Poverty reduction in Africa.

Fiscal Policy and Poverty Reduction in Some Selected Sub-Saharan Africa Countries

The equally uncharacterized nature of government role in Sub Saharan African (SSA) region on the issue of poverty reduction have surged the modest research of this study. The issue on poverty is a continuous cause and need remedies so much and fast. This study examined the effect of fiscal policy on poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1999 to 2016. Pool Mean Group (PMG) was employed to...

Financing for Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: Risk Pooling & Risk-Sharing Arrangements; Essential Strategy for Overcoming Poverty Costs

What is the impact of non-contributory pensions on poverty? Estimates from Brazil and South Africa

This paper considers the impact of cash transfer programmes for the old in Brazil and South Africa on poverty among households with older people. Using datasets collected specifically for the purpose, the paper constructs conditional and unconditional estimates of the poverty reduction capacity of these programmes. The paper finds that non-contributory pensions have a measurable and significant...

Smallholder Income and Land Distribution in Africa: Implications for Poverty Reduction Strategies

BACKGROUND: More than 45% of SubSaharan Africa’s population is now estimated to be in poverty. The swelling poverty in Africa has increasingly focused governments, international donors, and researchers toward developing strategies that are “pro-poor.” Strategic plans for poverty reduction have been prepared since 1998 by at least 15 African governments with support from the World Bank. However,...

Poverty Reduction and Water: 'Watsan and PRSPs' in sub-Saharan Africa - ODI Water Policy Programme Briefings 3

Water supply and sanitation (WSS) are critical factors in dayto-day problems faced by the poor in developing countries. The extent and significance of water-related poverty was recognised at the International Freshwater Conference held in Bonn in December 2001, which reiterated the importance of achieving safe, affordable and sustainable water and sanitation access for poor populations, as a ce...

Thinking and doing things about poverty II: the poverty reduction strategy process in Africa