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This article analyzes pro-poor growth of multiple dimensions of household well-being by sector of activity in Cameroon. Results show that pro-poor growth is not observed for all assets and households at the bottom of the distribution of the different assets experienced an increase in inequality. We also that while the tertiary sectors of activity benefited some human asset poverty reduction, all sectors suffered from worsening financial and social asset deprivation.

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In this study we consider the main dimensions of asset ownership (physical, human, financial and social) to have a better perception of household’s well-being. In addition, we compare unconditional growth incidence curve and conditional growth incidence curve for each asset type to check if it is the same households who have benefited from monetary and non-monetary dimensions of well-being.

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This page is a summary of: Multi-asset Deprivation and Pro-poor Growth in Cameroon, Review of Development Economics, May 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/rode.12229.
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