Population–Poverty–Inequality Nexus and Social Protection in Africa

Romanus Osabohien (), Oluwatoyin Matthew, Precious Ohalete and Evans Osabuohien
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Romanus Osabohien: Covenant University
Oluwatoyin Matthew: Covenant University
Precious Ohalete: Covenant University
Evans Osabuohien: Covenant University

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2020, vol. 151, issue 2, No 10, 575-598

Abstract: Abstract This study examines how social protection policies and programmes can help in poverty and inequality reduction in Africa. The study covers 38 African countries and engages the fixed and random effects models utilising data sourced from the World Development Indicators, Gini Index and Country Policy Institutional Assessment for the period 2000–2017. A remarkable finding, among other things, from the study is that a 1% increase in the provision of social protection will decrease poverty and inequality by 58% and 26%, respectively. The results imply that the provision of social protection contributes to poverty and inequality reduction in Africa. Therefore, the study recommends that the efficient provision of social protection should be implemented through in-kind and in-cash supports, among others, in order to reduce the level of poverty and inequality in Africa. Although, social protection appears to be an essential strategy for reducing, to a more considerable extent, poverty and, to a relatively lesser extent, inequality in Africa, there are also regional variations. Thus, the study submits that the type (s) of social protection policies may need to differ from one region to the other.

Keywords: Gini Index; Governance; Inequality; Institutional framework; Poverty reduction; Social protection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 I14 I31 O43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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