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035			_a(The World Bank)211232
040			_aDJBF _beng _cDJBF _erda
100	1		_aBeegle, Kathleen. _928753
245	1	0	_aAccelerating Poverty Reduction in Africa.
264		1	_aWashington, D.C. : _bThe World Bank, _c2019.
300			_a1 online resource (308 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
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338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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520	3		_aSub-Saharan Africa's turnaround over the past couple of decades has been dramatic. After many years in decline, the continent's economy picked up in the mid-1990s. Along with this macroeconomic growth, people became healthier, many more youngsters attended schools, and the rate of extreme poverty declined from 54 percent in 1990 to 41 percent in 2015. Political and social freedoms expanded, and gender equality advanced. Conflict in the region also subsided, although it still claims thousands of civilian lives in some countries and still drives pressing numbers of displaced persons.Despite Africa's widespread economic and social welfare accomplishments, the region's challenges remain daunting: Economic growth has slowed in recent years. Poverty rates in many countries are the highest in the world. And notably, the number of poor in Africa is rising because of population growth. From a global perspective, the biggest concentration of poverty has shifted from South Asia to Africa.Accelerating Poverty Reduction in Africa explores critical policy entry points to address the demographic, societal, and political drivers of poverty; improve income-earning opportunities both on and off the farm; and better mobilize resources for the poor. It looks beyond macroeconomic stability and growth-critical yet insufficient components of these objectives-to ask what more could be done and where policy makers should focus their attention to speed up poverty reduction. The pro-poor policy agenda advanced in this volume requires not only economic growth where the poor work and live, but also mitigation of the many risks to which African households are exposed. As such, this report takes a "jobs" lens to its task. It focuses squarely on the productivity and livelihoods of the poor and vulnerable-that is, what it will take to increase their earnings. Finally, it presents a road map for financing the poverty and development agenda.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		4	_aEconomic Growth _928754
650		4	_aEmployment _928755
650		4	_aJob Creation _928756
650		4	_aLabor Markets _928757
650		4	_aLivelihoods _928758
650		4	_aOff-Farm Employment _928759
650		4	_aPoverty _928760
650		4	_aProductivity _928761
700	1		_aBeegle, Kathleen. _928753
776	0	8	_aPrint Version: _z9781464812323
830		0	_aWorld Bank e-Library. _928762
856	4	0	_uhttp://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-1-4648-1232-3
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