@book{fdi:010067305,
  title = {{T}he fall of the elephant : two decades of poverty increase in {C}{\^o}te d'{I}voire (1988-2008)},
  author = {{C}ogneau, {D}enis and {H}oungbedji, {K}. and {M}espl{\'e}-{S}omps, {S}andrine},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}t the end of the 1980s, {C}{\^o}te d'{I}voire entered a deep macroeconomic crisis that put an end to the often-praised '{I}vorian miracle'. {A}fter the death of the founding father {H}ouphouet-{B}oigny, unrestrained political competition added to bad economic conditions and led to the nightmare of civil war. {D}rawing from a series of five household surveys covering two decades(1988-2008), we tell the story of this descent into hell from the standpoint of poverty and living standards. {I}n 2008, after five years of civil war and another episode yet to come (2010-11), theextreme {US}$1.25 poverty headcount had reached a historical record, with {N}orthern areas deeplyimpoverished by the partition.},
  keywords = {{HISTOIRE} {ECONOMIQUE} ; {DEVELOPPEMENT} {ECONOMIQUE} ; {PAUVRETE} ; {CRISE} {ECONOMIQUE} ; {POLITIQUE} {SOCIALE} ; {GUERRE} {CIVILE} ; {ENQUETE} ; {ANALYSE} {DE} {DONNEES} ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE}},
  address = {{H}elsinki},
  publisher = {{WIDER}},
  series = {{WIDER} {W}orking {P}aper},
  pages = {44},
  year = {2014},
  ISBN = {978-92-9230-865-0},
  ISSN = {1798-7237},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067305},
}