@inproceedings{Gafaar2005Macroeconomic,
abstract = {Recently the depth and severity of extreme poverty in Nigeria has been alarming. And
over the years, the government undertook some macroeconomic policies with the aim of
reducing, if not totally eradicating poverty. These policies were expected to at least raise the
standard of living of Nigerians. The impact of these policies on alleviating poverty has been
contentious. Some studies in the past have argued that the poor has benefited more from
these policies while some found that there was positive real growth yet poverty and inequality
still worsened. This can be traced to the nature of growth pursued and the macroeconomic
policies that underline it.
This study empirically evaluates macroeconomic policies vis-?-vis pro-poor growth in
Nigeria using secondary data covering the period 1960-2000. The study found among others
that economic growth in Nigeria has been slightly pro-poor. This implied that growth was
actually weakly pro-poor. Also, those that are far below the poverty line have not really been
enjoying the benefits of growth. Infact, the benefits getting to them has been decreasing at an
increasing rate. More so, economic growth in rural areas will be slightly more pro-poor than
in urban areas. Overall, growth in Nigeria is not necessarily always pro-poor.},
author = {Oluwatoyin Alade S Gafaar and Tokunbo Simbowale Osinubi},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {330},
language = {eng},
number = {24},
series = {Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Kiel 2005 / Verein f\"{u}r Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics},
title = {Macroeconomic Policies and Pro-Poor Growth in Nigeria},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/19817},
year = {2005}
}
