The Fall of the Elephant: Two Decades of Poverty Increase in Côte d'Ivoire (1988-2008)

Denis Cogneau (), Kenneth Houngbedji and Sandrine Mesplé-Somps

No wp-2014-144, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: At the end of the 1980s, Côte d'Ivoire entered a deep macroeconomic crisis that put an end to the often-praised 'Ivorian miracle'. After the death of the founding father Houphouet-Boigny, unrestrained political competition added to bad economic conditions and led to the nightmare of civil war. Drawing from a series of five household surveys covering two decades (1988-2008), we tell the story of this descent into hell from the standpoint of poverty and living standards.

Keywords: Household survey; Poverty measurement; Welfare economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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