Is There a Divergence Between Objective Measures and Subjective Perceptions of Poverty Trends? Evidence from West and Central Africa
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World Bank, Washington, DC
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Several sub-Saharan African countries
have succeeded at increasing their economic growth rate in
recent years, and this has translated into substantial
poverty reduction according to objective measures based on
household survey data. At the same time, many people do not
feel that the poverty situation has been improving in their
country or community, and this is a source of concern for
elected policymakers. To what extent is there a divergence
between objective measures and subjective perceptions of
poverty trends, and what may explain this divergence: the
objective of this note is to document and discuss this issue
using data from West and Central Africa and results from a
series of poverty assessments recently completed at the
World Bank.
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ABSOLUTE MEASURE OF POVERTY, ABSOLUTE POVERTY, ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, BASIC NEEDS, CASH CROP, CASH INCOME, CHANGES IN POVERTY, CLIMATE CHANGE, CONSUMPTION DATA, CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA, CORRUPTION, DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS, DROP IN POVERTY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EMPIRICAL WORK, FARMERS, GINI INDEX, GROWTH PERFORMANCE, GROWTH RATES, HEALTH CENTERS, HIGH GROWTH, HIGH POPULATION GROWTH, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, INCREASING INEQUALITY, INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES, LARGE CITIES, LEARNING, NATIONAL ACCOUNTS, POOR, POPULATION GROWTH, POPULATION GROWTH RATE, POVERTY ASSESSMENTS, POVERTY DATA, POVERTY ESTIMATES, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POVERTY MEASURE, POVERTY MEASUREMENT, POVERTY MEASURES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY SITUATION, PROGRESS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, RATE OF GROWTH, RATES OF GROWTH, RELATIVE POVERTY LINE, STREET CHILDREN, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, SUBSISTENCE, SUBSISTENCE FARMING, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, URBAN AREAS, URBAN MIGRATION, VULNERABILITY