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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777971003321

Autore

Fox M. Louise

Titolo

Beating the odds : : sustaining inclusion in Mozambique's growing economy / / Louise Fox ; with Rui Manuel ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2008]

copyright 2008

ISBN

1-281-77051-5

9786611770518

0-8213-7566-0

Descrizione fisica

xviii, 285 pages : illustrations, map ; ; 23 cm. + + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Collana

Directions in development. Poverty

Disciplina

339.4/609679

Soggetti

Poverty - Mozambique

Mozambique Economic conditions 1975-

Mozambique Social conditions 1975-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Overview; Box 1 The Government's Poverty Reduction Strategies: PARPA I and PARPA II; Figure 1 Percentage of Urban and Rural Poverty; Table 1 All Three Standard Measures of Poverty Declined Significantly; Figure 2 Poverty Rates, by Province, 2003; Figure 3 Access to Services; Table 2 Annual Growth Rates of GDP, Consumption, Investment, Exports, and Imports, 2000-08; Figure 4 Urban Employment; Box 2 Improving Participation in Planning and Monitoring Government Programs; Table 3 Importance of Household Constraints on Access to Justice

Chapter 1 Poverty's Many Dimensions in Mozambique Box 1.1 About Mozambique; Box 1.2 Data Used in the Report's Analysis; Figure 1.1 Poverty Rates, by Area, 1997 and 2003; Table 1.1 Poverty Measures, by Area, 1997 and 2003; Figure 1.2 Population and Poverty, by Province, 2003; Figure 1.3 Human Development in Mozambique, by Province, 1999; Table 1.2 Coping Strategies in Communities Visited, 2006; Table 1.3 School Attendance by Orphan Status, Area, and Wealth Tercile, 2006; Figure 1.4 Regression Results: Determinants of Consumption,



2003

Table 1.4 Self-Assessment of Welfare Relative to Others in the Community, 2006 Table 1.5 Number of Meals Consumed during Previous Day, 2006; Table 1.6 Perceptions of Change in Household Poverty in Rural Areas over Past Five Years, 2006; Table 1.7 Perceptions of Change in Household Poverty in Urban Areas over Past Five Years, 2006; Chapter 2 The Mechanisms of Shared Growth; Table 2.1 GDP by Expenditure Category, Share, and Growth Rate, 1997-2003; Table 2.2 Decomposition of Change in Poverty by Location and Sector, 1997 and 2003

Table 2.3 GDP, Labor Force, Productivity, and Poverty by Sector, 1997 and 2003 Figure 2.1 Agriculture's Share of Labor Force Remains above the Share of GDP, but That of Industry or Private Services Does not; Figure 2.2 Average Annual Growth Rates of Output and Employment, by Sector, 1997 and 2003; Box 2.1 Who Is in the Labor Force in Mozambique?; Box 2.2 Analyzing Household Livelihood Dynamics; Table 2.4 Type of Employment, by Area, 1997-2003; Table 2.5 Distribution of the Labor Force by Sector, Type of Employment, and Area, 2003; Figure 2.3 Employment in Urban Areas

Box 2.3 Perceptions of Unemployment in Urban Communities Box 2.4 Local Employment Effects of Parastatal Downsizing in Angoche, Nampula; Figure 2.4 More Rural Households Have Income from High-Value Sources; Table 2.6 Highest Level of Education Completed, by Type of Employment, 1997 and 2003; Figure 2.5 Education Is the Most Important Determinant of Wages, 2003; Box 2.5 Who Does What in Mozambique?; Box 2.6 When Women Select Them, Community Infrastructure Investments Raise the Productivity of Women; Figure 2.6 All Sectors Are Still Growing Rapidly in Mozambique, 2000-08

Chapter 3 Agricultural Growth, Diversification, and Mobility

Sommario/riassunto

The story of Mozambique is one of successful transformation. Since 1994, when it faced a decimated infrastructure, a weak economy, and fragile institutions, it has sustained high economic growth and has made tangible reductions in poverty. Its recovery from civil conflict and extreme poverty make it a showcase for other nations embarking on similar transitions. Still, more than half of the population lives in poverty. Gaps persist between city dwellers and farmers, men and women, rich and poor. And although growth continues, there is concern that Mozambique's drive to reduce poverty may lose m