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Title:Sectoral Growth and Poverty Alleviation: A Multiplier Decomposition Technique Applied to South Africa
Author:Khan, Haider A.ISNI
Year:1999
Periodical:World Development
Volume:27
Issue:3
Period:March
Pages:521-530
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:econometrics
economic development
poverty
Development and Technology
Economics and Trade
External link:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-750X(98)00153-3
Abstract:In this paper a multiplier decomposition for a socioeconomic system represented by a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) is used to show that the pattern of sectoral growth can matter in formulating strategies for poverty alleviation. In the case of South Africa, agriculture, mining and services are sectors where growth will be most beneficial to the poor black African population - both in rural and urban areas, and especially in the rural districts of Platteland and the reserves. For sectoral growth to be effective, however, the need for appropriate skill acquisition for the poor must be addressed directly. Only long-term policies geared towards improving both economic growth and the human capital stock of the poor can lead to significant poverty alleviation. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum.
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