Poverty and Well-Being in East Africa: A Multi-faceted Economic Approach

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Editor and Contributors -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction and Summary of Poverty and Well-Being in East Africa: A Multifaceted Economic Approach -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Summary of Individual Studies -- 2.1 Part I. Child Poverty and Malnutrition -- 2.2 Part II. Dynamics and Determinants of Poverty -- 2.3 Part III. Multidimensional Measures of Poverty -- 2.4 Part IV. Energy-Environment-Poverty Relationships -- 3 Contributions and Policy Implications -- Part I Child Poverty and Malnutrition -- 2 Child Poverty and Household Poverty in Cameroon: A Multidimensional Approach -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Main Empirical Studies on Poverty in Cameroon -- 2.1 At the Household Level -- 2.2 At the Child Level -- 2.2.1 Breastfeeding -- 2.2.2 Nutritional Status -- 2.2.3 Vaccination -- 2.2.4 Need for a Study on Child Poverty -- 3 Conceptual Framework for Analysis and Measurement of Poverty -- 3.1 Conceptual Setting: Poverty Is Multidimensional -- 3.1.1 Welfare Approach -- 3.1.2 Basic Needs Approach -- 3.1.3 Capacities Approach -- 3.2 Measuring Multidimensional Poverty -- 3.2.1 Axiomatic Approach -- 3.2.2 Non-axiomatic Approach -- 4 Methodology -- 4.1 Construction Method of the Composite Poverty Index -- 4.2 Determining the Poverty Line -- 4.3 Data and Selection of Primary Indicators -- 4.3.1 Data -- 4.3.2 Choice of Dimensions and Primary Indicators -- Children Less Than 5 Years Old -- Case of Households -- 5 Results -- 5.1 An Analysis of Household Poverty -- 5.1.1 Construction of the Household Poverty Composite Index CPIH -- 5.1.2 The CPIH and Some Household Characteristics -- Area of Residence -- Sex of the Household Head -- Level of Education of the Household Head -- Size of the Household and Number of Children Less Than 5 Years in the Household -- 5.1.3 Multidimensional Poverty Line.

This volume is a collection of selected studies on poverty and well-being in East Africa. Using a multidimensional approach, the authors hope to provide a broad view of poverty and a thorough account of the variables that contribute to it. As opposed to traditional studies of poverty, which focus mainly on material well-being, this volume includes criteria such as material standard of living, health, education, housing, personal security, access to information, freedom, participation in organization, corruption, trust, and employment. The studies highlighted in this volume are grouped into the following four research areas: child poverty and malnutrition, dynamics and determinants of poverty, multidimensional measures of poverty, and energy-environment-poverty relationships. Together, these studies provide a comprehensive picture of the state of multidimensional poverty, its measurement, causal factors, and policies and practices in Burundi, Cameron, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda and Tanzania. The methodology utilized in the studies is diverse as well, ranging from econometric analysis to decision theory, to neoclassical growth models. This book is geared towards students and researchers interested in economic development, welfare, and poverty in Africa as well as policy makers and members of NGOs and international aid agencies

This volume is a collection of selected studies on poverty and well-being in East Africa. Using a multidimensional approach, the authors hope to provide a broad view of poverty and a thorough account of the variables that contribute to it. As opposed to traditional studies of poverty, which focus mainly on material well-being, this volume includes criteria such as material standard of living, health, education, housing, personal security, access to information, freedom, participation in organization, corruption, trust, and employment. The studies highlighted in this volume are grouped into the following four research areas: child poverty and malnutrition, dynamics and determinants of poverty, multidimensional measures of poverty, and energy-environment-poverty relationships. Together, these studies provide a comprehensive picture of the state of multidimensional poverty, its measurement, causal factors, and policies and practices in Burundi, Cameron, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda and Tanzania. The methodology utilized in the studies is diverse as well, ranging from econometric analysis to decision theory, to neoclassical growth models. This book is geared towards students and researchers interested in economic development, welfare, and poverty in Africa as well as policy makers and members of NGOs and international aid agencies.