Poverty and Inequality of Living Standards in Cameroon: A Micro-Multidimensional Approach (Pauvreté Et Inégalités Des Conditions De Vie Au Cameroun: Une Approche Micro Multidimensionnelle)

This paper describes one of the ways in which poverty and economic inequality is reproduced in Latin America. This study analyzed certain mechanisms of educational social exclusion among children attending the sixth grade of the primary education in 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The study shows the intergenerational transmission of poverty and inequality through education is one of the mechanisms that slow convergence towards decent living standards, while uncovering one of the many processes of the violation of rights of children contemplated in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. On the other hand, this study seeks to identify relevant variables to enumerate public policy actions, such as Conditional Transfer Programs aimed at breaking the cycle of–or reducing the intensity of–the reproduction of the poverty and the inequality. To this end, the conditioning opportunities are distinguished (called "endowments") from those that operate independently, so that identical opportunities generate different results.

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The poverty and inequality nexus in Ghana

International Journal of Social Economics ◽

10.1108/ijse-11-2016-0333 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 246-258 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jacob Novignon ◽

Justice Nonvignon ◽

Richard Mussa

Keyword(s):

Design Methodology ◽

Poverty Reduction ◽

Living Standards ◽

Household Expenditure ◽

Content Type ◽

Education And Health ◽

Poverty And Inequality ◽

Reduction Strategies ◽

Inequality In Education ◽

The Right

Purpose Understanding the linkages between poverty and inequality is vital to any sustainable development and poverty reduction strategies. In Ghana, while poverty has reduced significantly over the years, inequality has increased. The purpose of this paper is to examine the linkages between inequality in household expenditure components and overall inequality and poverty in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Using microdata from the sixth round of the Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS 6) conducted in 2012/2013, marginal effects and elasticities were computed for both within- and between-component analysis. Findings The results suggest that, in general, reducing within-component inequality significantly reduces overall poverty and inequality in Ghana, compared with between-component inequality. Specifically, inequality in education and health expenditure components were the largest contributors to overall poverty and inequality. The findings imply that policies directed toward reducing within-component inequality will be more effective. Specifically, the findings of the study corroborate recent policies on education and health in Ghana aimed at inequality within these components. Sustaining and scaling up these policies will be a step in the right direction. Originality/value The study contributes to existing studies in several ways: first, this study becomes the first attempt to examine inequality-poverty nexus using household expenditure components in Ghana. Second, the use of expenditure in place of income is an addition to the literature. Income is usually subject to reporting biases and is minimal in expenditure. Finally, the findings highlight the need for poverty reduction strategies to focus on specific household components including education and health. Blanket interventions may not be effective in reducing inequality and poverty.

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Poverty and Inequality in Ghana: Analysis of the Dimensions, Trends and Spatial Perspectives

Oguaa Journal of Social Sciences ◽

10.47963/joss.v7i3.297 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 5-25

Author(s):

Samuel Kobina Annim ◽

William Gabriel Brafu-Insaidoo

Keyword(s):

Spatial Distribution ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Poverty Reduction ◽

Wealth Inequality ◽

Entropy Inequality ◽

Living Standards ◽

Generalized Entropy ◽

Urban Inequality ◽

Inequality Measures ◽

Poverty And Inequality

This study assesses the poverty and inequality situation in Ghana using the last four rounds of the Ghana Living Standards Survey (1991–2013). The FGT poverty incidence, Gini and Generalized Entropy inequality measures and regression analysis are used to examine trends, spatial distribution and correlation between poverty inequality and poverty. e ndings suggest that the proportion of population dened as income-poor but non-poor in consumption have increased overtime. Also, a decline in wealth inequality is observed, but rural inequality overtime has increased to outpace urban inequality. Minimizing wealth inequality especially, in rural areas, has the potential of accelerating poverty reduction in Ghana.

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