The Fall of the Elephant : Two Decades of Poverty Increase in Côte d’Ivoire (1988-2008)

Cogneau, Denis, Houngbedji, Kenneth and Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine (2014). The Fall of the Elephant : Two Decades of Poverty Increase in Côte d’Ivoire (1988-2008). UNU-WIDER.

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    Author Cogneau, Denis
    Houngbedji, Kenneth
    Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine
    Title The Fall of the Elephant : Two Decades of Poverty Increase in Côte d’Ivoire (1988-2008)
    Volume/Issue No. 2014/144
    Publication Date 2014
    Place of Publication Helsinki
    Publisher UNU-WIDER
    Pages 44
    Language eng
    Abstract

    At the end of the 1980s, Côte d´Ivoire entered a deep macroeconomic crisis that put an end to the often-praised `Ivorian miracle´. After the death of the founding father Houphouet-Boigny, unrestrained political competition added to bad economic condition

    Keyword Household surveys
    Measurement (poverty)
    Welfare economics
    Copyright Holder UNU-WIDER
    Copyright Year 2014
    Copyright type Fair use permitted
    ISSN 17987237
    ISBN 9789292308650
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