Beyond agriculture versus nonagriculture: Decomposing sectoral growth–poverty linkages in five African countries

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dc.creatorDorosh, Paul A.
dc.creatorThurlow, James
dc.date2014
dc.date2024-08-01T02:55:20Z
dc.date2024-08-01T02:55:20Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:42:19Z
dc.descriptionThe development debate in Africa south of the Sahara is often cast as “agriculture versus nonagriculture.” Yet this view overlooks the heterogeneity within these broad sectors and the synergies between them. We estimate sectoral poverty–growth elasticities using economywide models for five African countries. Our detailed treatment of nonagriculture complements an expanding literature disaggregating the growth–poverty relationship in agriculture. Although our estimated elasticities are higher for agriculture given the importance of farm incomes for the poor, the extent to which this is true varies by country. In fact, elasticities for certain nonagricultural sectors are much closer to those in agriculture. Overall, elasticities are typically higher for trade and transport services and manufacturing (agroprocessing).
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/151109
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/112287
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896291614rr153
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896291959
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/161817
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/154792
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceDorosh, Paul A. and Thurlow, James. 2014. Beyond agriculture versus nonagriculture: Decomposing sectoral growth–poverty linkages in five African countries. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1391. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151109
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjecteconomic growth
dc.subjectelasticity
dc.subjectagricultural sector
dc.subjectsecondary sector
dc.subjectpoverty alleviation
dc.subjectagricultural policies
dc.subjecttransport
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjecteconomic sectors
dc.subjecteconometric models
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjecttime
dc.titleBeyond agriculture versus nonagriculture: Decomposing sectoral growth–poverty linkages in five African countries
dc.typeWorking Paper

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