This document is one of a series of technical documents produced by the regional unit of the Social Dimensions of Adjustment (SDA) project to provide guidelines on the measurement and analysis of the socioeconomic...
This study traces, analyzes, and explains the basic Sahelian agro-pastoral civilization. Its objective is to furnish an overall description and interpretation of the agro-pastoral systems in Sahelia and...
This paper suggests that there is a broad array of opportunities available to government agencies and donors with limited resources to allocate to programs addressing malnutrition which offer the opportunity...
This document is one of a series of technical documents produced by the regional unit of the Social Dimensions of Adjustment (SDA) project to provide guidelines on the measurement and analysis of the socioeconomic...
This paper looks at the pattern of public expenditure in Africa during the adjustment decade, paying particular attention to the social sectors. It concludes that the poverty focus and the poverty reduction...
The Social Dimensions of Adjustment (SDA) survey instruments provide detailed information on the living conditions of households, information which is relevant to an evaluation of the microeconomic impacts...
This paper uses recent survey data to investigate gender differences in education and labor market participation. The authors found that the two are inter-linked. Gender related differences in education...
During the 1980s, many developing countries have entered into an explicit process of structural adjustment. The need for such adjustment has been brought about through combinations of external and internal...
The object of this paper is to establish a baseline poverty profile for Ghana using the Ghana Living Standards Survey. The profile does speak, in general terms, to current policy concerns in Ghana. It...
In order to explore the causes of malnutrition, this paper estimates reduced-form nutritional status functions that include a linear combination of independent variables, which explain the household's...
This report presents data which indicate that levels of malnutrition in Ghana remain relatively high compared to other African countries. The nutritional status of children is nevertheless improved compared...
A crucial issue in the design of household budget surveys is the length of the recall period for recalling transactions. It is known that the longer the recall period the greater the likely recall error...
During the 1980s, many developing countries have entered into an explicit process of structural adjustment. The need for such adjustment has been brought about through combinations of external and internal...