- Tytuł:
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Zubożenie ludności miejskiej w Afryce Zachodniej
Growing poverty of urban population in West Africa - Autorzy:
- Pawlik, Jacek Jan
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/566792.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2011
- Wydawca:
- Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie. Instytut Nauk Politycznych
- Tematy:
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West Africa
Urban population
DIAL paper - Opis:
- Since about twenty years the poverty of urban population in West Africa is growing. This impoverishment is due to the draconian limitation of public expenses and persistent economic crisis. Based on the documents of DIAL (Development, Institutions and Globalization) Centre in Paris the paper demands for the causes of this situation. First, the author presents the actual situation of deficiency of food and rapid increase of prices. In that circumstances the middle-class employees (teachers, health and public agents, etc.) are enable to support their families. Main cause of this situation are the consequences of structural adjustment, i.e. the limitation of public help, reduction in salaries, mass dismissals, the devaluation of Franc CFA and the rapid increase of population. In response to constantly aggravating situation the people take second job, borrow money, and cultivate crops and vegetables. The growth of earning activities of women is one of issues of insufficiency of men's salaries. After all, facing the crisis inhabitants of African towns prove a lot of creativity and initiative.
- Źródło:
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Forum Politologiczne; 2011, 12 - Problemy bogactwa i biedy we współczesnej Afryce; 447-467
1734-1698 - Pojawia się w:
- Forum Politologiczne
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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