After a Decade of Growth in Africa, Little Change in Poverty at the Grassroots

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dc.contributor.authorDulani, Boniface
dc.contributor.authorMattes, Robert
dc.contributor.authorLogan, Carolyn
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-07T10:13:34Z
dc.date.available2016-11-07T10:13:34Z
dc.date.issued2013-10
dc.description.abstractNew data from Round 5 of the Afrobarometer, collected across an unprecedented 34 African countries between October 2011 and June 2013,1 demonstrates that “lived poverty” remains pervasive across the continent. This data, based on the views and experiences of ordinary citizens, counters projections of declining poverty rates that have been derived from official GDP growth rates. For the 16 countries where these questions have been asked over the past decade, we find little evidence for systematic reduction of lived poverty despite average GDP growth rates of 4.8% per year2 over the same period. While we do see reductions in five countries (Cape Verde, Ghana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe), we also find increases in lived poverty in five others (Botswana, Mali, Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania). Overall, then, despite high reported growth rates, lived poverty at the grassroots remains little changed. This suggests either that growth is occurring, but that its effects are not trickling down to the poorest citizens (in fact, income inequality may be worsening), or alternatively, that actual growth rates may not match up to those being reported. The evidence also suggests, however, that investments in infrastructure and social services are strongly linked with lower levels of lived poverty.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDulani, B., Mattes, R., & Logan, C. (2013). <i>After a Decade of Growth in Africa, Little Change in Poverty at the Grassroots</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22426en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDulani, Boniface, Robert Mattes, and Carolyn Logan <i>After a Decade of Growth in Africa, Little Change in Poverty at the Grassroots.</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22426en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDulani, B., Mattes, R. & Logan, C. (2013). After a Decade of Growth in Africa, Little Change in Poverty at the Grassroots. Afrobarometer Policy No. 1.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Policy Brief AU - Dulani, Boniface AU - Mattes, Robert AU - Logan, Carolyn AB - New data from Round 5 of the Afrobarometer, collected across an unprecedented 34 African countries between October 2011 and June 2013,1 demonstrates that “lived poverty” remains pervasive across the continent. This data, based on the views and experiences of ordinary citizens, counters projections of declining poverty rates that have been derived from official GDP growth rates. For the 16 countries where these questions have been asked over the past decade, we find little evidence for systematic reduction of lived poverty despite average GDP growth rates of 4.8% per year2 over the same period. While we do see reductions in five countries (Cape Verde, Ghana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe), we also find increases in lived poverty in five others (Botswana, Mali, Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania). Overall, then, despite high reported growth rates, lived poverty at the grassroots remains little changed. This suggests either that growth is occurring, but that its effects are not trickling down to the poorest citizens (in fact, income inequality may be worsening), or alternatively, that actual growth rates may not match up to those being reported. The evidence also suggests, however, that investments in infrastructure and social services are strongly linked with lower levels of lived poverty. DA - 2013-10 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - After a Decade of Growth in Africa, Little Change in Poverty at the Grassroots TI - After a Decade of Growth in Africa, Little Change in Poverty at the Grassroots UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22426 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/22426
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDulani B, Mattes R, Logan C. After a Decade of Growth in Africa, Little Change in Poverty at the Grassroots. 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22426en_ZA
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dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleAfter a Decade of Growth in Africa, Little Change in Poverty at the Grassrootsen_ZA
dc.typePolicy Briefen_ZA
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