Poverty Reduction in Nigeria in the Last Decade

World Bank

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: poverty reduction;    inequality;    poverty rates;    demographic dividend;    agriculture;   

RP-ID  :  ACS19141

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The report consists of four chapters.Chapter one profiles the trends in growth, householdconsumption, and poverty rates at the national level between2004 and 2013. Descriptive statistics of consumption andselected poverty indexes are presented and a profile of thecharacteristics of the poor is given. The chapter concludeswith an analysis of nonmonetary indicators. Chapter twounpackages the national level data into subnational results(six zones) and shows the high and increasing divide ofsocioeconomic indicators. Chapter three uses descriptive andeconometric technics to identify the drivers of this divide.Chapter four concludes and provides a road map for policyaction to effectively address this divide.