Forum for Social Studies (FSS) A New Initiative in Ethiopia

Table of Contents

Acronyms……………………………………………………………………………..i

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………..ii

1 Poverty and Agricultural Involution…………………………………………………1

Dessalegn Rahmato

2 Poverty and Urban Governance Institutions………………………………………..16

Meheret Ayenew

3 HIV/AIDS and Poverty……………………………………………………………..32

Aklilu Kidanu and Hailom Banteyerga

Contributors………………………………………………………………………....46

Tables

1.1 Cereal Food Aid to Ethiopia 1971-2000 (Thousand Tons)……………………12

1.2 Area, Production and Yield of Major Crops 1979/80-2000/01……………..…13

1.3 Vulnerable Population (Million) 1980-2001………………………………..…13

2.1 Projection of Urbanization in the Developing World---2000-2030

(percent)………………………………………………………………………..17

2.2 Head-Count Ratio of 21 URBAN SSA Countries Below the

Poverty Line (Po)--1999………………………………..…………………..…18

2.3 Trends in Absolute Poverty Between Urban and Rural Areas in

Ethiopia---1995/96-1999 (percent)………………………………………….....19

2.4 Trends in Urban Poverty Head Count Indices (Po)⁵ by Region…………….…20

2.5 Poverty Profile of Five Secondary Cities in Ethiopia,

1995/96-1999/2000………………………………………………………….…20

2.6 Urban Population Projection for Ethiopia---1994-2020…………………….…22

2.7 Percentage Distribution of Households by Income Categories

for Selected Cities in Ethiopia—1995/1996………………………………..….22

2.8 Level of Educational Qualification and Training of Personnel

in Selected Municipalities in Ethiopia-2001……………………………..…….26

2.9 Comparison of Per Capita Revenue and Expenditure of Selected

Ethiopian Municipalities with African Countries and Transitional

Economies (US $)………………………………………………………….…..27

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