Growth, poverty and inequality in Rwanda: a broad perspective

Marijke Verpoorten

No 490896, Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance from KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance

Abstract: This study focuses on growth, poverty and inequality in Rwanda. We take a broad perspective, in two respects. First, we consider a long time period so as to compare the current situation with the pre-war situation, allowing us to assess whether the recent successes can be attributed to a recovery from a very low post-war base or whether they mark ‘real’ progress.Second, we look beyond static measures of material welfare and study economic and social mobility as well as indicators of human development and subjective well-being.

Keywords: Rwanda; Poverty; inequality; mobility; happiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-10
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Published in WIDER Working paper 2014/138 , pages 1-54

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