Although growth has improved substantially in most African countries in recent years, poverty across the continent has … exhibit higher poverty rates now than in 1990 despite economic growth. This paper seeks to understand the reasons for this … conducive to inclusive growth and poverty reduction compared to initially more inequitable mineral resource and large farm based …

Growth improved substantially in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since 1990, but poverty in SSA as a whole … be observed. The empirical analysis estimates the growth elasticity of poverty using various specifications, some … in poverty reduction; and ii) growth rates do not differ on average between the two groups, but the growth elasticity of …