Despite its relatively stable social situation today, it is impossible to erase from the collective memory of Burkina Faso's inhabitants the vicissitudes of the 1980s, marked by a succession of military and exceptional regimes. The political regime is civil and republican. All the legal and institutional elements are in place. Although there are no limitations on parties, it is necessary to belong to one in order to be a candidate in the legislative elections, but not in presidential elections. Burkina Faso is a country with limited resources.
Poverty is endemic.
All costs are beyond reach, including production and consumer spending. Stabilization must be promoted with a view to better management of the growth stage, in order to achieve greater well-being at all social levels. Burkina also depends on partners in its development, to implement a strategy of its own to fight poverty. But it is clear that not all of its inhabitants are poor, although the country's general standard of living in the regions is below the mean. Overall, both in urban and rural contexts, income is concentrated and reflects major inequalities in the distribution of living standards.