ECONOMIC REFORM AND THE POOR IN AFRICA
edited by David E. Sahn

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PART I    INTRODUCTION

1. Economic Reform and Poverty: An Overview
   David E. Sahn
   
   

   PART II    TRADE AND EXCHANGE RATE POLICY: A GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM APPROACH TO EXAMINING WELFARE OUTCOMES

2. Rents and Exchange Rates: Redistribution through Trade Liberalization in Madagascar
   Paul Dorosh
   
   
3. Vulnerability to Price Shocks under Alternative Policies in Cameroon
   Shankar Subramanian
   
   
4. Macroeconomic Policies and Household Welfare in Tanzania
   Alexander H. Sarris
   
   
5. Terms of Trade and the Real Exchange Rate in the CFA Zone: Implications for Income Distribution in Niger
   Paul Dorosh, B. Essama-Nssah, and Ousmane Samba-Mamadou
   
   

   PART III    FISCAL POLICY AND WELFARE OUTCOMES: RETRENCHMENT, TAX REFORM, AND INVESTMENT PRIORITIES

6. Labor Market Consequences of Retrenchment for Civil Servants
   Stephen Younger
   
   
7. Life after Public Sector Job Loss in Guinea
   Bradford Mills and David E. Sahn
   
   
8. Estimating Tax Incidence in Ghana using Household Data
   Stephen Younger
   
   
9. Growth Linkages in Madagascar: Implications for Development Strategies
   Paul Dorosh and Steven Haggblade
   
   
10. Sectoral Investment Priorities for Renewed Growth in Zaire
    Solomane Koné and Erik Thorbecke
    
    

    PART IV    AGRICULTURE, FOOD POLICY REFORMS, AND WELFARE OUTCOMES

11. Perpetuating Poverty for Malawi’s Smallholders: External Shocks and Policy Distortions
    Yves Van Frausum and David E. Sahn
    
    
12. Market Liberalization and the Role of Food Aid in Mozambique
    Paul Dorosh, Carlo del Ninno, and David E. Sahn
    
    
13. Do Cheap Imports Harm the Poor? Rural-Urban Tradeoffs in Guinea
    Jehan Arulpragasam and Carlo del Ninno
    
    
14. More than just Peanuts (Groundnuts): Aid Flows and Policy Reform in The Gambia
    Paul Dorosh and Mattias Lundberg
    
    
15. Price Movements and Economic Reform in Ghana: Implications for Food Security
    Harold Alderman and Gerald Shively
    
    

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