Riverdale: The Ties That Bind

This note studies Mali's performance in poverty reduction by analyzing household data from surveys in 2001, 2006 and 200910. Mali's share of poor households has decreased substantially during the past decade. While the reduction in headcount poverty was more pronounced from 200106 when all sectors of Mali's economy grew at a similar pace, economic growth was mainly beneficial to the very poor during 200610 when agricultural production boomed. See more