A Better Future for All Nigerians : Nigeria Poverty Assessment 2022
This poverty assessment lays out the broad development challenges that Nigeria faces, which constrain the country’s poverty reduction. The discussion provides the backdrop for the detailed analysis presented in later parts of the report. First, the...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099730003152232753/P17630107476630fa09c990da780535511c http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37295 |
| Summary: | This poverty assessment lays out the
broad development challenges that Nigeria faces, which
constrain the country’s poverty reduction. The discussion
provides the backdrop for the detailed analysis presented in
later parts of the report. First, the introductory section
links Nigeria’s macroeconomic performance with its prospects
for poverty reduction, emphasizing that the country may be
struggling to stimulate inclusive growth: that is, growth
that would benefit Nigerians across the welfare
distribution. Second, the section examines the proliferating
climate and conflict shocks that Nigeria faces, which
further complicate poverty reduction. Third, the section
describes how the “double shock” of COVID-19 has affected
Nigeria, through both health and economic impacts and
discusses the recent acceleration in inflation. Finally,
this introduction considers Nigeria’s data landscape,
explaining how new microdata offer vital insights into the
country’s pathways out of poverty. |
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