Profil et perceptions de la pauvreté en République du Congo en 2005

Backiny-Yetna, Prospere and Wodon, Quentin (2009): Profil et perceptions de la pauvreté en République du Congo en 2005. Published in: Perspective Afrique , Vol. 1-3, A, No. 4 (September 2009): pp. 1-21.

Abstract

This paper provides a profile and an analysis of the correlates of poverty in the Republic of Congo using a 2005 household survey. Poverty affects more than half of the population, especially in peri-urban and rural areas. Perceptions of poverty as well as the correlates of poverty are also discussed.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Profile and Perceptions of Poverty in the Republic of Congo in 2005
• Language: French
• Keywords: Poverty; Republic of Congo
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

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