Geography of Poverty in Mali

This study discusses the impact of economic geography and (low) population density on development outcomes in Mali and explores how policies to reduce poverty can be made more effective by taking these two factors into account. The crisis in north Mali which started in 2012 and continues to date has brought questions of economic geography to the center of attention. To help answer such questions, and to analyze how to reduce poverty in Mali as a whole, this study uses different sources of information to analyze the diversity of livelihood patterns, in access to services and in living standards. The study uses quantitative information from household surveys, population and firm censuses, administrative and geographic data, and qualitative information about livelihoods. This study argues that the authorities will need to employ all three policy instruments, while emphasizing that if the objective is poverty reduction, most attention should be focused on spatially blind approaches. The study is organized as follows: chapter one gives introduction. Chapter two emphasizes differences in population density which allows distinguishing between types of agglomeration from villages, to rural town, to large cities. Chapter three categorizes the country into various livelihood zones and considers how the agro-physical environment affects the way people live. In chapter four authors turn to household welfare. Chapter five considers access to services. Chapter six is forward looking.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-04-23
Subjects:	REGIONAL POVERTY LINES, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, LIVING STANDARDS, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION, LIFE EXPECTANCY BY REGION, VETERINARY SERVICES, REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES, FOOD NEEDS, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, POVERTY LINE, EXPORT MARKETS, SUBSISTENCE, SMALL PLOTS OF LAND, NET PURCHASERS OF FOOD, REGIONAL PATTERNS, COTTON PRODUCTION, POVERTY LEVELS, INCOME POVERTY, FOOD CONSUMPTION, MILK, SCHOOLING, POVERTY ESTIMATES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, CASH EXPENDITURE, EQUITABLE ACCESS, NATIONAL POVERTY LINE, SPATIAL ALLOCATION, REGIONAL LEVEL, FOOD COMPONENTS, CONSUMER GOODS, COST-EFFECTIVENESS, CONSUMPTION DATA, WEALTH GROUPS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, NATIONAL POVERTY, POOR PEOPLE, POORER HOUSEHOLDS, INEQUALITY REDUCTION, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL POOR, RURAL PLACES, POVERTY MEASURES, INCOME GENERATION, LIVELIHOOD CHOICES, LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT, LIFE EXPECTANCY, SAFETY NETS, REGION, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, POVERTY REDUCTION, REGIONAL DATA, ORGANIC MANURE, REGIONAL POVERTY, ARABLE LAND, RURAL HOUSEHOLD, FOOD BASKET, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, CASH CROPS, POOR HOUSEHOLD, FOOD POVERTY LINE, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, INCOME GROWTH, SHEEP, ACUTE MALNUTRITION, FIREWOOD, FARM EMPLOYMENT, POVERTY INCIDENCE, ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, SPATIAL PATTERNS, REGIONAL MIGRATION, DOMESTIC EMPLOYMENT, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS, SPATIAL DIMENSION, REGIONAL MARKET, POOR HEALTH, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, POOR INDIVIDUALS, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE, CASH INCOME, LIVESTOCK MARKET, FOOD EXPENDITURES, SOCIAL PROTECTION, CONSUMPTION POVERTY, FARMERS, CHANGES IN POVERTY, RURAL VILLAGES, RURAL ROADS, REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT, POVERTY MAP, CONSUMPTION QUINTILES, POVERTY PROFILE, FOOD PRODUCTION, COPING MECHANISMS, WELFARE DISTRIBUTION, RURAL POVERTY LINE, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY DATA, CONSUMPTION, DEFICIT REGIONS, AGRICULTURAL LABORERS, HUMAN CAPITAL, FOOD SECURITY, WIDESPREAD POVERTY, CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE, HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELECTRICITY, POOR POLICY, FOOD POVERTY, SPATIAL PATTERN, REDUCTION IN POVERTY, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, ECOLOGICAL ZONES, REGIONAL DIFFERENCES, POOR COUNTRIES, LAND SCARCITY, LIVESTOCK SALES, SPATIAL ANALYSIS, SPATIAL EQUITY, MEASUREMENT OF POVERTY, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, SAFETY NET, REGIONAL PATTERN, CONSUMPTION MEASURE, RURAL POVERTY, LAND PREPARATION, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, FOOD EXPENDITURE, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, DRY SEASON, MALNUTRITION, ASSET POVERTY, FARM WORK, NUTRITION, ACCESS TO MARKETS, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AGRICULTURAL INPUTS, CHILD MORTALITY, LAND AVAILABILITY, ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, SUBSISTENCE FARMERS, FOOD SHARE, REGIONS, VILLAGE LEVEL, PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, PRODUCTION SIDE, EXTREME POVERTY, IRRIGATION, SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, FOOD CROPS, SPATIAL VARIATIONS, ACCESS TO SERVICES, RURAL AREAS, POVERTY, POOR FARMERS, MEAT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, POOR LIVING, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, DECLINE IN POVERTY, LIVESTOCK REARING, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, REDUCTION OF POVERTY, CATCHMENT AREA, CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA, POOR MARKET ACCESS, POVERTY IMPACT, FOOD PRICES, ECONOMIC SHOCKS, REGIONAL CAPITALS, SELF-EMPLOYMENT, CROP INCOME, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, SPATIAL DIFFERENCES, POOR HOUSEHOLDS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/877031468299934506/Mali-Geography-of-poverty-in-Mali https://hdl.handle.net/10986/26077
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