Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Recommendations

This report, taking action for poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa, commissioned in 1993 by the Bank's Africa region differs from others in that it focuses on the Bank's operational program to reduce poverty. It analyses the connectio...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT ACCESS TO MARKETS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION GDP GROWTH RATES HEALTH SERVICES HUMAN CAPITAL INDICATOR OF POVERTY INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE LOW INCOME NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY CHANGE POLICY OBJECTIVE POOR POOR REGIONS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION EFFORTS PRODUCTIVITY REDUCING POVERTY RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SERVICES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/10/12844949/poverty-sub-saharan-africa-issues-recommendations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9953

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spelling	okr-10986-99532021-04-23T14:02:47Z Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Recommendations World Bank ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT ACCESS TO MARKETS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION GDP GROWTH RATES HEALTH SERVICES HUMAN CAPITAL INDICATOR OF POVERTY INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE LOW INCOME NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY CHANGE POLICY OBJECTIVE POOR POOR REGIONS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION EFFORTS PRODUCTIVITY REDUCING POVERTY RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SERVICES This report, taking action for poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa, commissioned in 1993 by the Bank's Africa region differs from others in that it focuses on the Bank's operational program to reduce poverty. It analyses the connections between its poverty assessments, country assistance strategies and the content of the lending program. It also examines actions that the Bank, in partnership with governments and donors can take to reduce poverty. The report reflects numerous discussions with the Bank's development partners - Africans, the donor community, and nongovernmental organizations. On average, 45 to 50 percent of Sub-Saharan Africans live below the poverty line - a much higher proportion than in any region of the world except South Asia. In 1993, an estimated 40 percent lived on less than a dollar (US) a day. The study reviewed the Bank's lending program for the fiscal years 1992-97 to determine if it reflected statements that poverty reduction is the Bank's overarching objective. Projects were classified into three categories according to their objectives: enabling growth, broadly-based services and narrowly-targeted services for the poor. This made it possible to examine the effectiveness of poverty assessments, other economic analyses, country assistance strategies and business plans as the basis for designing the Bank's lending programs; assess whether the emphasis of the Bank's lending program for poverty reduction needs to be modified; and identify the actions most likely to reduce poverty. 2012-08-13T09:58:37Z 2012-08-13T09:58:37Z 1996-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/10/12844949/poverty-sub-saharan-africa-issues-recommendations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9953 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 73 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa
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description	This report, taking action for poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa, commissioned in 1993 by the Bank's Africa region differs from others in that it focuses on the Bank's operational program to reduce poverty. It analyses the connections between its poverty assessments, country assistance strategies and the content of the lending program. It also examines actions that the Bank, in partnership with governments and donors can take to reduce poverty. The report reflects numerous discussions with the Bank's development partners - Africans, the donor community, and nongovernmental organizations. On average, 45 to 50 percent of Sub-Saharan Africans live below the poverty line - a much higher proportion than in any region of the world except South Asia. In 1993, an estimated 40 percent lived on less than a dollar (US) a day. The study reviewed the Bank's lending program for the fiscal years 1992-97 to determine if it reflected statements that poverty reduction is the Bank's overarching objective. Projects were classified into three categories according to their objectives: enabling growth, broadly-based services and narrowly-targeted services for the poor. This made it possible to examine the effectiveness of poverty assessments, other economic analyses, country assistance strategies and business plans as the basis for designing the Bank's lending programs; assess whether the emphasis of the Bank's lending program for poverty reduction needs to be modified; and identify the actions most likely to reduce poverty.
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title	Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Recommendations
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title_full	Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Recommendations
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Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Recommendations

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