The Poverty Impacts of the Doha Round in Cameroon : The Role of Tax Policy

The authors aim to assess the possible impacts of the Doha Round of negotiations on poverty in Cameroon. During the recent period of economic recovery, Cameroon enjoyed a sharp decline in poverty, with the headcount index falling from 53.3 percent of inhabitants in 1996 to 40.2 percent in 2001, most...

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Main Authors:	Emini, Christian Arnault, Cockburn, John, Decaluwe, Bernard
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADVERSE IMPACTS AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE IMPORTS AGGREGATE LEVEL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL WAGE AGRICULTURAL WAGES AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AGRICULTURE AVERAGE GROWTH AVERAGE GROWTH RATE AVERAGE TARIFF CAPITAL INCREASE CASE STUDY CASH CROPS COMPETITIVENESS CONSTANT ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMER PRICES CURRENCY DEVALUATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOMESTIC DEMAND DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC PRODUCTION ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES ECONOMIC POLICIES ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION ESCAPE POVERTY EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORT PRICE EXPORT PRICES EXPORT SHARES EXPORTS EXTERNAL TRADE EXTREME POVERTY FACTOR ENDOWMENTS FACTOR MARKETS FACTOR PRICES FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FOOD INDUSTRY FOOD PROCESSING FREE TRADE FULL LIBERALIZATION GDP GINI INDEX GROWTH RATE HEADCOUNT INDEX HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPORT COMPETITION IMPORT PENETRATION IMPORT PRICES IMPORT TARIFFS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GAINS INCOME SHARES INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INEQUALITY INFORMAL ACTIVITIES INFORMAL SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LOST TARIFF REVENUE NATIONAL LEVEL OIL PRICES PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY RESEARCH POOR POOR BENEFIT POOR HOUSEHOLD POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR INDIVIDUALS POOR PEOPLE POOR POPULATION POVERTY POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY GAP POVERTY HEADCOUNT POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INCREASES POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY SEVERITY POVERTY SITUATION POVERTY TRENDS PRIMARY FACTORS PRIMARY FACTORS OF PRODUCTION PRODUCTION COSTS PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES REAL EXCHANGE RATE REAL GDP RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INCOME RURAL INCOMES SEVERE POVERTY SQUARED POVERTY GAP TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATES TARIFF REVENUES TAX REVENUES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERMS OF TRADE TOTAL OUTPUT TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE BALANCE TRADE DEFICIT TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE LIBERALIZATIONS TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE REFORM UNILATERAL LIBERALIZATION UNSKILLED LABOR URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBAN HOUSEHOLDS URBAN POOR URBAN POVERTY VALUE ADDED VALUE OF EXPORTS VALUE OF IMPORTS WAGE INCOME WAGE RATE WAGE RATES WORLD PRICES WORLD TRADE WTO
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The Poverty Impacts of the Doha Round in Cameroon : The Role of Tax Policy

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