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Assessing the impact of poverty alleviation programs on poverty reduction in Nigeria: Selected programs

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The menace of poverty can seem unavoidable in a developing country like Nigeria, with well over half the population under the poverty threshold despite several poverty alleviation programs implemented over four decades. Therefore, this paper investigates the impact of selected poverty alleviation programs on poverty reduction in Nigeria, covering the period from 1981 to 2015. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletin and CBN Annual Reports constituted the main sources of data used in this study. Autoregressive distributed lagged models were used in estimating the relationship. Two categories of social intervention programs—“income and wealth redistribution programs” (a proxy for “longevity” in the Multidimensional Poverty Index [MPI] [Category 1]) and “access and empowerment programs” (a proxy for “education attainment” in the MPI [Category 2])—were used, and both were found to reduce the poverty rate. Thus, a percentage point increment in access and empowerment programs reduces the poverty rate by 1.33%. The Category 1 relationship, however, was found to be statistically insignificant. In conclusion, the provision of credit facilities, social capital, and a congenial business environment should be encouraged by both public and private bodies in the poverty alleviation agenda. 在像尼日利亚这样的发展中国家,贫困的威胁似乎是不可避免的,尽管该国在过去四十年里实施了多项扶贫计划,但仍有超过一半的人口处于贫困线以下。因此,本文调查了1981‐2015年期间部分扶贫项目对尼日利亚减贫的影响。尼日利亚中央银行(CBN)统计公报和CBN年度报告是本研究使用的主要数据来源。自回归分布滞后模型(ARDL)用于估计关系。评估了两类社会干预计划,发现两者都可以降低贫困率,它们分别是:“收入与财富再分配计划”(代表多维贫困指数[MPI]中的“长寿”)和“获取与赋权计划”(代表MPI 中的“教育程度”)。因此,“获取与赋权计划”每增加一个百分点,贫困率就会降低1.33%。不过,“收入与财富再分配计划”与贫困率的关系在统计学上不具备显著性。结论认为,在扶贫议程中,公共和私营机构都应鼓励提供信贷便利、社会资本和适宜的商业环境。 La amenaza de la pobreza puede parecer inevitable en un país en desarrollo como Nigeria, con más de la mitad de la población por debajo del umbral de la pobreza a pesar de varios programas de alivio de la pobreza implementados durante cuatro décadas. Por lo tanto, este documento investiga el impacto de programas seleccionados de alivio de la pobreza en la reducción de la pobreza en Nigeria, que abarca el período de 1981 a 2015. El Boletín Estadístico del Banco Central de Nigeria y los Informes Anuales de CBN constituyeron las principales fuentes de datos utilizados en este estudio. Se utilizaron modelos autorregresivos distribuidos rezagados (ARDL) para estimar la relación. Dos categorías de programas de intervención social: "programas de redistribución de ingresos y riqueza" (un indicador de "longevidad" en el Índice de Pobreza Multidimensional [IPM] (categoría 1)) y "programas de acceso y empoderamiento" (un indicador de "logro educativo" en el IPM (categoría 2)), y se encontró que ambos reducen la tasa de pobreza. Así, un incremento de un punto porcentual en los programas de acceso y empoderamiento reduce la tasa de pobreza en un 1,33 por ciento. Sin embargo, se encontró que la relación de categoría 1 era estadísticamente insignificante. En conclusión, la provisión de facilidades crediticias, capital social y un entorno empresarial propicio deben ser fomentados por los organismos públicos y privados en la agenda de alivio de la pobreza.

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  • Matthew O. Gidigbi, 2023. "Assessing the impact of poverty alleviation programs on poverty reduction in Nigeria: Selected programs," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 15(1), pages 76-97, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:povpop:v:15:y:2023:i:1:p:76-97
    DOI: 10.1002/pop4.358
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