Poverty Trends and Determinants in Mali from 2001 to 2006

This paper analyzes the trend in, and determinants of poverty in Mali from 2001 and 2006. Thanks to strong economic growth, poverty has been reduced. Yet due to demographic growth, the number of the poor is still increasing. Households working in agriculture, especially in the cotton producing area of Sikasso, suffer from higher rates of poverty. Other household characteristics also affect consumption levels and thereby poverty.Poverty; Mali

Tendance, profil et déterminants de la pauvreté au Mali de 2001 à 2006

This paper analyzes the trend in, and determinants of poverty in Mali from 2001 and 2006. Thanks to strong economic growth, poverty has been reduced. Yet due to demographic growth, the number of the poor is still increasing. Households working in agriculture, especially in the cotton producing area of Sikasso, suffer from higher rates of poverty. Other household characteristics also affect consumption levels and thereby poverty

Tendance, profil et déterminants de la pauvreté au Mali de 2001 à 2006

This paper analyzes the trend in, and determinants of poverty in Mali from 2001 and 2006. Thanks to strong economic growth, poverty has been reduced. Yet due to demographic growth, the number of the poor is still increasing. Households working in agriculture, especially in the cotton producing area of Sikasso, suffer from higher rates of poverty. Other household characteristics also affect consumption levels and thereby poverty