Shifting Fortunes and Enduring Poverty in Madagascar : Recent Findings
Madagascar remains among the poorest countries in the world, and has shown little improvement in indicators of the well-being of its population over recent years. The economy faces an array of challenges in reducing poverty, including an unfavorabl...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/413071489776943644/Shifting-fortunes-and-enduring-poverty-in-Madagascar-recent-findings http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26303 |
| Summary: | Madagascar remains among the poorest
countries in the world, and has shown little improvement in
indicators of the well-being of its population over recent
years. The economy faces an array of challenges in reducing
poverty, including an unfavorable investment climate, severe
infrastructure deficits, and political instability. This
report synthesizes the insights obtained from a series of
five papers on poverty, inequality, labor markets, and
returns to agricultural and nonfarm enterprises in
Madagascar over the period 2001-12. These papers draw on a
combination of empirical techniques, household living
standards data, and firm-level data to elucidate key
dynamics and structural issues driving poverty and welfare
(in all cases measured as per capita consumption) over this
dozen-year period. |
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