Survey shows growth still not helping poor Africans 調查指經濟成長仍無助貧窮的非洲人

Survey shows growth still not helping poor Africans
調查指經濟成長仍無助貧窮的非洲人
2013-12-21◎陳伃軒

Poor Africans say they are still not benefiting from the continent’s economic rise, according to a landmark survey of citizens across 34 countries released on Tuesday.
根據週二公佈、針對34國民眾的一項指標性研究指出，貧困的非洲人說，他們依舊沒有受益於該地區的經濟成長。

Despite some of the world’s highest economic growth rates, many Africans still report shortages of water, food, healthcare and cash according to an Afrobarometer survey of over 50,000 people.
根據「非洲民意調查」針對超過5萬人的調查報告指出，儘管有些國家享有全球最高經濟成長率，但很多非洲人仍反映在水、食物、醫療照護與現金上短缺。

"Meeting their basic daily needs remains a major challenge for a majority of Africans, even at a time when their countries are reporting impressive economic gains," the survey found.

「滿足每日基本所需仍是非洲多數人的主要挑戰，儘管在他們的國家出現驚人經濟成長的時候」，這份研究發現。
The continent’s economy is expected to grow by almost five percent this year.

今年非洲大陸的經濟預計會成長將近5%。

But half of survey respondents said they occasionally lacked food, clean water, and medicine. One in five said they face frequent shortages.
但有一半的研究受訪者說，他們有時候會缺食物、乾淨的水和藥品。5人當中就有1人說他們面臨經常性短缺。

People were poorer in areas where government spending on basic infrastructure lagged, the survey found.
在政府投注基礎建設資金緩慢的地方，人們更為貧困，這份研究發現。

"The data show significant correlations between access to electrical grids, piped water, and other basic services in communities and lower levels of lived poverty."
「這份資料指出，社區獲取電力網、自來水與其他基本通訊服務，和降低生活貧困水平之間，有顯著的關聯性。」

Low education levels also had a big influence on poverty.（AFP）
低教育程度也對貧窮造成重大影響。（法新社）




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