The poverty dilemma in Africa: toward policies for including the poor

Kempe Ronald Hope
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Kempe Ronald Hope: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, hopekr@excite.com

Progress in Development Studies, 2004, vol. 4, issue 2, 127-141

Abstract: Poverty in Africa is multifaceted. It is characterized by, among other things, a lack of purchasing power, rural predominance, exposure to risk, insufficient access to social and economic services and few opportunities for formal income generation. On average, 45-50% of sub-Saharan Africans live below the poverty line - a much higher proportion than in any other region of the world. This article assesses the socio-economic dilemma of poverty in Africa and suggests an alternative policy framework for improving the well-being of the region’s poor. The premise of the article is that including the poor is a necessary and progressive step in any attempt to sustain growth, development and socio-economic transformation in Africa.

Keywords: Africa; policy; poverty; transformation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1191/1464993404ps081oa

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