Poverty and land degradation are severe and interrelated problems in the Sahel. Land degradation reduces current agricultural productivity and is a form of "dissaving" natural capital that will affect future production and income.
In spite of an abundance of natural resources, including oil and minerals, poverty is increasing in Central Africa. About 40% of the people in Cameroon live below the poverty threshold, 55% in Chad, 50% in Congo and 43% in Gabon.
Poverty reduction through growth is the idea behind the market-oriented reforms that Tanzania has undertaken since the mid-1980s. However, poverty is still widespread and the government admits that micro-level achievement ought to be better.
Although information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been shown to promote economic growth, the precise links between ICTs and poverty reduction are unclear.
In the struggle against poverty, Sénégal has adopted strategies such as that of accelerated growth, which integrate new information and communication technologies (ICTs) as a lever for economic and social development.
Globalization and trade liberalization are likely to have a major impact on the lives of poor children and their families.
This project will examine the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic efficiency, poverty and inequality in low- and middle-income countries. It will seek to answer such questions as the following.