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Book Synopsis Reproductive Health, Economic Growth, and Poverty Reduction in Africa by : Germano M. Mwabu
Download or read book Reproductive Health, Economic Growth, and Poverty Reduction in Africa written by Germano M. Mwabu and published by University of Nairobi Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains framework papers prepared for a collaborative research project on Reproductive Health, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa, an initiative of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). Taken together, the chapters in this book make a compelling argument that improvement in reproductive health is key to raising household incomes and to reducing poverty. the books reveals that the triple phenomena of better reproductive health, economic growth, and declining poverty, are likely to be found in an environment in which labour and product markets function. Further, a macroeconomic framework that encourages domestic and foreign investments and promotes social protection for current and future generations is essential.
Book Synopsis Health, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa by : David E. Sahn
Download or read book Health, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa written by David E. Sahn and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa by : Andrew D. McKay
Download or read book Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Andrew D. McKay and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the results of a major collaborative research project led by the African Economics Research Consortium.
Book Synopsis Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa by : Mr.Toshihiro Ichida
Download or read book Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Mr.Toshihiro Ichida and published by INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. This book was released on 2001-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study confirms a strong and robust relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa. Employing a panel of 46 countries covering the period 1972-97, the analysis finds that a 10 percent increase in per capita GDP leads to a 1 percent increase in life expectancy, a 3-4 percent decline in infant mortality rates, and a 31⁄2-4 percent increase in the rate of gross primary school enrollment. The results are robust for high- and low-income, as well as fast- and slow-growth, countries. The study also finds that quality of growth, civil conflict, HIV/AIDs, civil and institutional freedom, and island economies are important control variables that help explain the variability of poverty across Africa. A country's latitude is not found to be a significant factor explaining life expectancy or infant mortality rates, though it is a significant factor explaining gross primary school enrollments.
Book Synopsis Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa by : Channing Arndt
Download or read book Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Channing Arndt and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. While the economic growth renaissance in sub-Saharan Africa is widely recognized, much less is known about progress in living conditions. This book comprehensively evaluates trends in living conditions in 16 major sub-Saharan African countries, corresponding to nearly 75% of the total population. A striking diversity of experience emerges. While monetary indicators improved in many countries, others are yet to succeed in channeling the benefits of economic growth into the pockets of the poor. Some countries experienced little economic growth, and saw little material progress for the poor. At the same time, the large majority of countries have made impressive progress in key non-monetary indicators of wellbeing. Overall, the African growth renaissance earns two cheers, but not three. While gains in macroeconomic and political stability are real, they are also fragile. Growth on a per capita basis is much better than in the 1980s and 1990s, yet not rapid compared with other developing regions. Importantly from a pan-African perspective, key economies-particularly Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa-are not among the better performers. Looking forward, realistic expectations are required. The development process is, almost always, a long hard slog. Nevertheless, real and durable factors appear to be at play on the sub-continent with positive implications for growth and poverty reduction in future.
Book Synopsis Health, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa by :
Download or read book Health, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa by : Gary Gene Moser
Download or read book Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Gary Gene Moser and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Macroeconomics and Health by : Jeffrey Sachs
Download or read book Macroeconomics and Health written by Jeffrey Sachs and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2001-12 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes a strategy for investing in health for economic development, especially in the world's poorest countries. The report proposes a partnership of developing and developed countries, to save eight million lives yearly, in developing countries from infectious diseases and maternal conditions.
Book Synopsis The Role of Social Health Protection in Reducing Poverty by : Maria-Pia Waelkens
Download or read book The Role of Social Health Protection in Reducing Poverty written by Maria-Pia Waelkens and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This literature review aims to increase our knowledge of the potential that social health protection has in reducing poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. Of all regions in the world, sub-Saharan Africa ranks lowest in income per capita, life expectancy at birth, and highest in mortality. It is the only region with a negative growth for the period 1980-2000. Trapped in poverty and excluded from decent health care, the African poor have to face both the catastrophic costs of seeking health care and bear the burden of lost productivity. Evidence for the link between illness and poverty is particularly striking in the case of malaria and AIDS. Social protection is increasingly seen as a key strategy to contribute to poverty reduction and to sustainable development. But in Africa, where the informal economy sector remains huge and where poorly effective risk management strategies often prevail, there still is a long way to go. Community health insurance, however, appears to be an interesting option for meeting the goal of universal social protection. There is convincing evidence of its positive effect on access to health care. Moreover, community health insurance constitutes a promising channel to give voice to the poor. Today, this particular instrument of social health protection reaches only a small fraction of the African population, but enjoys a growing acceptance and is subject to increasing demands. Besides the ethical imperative of providing social protection, there is evidence today, albeit limited, indicating that the expansion of social health protection, by improving access to care, may increase people's participation in the labour market, improve their income and contribute to economic growth.
Book Synopsis New Growth and Poverty Alleviation Strategies for Africa by : Karl Wohlmuth
Download or read book New Growth and Poverty Alleviation Strategies for Africa written by Karl Wohlmuth and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2009 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Volume XIV analyses the New Growth and Poverty Alleviation Strategies for Africa. Institutional issues and perspectives in designing new growth and poverty alleviation strategies are considered in various case studies (Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Botswana and Tanzania). Other studies deal with institutional problems of resource-rich countries after conflict (Sudan), and with the institutions to enhance environmental protection parallel with economic growth and poverty reduction (Niger). Further studies deal with institutions to bridge the gap between formal and informal entrepreneurial sectors in Kenya and Tanzania. Local issues and perspectives for designing new growth and poverty alleviation strategies are considered in case studies on rural-urban development gaps in Tanzania, and on microfinance as an instrument for new growth and poverty alleviation strategies (Tanzania and Eritrea). A study on small farmers in Ghana provides information on the role they can play in value chains. Two studies on Nigeria highlight the local and the sub-regional health and poverty alleviation programmes and the relation to growth. Book Reviews and Book Notes on the theme are part of the volume. This Volume builds the foundation for a comprehensive strategy of policy reforms in Africa so as to integrate new growth and poverty alleviation strategies. Complementary to Volume XIV is Volume XIII on New Growth and Poverty Alleviation Strategies for Africa - International and Regional Perspectives. Both Volumes are of importance for all those who work in African countries as officials, executives, managers, researchers, and policy-makers, but also for all those who actively support Africa's development concerns at the international, regional, country, local and project levels. They will experience this Volume XIV and also the complementary Volume XIII as indispensable sources of insight, reference and inspiration.
Book Synopsis Promoting Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa by : Mr.Anupam Basu
Download or read book Promoting Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Mr.Anupam Basu and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2000-10-02 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa is the world’s poorest continent, but amid all the bad news, there is hope for change. This pamphlet examines the lessons to be learned from some of the more successful economies south of the Sahara, and discusses a policy framework to promote sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty across the region.
Book Synopsis Improving Health, Nutrition, and Population Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa by :
Download or read book Improving Health, Nutrition, and Population Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation This book takes an in-depth look at health, nutrition and population challenges faced by Sub-Sharan Africa, particularly how disease, malnutrition and high fertility affect poverty reduction.
Book Synopsis Raising Growth and Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa by : Ernesto Hernanadez-Cata
Download or read book Raising Growth and Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Ernesto Hernanadez-Cata and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sub-Saharan Africa's long-term growth performance will need to improve significantly for the region to visibly reduce poverty and raise the standard of living to an acceptable level. Appropriate actions will also be needed to ensure that an adequate share of the growing income is devoted to reducing poverty. The key policy question for these countries and their development partners is how to spur economic growth. Empirical studies suggest that the contributions to growth of physical investment and total factor productivity in sub-Saharan Africa have been low in comparison with other regions and have declined over time. These trends have reflected inefficiencies in resource allocation, poor delivery of public goods, notably health care and education; and the high risk of doing business in many parts of the region. Moreover, although the labor force has expanded rapidly, its productivity has remained relatively low because of generally poor standards of health and education.
Book Synopsis Infrastructure for Economic Development and Poverty Reduction in Africa by : Afeikhena Jerome
Download or read book Infrastructure for Economic Development and Poverty Reduction in Africa written by Afeikhena Jerome and published by UN-HABITAT. This book was released on 2011 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluates the role of infrastructure in promoting economic growth and poverty reduction in Africa. Examines complementary physical infrastructure: telecommunications, power, transport (roads, railways, ports and airports) and water supply. Explores Africa's infrastructure endowment and financing options.
Book Synopsis Poverty Reduction in the Course of African Development by : Machiko Nissanke
Download or read book Poverty Reduction in the Course of African Development written by Machiko Nissanke and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the evolution of poverty in the course of economic development and how to improve governance and institutions to realize inclusive development in sub-Saharan Africa.
Book Synopsis Poverty in a Rising Africa by : Kathleen Beegle
Download or read book Poverty in a Rising Africa written by Kathleen Beegle and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perceptions of Africa have changed dramatically. Viewed as a continent of wars, famines and entrenched poverty in the late 1990s, there is now a focus on “Africa rising†? and an “African 21st century.†? Two decades of unprecedented economic growth in Africa should have brought substantial improvements in well-being. Whether or not they did, remains unclear given the poor quality of the data, the nature of the growth process (especially the role of natural resources), conflicts that affect part of the region, and high population growth. Poverty in a Rising Africa documents the data challenges and systematically reviews the evidence on poverty from monetary and nonmonetary perspectives, as well as a focus on dimensions of inequality. Chapter 1 maps out the availability and quality of the data needed to track monetary poverty, reflects on the governance and political processes that underpin the current situation with respect to data production, and describes some approaches to addressing the data gaps. Chapter 2 evaluates the robustness of the estimates of poverty in Africa. It concludes that poverty reduction in Africa may be slightly greater than traditional estimates suggest, although even the most optimistic estimates of poverty reduction imply that more people lived in poverty in 2012 than in 1990. A broad-stroke profile of poverty and trends in poverty in the region is presented. Chapter 3 broadens the view of poverty by considering nonmonetary dimensions of well-being, such as education, health, and freedom, using Sen's (1985) capabilities and functioning approach. While progress has been made in a number of these areas, levels remain stubbornly low. Chapter 4 reviews the evidence on inequality in Africa. It looks not only at patterns of monetary inequality in Africa but also other dimensions, including inequality of opportunity, intergenerational mobility in occupation and education, and extreme wealth in Africa.
Book Synopsis The Quality of the Recent High-Growth Episode in Sub-Saharan Africa by : Mr.Marcelo Martinez
Download or read book The Quality of the Recent High-Growth Episode in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Mr.Marcelo Martinez and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paper explores the quality of the recent high-growth episode in sub-Saharan Africa by examining the following two questions: (i) what has been the nature and pattern of SSA growth over the past 15 years and how does it compare with previous episodes? (ii) has this growth had an impact on socially desirable outcomes, for example, improvements in health, education and poverty indicators? To do this, the paper first examines various aspects of the fundamentals of growth in SSA—levels, volatility, sources, etc.—according to various country analytical groupings. Second, it explores the extent to which the growth has been accompanied by improvements in social indicators. The paper finds that the quality of growth in SSA over the past 15 years has unambiguously improved, although progress in social indicators has been uneven.
