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Profil et perceptions de la pauvreté en République du Congo en 2005
[Profile and Perceptions of Poverty in the Republic of Congo in 2005]

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  • Backiny-Yetna, Prospere
  • Wodon, Quentin

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This paper provides a profile and an analysis of the correlates of poverty in the Republic of Congo using a 2005 household survey. Poverty affects more than half of the population, especially in peri-urban and rural areas. Perceptions of poverty as well as the correlates of poverty are also discussed.

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Paper provided by University Library of Munich, Germany in its series MPRA Paper with number 27752.

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Date of creation: Sep 2009
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Publication status: Published in Perspective Afrique 4.1-3, A(2009): pp. 1-21
Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:27752

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Keywords: Poverty; Republic of Congo;

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  1. Christiaensen, Luc & Scott, Christopher & Wodon, Quentin, 2002. "Poverty Measurement and Analysis," MPRA Paper 45362, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  2. Foster, James & Greer, Joel & Thorbecke, Erik, 1984. "A Class of Decomposable Poverty Measures," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 52(3), pages 761-66, May.
  3. Geranda Notten, 2008. "Multidimensional Poverty in the Republic of Congo: Being Poor Simultaneously in Many Ways," Brooks World Poverty Institute Working Paper Series 6508, BWPI, The University of Manchester.
  4. Stéphane Carcillo & Mauricio Villafuerte & Daniel Leigh, 2007. "Catch-Up Growth, Habits, Oil Depletion, and Fiscal Policy: Lessons from the Republic of Congo," IMF Working Papers 07/80, International Monetary Fund.
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