‘The Poor Ye have with you Always’: Poverty and Marginality in Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract

This chapter critically examines the causes and effects of continuous poverty in two sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, despite various poverty alleviation strategies adopted by each country. It reveals the theoretical framework and the accompanying set of programmatic and policy tools for poverty alleviation in SSA.

Citation

Banya, K. (2012), "‘The Poor Ye have with you Always’: Poverty and Marginality in Sub-Saharan Africa", Camp Yeakey, C. (Ed.) Living on the Boundaries: Urban Marginality in National and International Contexts (Advances in Education in Diverse Communities, Vol. 8), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 563-603. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-358X(2012)0000008027