Does the Environment Matter for Poverty Reduction? : The Role of Soil Fertility and Vegetation Vigor in Poverty Reduction

Does the Environment Matter for Poverty Reduction? : The Role of Soil Fertility and Vegetation Vigor in Poverty Reduction

The debate on the environment-poverty nexus is inconclusive, with past research unable to identify the causal dynamics. This paper uses a unique global panel data set that links (survey and census derived) poverty data to measures of environmental...

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Main Authors: Heger, Martin, Zens, Gregor, Bangalore, Mook
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
SOIL FERTILITY
POVERTY REDUCTION
LAND USE
SOIL QUALITY
ENVIRONMENT
RAINFALL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/732471533299978428/Does-the-environment-matter-for-poverty-reduction-the-role-of-soil-fertility-and-vegetation-vigor-in-poverty-reduction
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30227

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/732471533299978428/Does-the-environment-matter-for-poverty-reduction-the-role-of-soil-fertility-and-vegetation-vigor-in-poverty-reduction
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30227

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