Arbeitspapier
Dimensions of African inequality
This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then it discusses the forces that determine inequality change, focusing on factor accumulation and structural change. Next it considers the relationship between inequality and growth, the role of agriculture in the development process, the relationships between ethnicity and social stratification and governance, and external influences on inequality. The paper concludes with some comments on what policy interventions can do to reduce inequality.
- ISBN
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978-92-9230-771-4
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2014/050
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions
Factor Income Distribution
Education and Inequality
Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: Africa; Oceania
Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
- Thema
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inequality
poverty
growth
structural change
endowments
employment
Africa
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Bigsten, Arne
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
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Helsinki
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2014
- DOI
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doi:10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2014/771-4
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Bigsten, Arne
- The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
Entstanden
- 2014
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