Poverty, Income Distribution And Labour Markets In Ethiopia

by Bigsten, Arne; Kebede, Bereket; Shimeles, Abebe

• ISBN13: 9789171065261
• ISBN10: 9171065261
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-30
• Publisher: Stylus Pub Llc

Summary

Ethiopia is One of the Poorest Countries in the world with a per capita income of just over US$100. Understanding the causes of the country's widespread poverty is of the utmost importance. Until recently, however, very little household data was available.

Table of Contents

Foreword	5	(161)
1. Introduction	7	(7)
Arne Bigsten, Bereket Kebede and Abebe Shimeles
2. Overview of the Economy	14	(8)
Arne Bigsten, Bereket Kebede and Abebe Shimeles
3. Theory and Methods of Poverty Analysis	22	(14)
Arne Bigsten, Bereket Kebede, Abebe Shimeles and Mekonnen Taddesse
4. Rural and Urban Poverty Profiles	36	(20)
Bereket Kebede, Abebe Shimeles and Mekonnen Taddesse
5. Changes in Welfare and Poverty: An Application of Stochastic Dominance Criteria	56	(16)
Abebe Shimeles, Mekonnen Taddesse
6. Perceptions of Welfare and Poverty: Analysis of the Qualitative Responses of Urban Households	72	(17)
Mekonnen Taddesse and Abebe Shimeles
7. Intra-Household Distribution of Expenditures in Rural Ethiopia: A Demand Systems Approach	89	(11)
Bereket Kebede
8. Dynamics of Income Distribution in Urban Ethiopia 1994-1997	100	(33)
Arne Bigsten, Karin Kronlid and Negatu Makonnen
9. The Urban Labour Market during Structural Adjustment in Ethiopia 1990-1997	133	(33)
Pramila Krishnan, Tesfaye Gebre Selassie and Stefan Dercon
10. Household Welfare and Education in Urban Ethiopia	166	(21)
Karin Kronlid
11. Conclusions and Policy Implications	187	(12)
Arne Bigsten, Bereket Kebede and Abebe Shimeles
Authors' biographies	199