01974cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF014994 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498353069 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Republic of Madagascar : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (64 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <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 Selected Issues paper presents a study on poverty in Madagascar. Madagascar is a country with general, widespread, and increasing poverty. Most of the population is extremely poor and struggling to pay for food. Madagascar has the potential to grow rapidly. It is endowed with abundant natural resources, a unique wildlife, and a young, vibrant, and rapidly growing population. Taking full advantage of the young population will require higher investment in education and healthcare. Economic inequality appears to have declined and the poorest have in fact increased their consumption. Thus, while it is true that more people are poor today than in 2001, on average those who are deepest into poverty appear to be economically better off today than in 2001. Poverty is primarily a rural challenge. An overriding majority of the population lives in rural areas and rural poverty rates are almost double those of urban areas. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/025 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2015/025/002.2015.issue-025-en.xml IMF e-Library