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processes and implementation arrangements
behind poverty-reduction and broader
development-related policies. the final part of the
chapter considers what political incentives global
economic and international relations may provide
and the potential impact of global and regional
instruments at the country level. a country’s unique
characteristics will also shape the ways in which its
government interacts with the global economy and
international relations and instruments.
2.1 The MDGs at the country level
– four country case studies
the four commissioned case studies on nepal,
rwanda, côte d’Ivoire and peru looked at emerging
evidence on the likely effects of the mDGs on
national decisions regarding poverty-reduction
measures. although they provide less conclusive
Table 2.1 Country Case Studies: Selected Indicators
evidence on the impact of the mDGs in these
countries, the studies do identify some of their
effects. they also bring out perceptions of the
mDGs and the motives of governments to use
the mDG instrument (goals, targets, indicators,
monitoring mechanisms, etc.) and meet its policy
commitments. the four countries are very diverse
and present a broad range of different development
situations and relations with the Eu, as the basic
indicators in table 2.1 demonstrate.
although these case studies are not intended as
a representative sample, they do provide useful
illustrations of a range of development situations
facing developing countries over the past decade
since the agreement of the millennium Declaration.
the four countries are at different levels of
development and face a variety of demographic,
economic and environmental trends and challenges,
as summarised in table 2.2.
Nepal Rwanda Côte d’Ivoire Peru
population in 2011 (millions) 30 mn 11 mn 20 mn 29 mn
GDp in 2011 (current $bn) 18.9 bn 6.4 bn 24.1 bn 176.7 bn
GDp per capita in 2011 ($ constant 2000) 275$ 356$ 549$ 3,364$
World bank income status lIc lIc lmIc umIc
Gini co-efficient index 32.8 (2010) 50.8 (2011) 41.5 (2008) 48.1 (2010)
Eu-Dac oDa disbursements in 2010
($ mn)
210 mn 308 mn 267 mn 211 mn
oDa recvd. as % GnI in 2011 4.70% 20.22% 6.24% 0.36%
Balance of trade with EU27 in 2011
($ mn)
migrants in Eu as proportion of total
emigrants in 2010
Sources: statistical databases of the World bank, oEcD, Itc and unctaD
- 26 mn - 115 mn + 2,401 mn + 4,196 mn
4.1% 8.9% 9% 29.1%
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