01909cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001959 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451853803 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Canagarajah, Sudharshan. Poverty in a Wealthy Economy : The Case of Nigeria / Sudharshan Canagarajah, Saji Thomas. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (36 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper describes the nature and evolution of poverty in Nigeria between 1985 and 1992. It highlights the potential wealth of the Nigerian economy and examines how the economic policies pursued in the 1980s and 1990s impacted economic growth and welfare. The headcount measure of poverty in Nigeria declined from 43 percent to 34 percent between 1985 and 1992. Decomposing the factors causing the reduction in poverty shows that the overall decline of 9 percentage point was the net result of a 14 percentage point decline owing to the growth factor and a 5 percentage point increase owing to the income distribution factor. The paper proposes that promoting broad-based growth and targeted interventions in health, education, and infrastructure need to be central strategies in the fight against poverty in Nigeria. Mode of access: Internet Thomas, Saji. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/114 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2002/114/001.2002.issue-114-en.xml IMF e-Library