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...

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Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
World Bank
Geography of Poverty in Mali
geographic_facet Africa
Mali
description 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.
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title Geography of Poverty in Mali
title_short Geography of Poverty in Mali
title_full Geography of Poverty in Mali
title_fullStr Geography of Poverty in Mali
title_full_unstemmed Geography of Poverty in Mali
title_sort geography of poverty in mali
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/877031468299934506/Mali-Geography-of-poverty-in-Mali
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26077
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spelling okr-10986-260772021-04-23T14:04:33Z Geography of Poverty in Mali World Bank 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 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. 2017-02-17T15:54:46Z 2017-02-17T15:54:46Z 2015-04-23 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/877031468299934506/Mali-Geography-of-poverty-in-Mali http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26077 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study Economic & Sector Work Africa Mali