Poverty, inequality and growth in selected Middle East and North Africa countries, 1980-2000

被引:48
作者
Adams, RH [1 ]
Page, J [1 ]
机构
[1] World Bank, Washington, DC 20433 USA
关键词
Middle East; poverty; income distribution; migration; remittances; government employment;
D O I
10.1016/j.worlddev.2003.04.004
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 [理论经济学]; 020105 [世界经济]; 03 [法学]; 0303 [社会学];
摘要
This paper uses crosscountry data and country-case studies to analyze trends in poverty, inequality and economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Compared to other regions, the MENA region has a low incidence of poverty and income inequality. Two factors account for this situation: international migration/remittances and public sector (government) employment. Since the early 1980s international migration to the Persian Gulf and Europe has helped boost the incomes of the poor in the Middle East. At the same time, many MENA countries have used government employment as a means of keeping people employed and out of poverty. Regression analysis of crosscountry data shows that both of these factors have a statistically significant impact on reducing the level and depth of poverty in the MENA region. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:2027 / 2048
页数:22
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