The global economic slowdown: Implications for the rural poor

Many developing countries seem likely to see a substantial downturn in economic growth over the 2015–2030 implementation period of the SDGs, compared with the recent years of strong growth. Since the 2015 WEO, the macroeconomic outlook has deteriorated further, with projected global growth for 2017...

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Main Authors: Laborde Debucquet, David, Martin, Will
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148436
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description Many developing countries seem likely to see a substantial downturn in economic growth over the 2015–2030 implementation period of the SDGs, compared with the recent years of strong growth. Since the 2015 WEO, the macroeconomic outlook has deteriorated further, with projected global growth for 2017 falling from 3.8 to 3.5 percent. However, a key result of this study is that projected declines in global poverty rates are not greatly affected by the anticipated slowdown in economic growth. Under the updated projections for 2030, the extreme poverty rate will be 5.2 percent compared to 4.8 percent. For most groups of countries and subgroups of populations, projected 2030 poverty rates will be within one percentage point of the levels projected under the optimistic outlook on global growth. However, there is some variation across countries, and even countries not directly affected by the recent global slowdown are likely to see long-term impacts. And despite this optimistic finding, we should be concerned that the movement in poverty rates is away from the SDG goal of complete elimination of poverty.
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spelling CGSpace1484362025-11-06T04:20:01Z The global economic slowdown: Implications for the rural poor Laborde Debucquet, David Martin, Will income models economic growth sustainable development goals macroeconomics wages productivity developing countries poverty Many developing countries seem likely to see a substantial downturn in economic growth over the 2015–2030 implementation period of the SDGs, compared with the recent years of strong growth. Since the 2015 WEO, the macroeconomic outlook has deteriorated further, with projected global growth for 2017 falling from 3.8 to 3.5 percent. However, a key result of this study is that projected declines in global poverty rates are not greatly affected by the anticipated slowdown in economic growth. Under the updated projections for 2030, the extreme poverty rate will be 5.2 percent compared to 4.8 percent. For most groups of countries and subgroups of populations, projected 2030 poverty rates will be within one percentage point of the levels projected under the optimistic outlook on global growth. However, there is some variation across countries, and even countries not directly affected by the recent global slowdown are likely to see long-term impacts. And despite this optimistic finding, we should be concerned that the movement in poverty rates is away from the SDG goal of complete elimination of poverty. 2016-08-30 2024-06-21T09:24:41Z 2024-06-21T09:24:41Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148436 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147814 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Laborde Debucquet, David; and Martin, Will. 2016. The global economic slowdown: Implications for the rural poor. IFPRI Issue Brief. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148436
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economic growth
sustainable development goals
macroeconomics
wages
productivity
developing countries
poverty
Laborde Debucquet, David
Martin, Will
The global economic slowdown: Implications for the rural poor
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models
economic growth
sustainable development goals
macroeconomics
wages
productivity
developing countries
poverty
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