CLIMATE CHANGE VALUES ELECTRICITY DEMAND MARKET PRICES POLICY MAKERS CREDIT QUALITY STANDARDS PURCHASING POWER DEFORESTATION DEMAND MINES NATIONAL INCOME AGGREGATE DEMAND PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ELECTRICITY GENERATION INTERMEDIATE GOODS ENVIRONMENTS EXPENDITURES PROPERTY DECISION MAKING OPPORTUNITY COSTS TRANSACTION COSTS ENVIRONMENT SOIL DEGRADATION CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ECONOMICS TERMS OF TRADE BASIC METALS TAX REVENUE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CARTELS TRADE LAND ECONOMIES OF SCALE DRINKING WATER HEALTH PROBLEMS COMMERCIAL BANKS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE FARMS POPULATION PRESSURES OIL RESERVES FISHING GROUNDS REVENUE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT LIVING CONDITIONS PROFITS ENVIRONMENTAL RAINFALL VARIABILITY PUBLIC GOOD PRICES OIL SECTOR PRODUCTION COSTS ECONOMIES PUBLIC GOODS COMPETITION World Bank Group Republic of Cameroon : Priorities for Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity |
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Cameroon is a lower-middle income
country with social indicators and levels of poverty which
are below those for comparator countries. Large and rising
inequalities between north and south, inefficiencies in
public resource allocation and an adverse business
environment explain this. While insecurity due to Boko Haram
activities and rapidly rising public debt constrain efforts
at poverty reduction, there exists a huge potential for
economic growth and poverty reduction. This potential
remains mostly untapped. Realizing it will require far
reaching reforms, particularly with respect to the business
environment and public financial management, and require
politically courage to accomplish. The remainder of this
document explores how to achieve the twin goals of ending
poverty and improving shared prosperity by 2030 in a
sustainable manner. The document identifies a limited number
of binding constraints which would need to be lifted to
achieve the poverty objective. The next four chapters
present background material to chapter six, which presents
binding constraints to poverty reduction. The
micro-foundations to poverty reduction are discussed in
chapters two and three. Chapter two discusses poverty,
equity and vulnerability. Chapter three discusses human
capital and its role in poverty reduction. Chapter four
considers poverty reduction from a macro-economic
perspective. It discusses opportunities for growth and
economic transformation as well as the status of various
cross-cutting economic services. Chapter five, considers
governance, fragility and the institutional environment.
Binding constraints to sustainable poverty reduction are
identified in chapter six. |
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Republic of Cameroon : Priorities for Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity |
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Republic of Cameroon : Priorities for Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity |
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Republic of Cameroon : Priorities for Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity |
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Republic of Cameroon : Priorities for Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity |
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Republic of Cameroon : Priorities for Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity |
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republic of cameroon : priorities for ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity |
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okr-10986-246972021-05-25T08:50:06Z Republic of Cameroon : Priorities for Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity World Bank Group TARIFFS CAPITAL MARKETS FISH STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES ECONOMIC GROWTH POLICY ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION FOREST MANAGEMENT DISPOSABLE INCOME AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION EXPECTATIONS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES PRODUCERS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS TIMBER RESOURCE ALLOCATION LABOR FORCE PRICE SETTING REVENUES ECONOMIC PROBLEMS COMPOST INCENTIVES LABOR INPUTS EQUILIBRIUM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT CONDITIONALITY AUDITS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY CLIMATIC CONDITIONS EXPLOITATION OIL PRICES ARABLE LAND CROPPING SYSTEMS DRYLANDS LABOR COSTS AIR POLLUTION OIL IMPORT QUOTAS NATURAL CAPITAL UNSAFE DRINKING WATER POPULATION GROWTH LABOR PRODUCTIVITY OPTIONS QUOTAS LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS DEBT POLLUTION FORESTRY ECONOMIC POLICIES DIVIDENDS POLICY DECISIONS NATURAL RESOURCES METALS SUBSIDIES EFFICIENCY FISHING FOOD PRODUCTION TAXES TAX REFORMS ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAND USE RESOURCES NATURAL MONOPOLIES UNEMPLOYMENT DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION EQUITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH CONSUMPTION SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIC IMPACT RURAL COMMUNITIES WAGES CLIMATE CHANGE VALUES ELECTRICITY DEMAND MARKET PRICES POLICY MAKERS CREDIT QUALITY STANDARDS PURCHASING POWER DEFORESTATION DEMAND MINES NATIONAL INCOME AGGREGATE DEMAND PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ELECTRICITY GENERATION INTERMEDIATE GOODS ENVIRONMENTS EXPENDITURES PROPERTY DECISION MAKING OPPORTUNITY COSTS TRANSACTION COSTS ENVIRONMENT SOIL DEGRADATION CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ECONOMICS TERMS OF TRADE BASIC METALS TAX REVENUE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CARTELS TRADE LAND ECONOMIES OF SCALE DRINKING WATER HEALTH PROBLEMS COMMERCIAL BANKS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE FARMS POPULATION PRESSURES OIL RESERVES FISHING GROUNDS REVENUE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT LIVING CONDITIONS PROFITS ENVIRONMENTAL RAINFALL VARIABILITY PUBLIC GOOD PRICES OIL SECTOR PRODUCTION COSTS ECONOMIES PUBLIC GOODS COMPETITION Cameroon is a lower-middle income country with social indicators and levels of poverty which are below those for comparator countries. Large and rising inequalities between north and south, inefficiencies in public resource allocation and an adverse business environment explain this. While insecurity due to Boko Haram activities and rapidly rising public debt constrain efforts at poverty reduction, there exists a huge potential for economic growth and poverty reduction. This potential remains mostly untapped. Realizing it will require far reaching reforms, particularly with respect to the business environment and public financial management, and require politically courage to accomplish. The remainder of this document explores how to achieve the twin goals of ending poverty and improving shared prosperity by 2030 in a sustainable manner. The document identifies a limited number of binding constraints which would need to be lifted to achieve the poverty objective. The next four chapters present background material to chapter six, which presents binding constraints to poverty reduction. The micro-foundations to poverty reduction are discussed in chapters two and three. Chapter two discusses poverty, equity and vulnerability. Chapter three discusses human capital and its role in poverty reduction. Chapter four considers poverty reduction from a macro-economic perspective. It discusses opportunities for growth and economic transformation as well as the status of various cross-cutting economic services. Chapter five, considers governance, fragility and the institutional environment. Binding constraints to sustainable poverty reduction are identified in chapter six. 2016-07-14T19:42:10Z 2016-07-14T19:42:10Z 2016-06-20 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26530487/cameroon-priorities-ending-poverty-boosting-shared-prosperity http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24697 English en_US Systematic Country Diagnostic; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Country Focus :: Systematic Country Diagnostic Africa Cameroon |