Graduation Year
2019
Date of Submission
4-2019
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
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William Ascher
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2019 Owen C Dubeck
Abstract
While most of the world has been able to dramatically reduce extreme poverty rates, Sub-Saharan Africa has failed to do so and is the only region in the world with more people living in extreme poverty than thirty years ago. This thesis will develop a policy framework for alleviating poverty by drawing from countries that are performing surprisingly well and poorly in the region. The thesis concludes with an analysis of whether education, health, or agricultural sectors should be receiving more or less funding based on expected rates of return and the feasibility of policy successes.
Recommended Citation
dubeck, owen, "Alleviating Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa" (2019). CMC Senior Theses. 2164.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2164
