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Bigsten, Arne - 2014

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...

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Learning from the "best": The impact of tax-benefit systems in Africa

Bargain, Olivier; Jara, H. Xavier; Kwenda-Magejo, Prudence - 2019

Redistributive systems in Africa are still in their infancy but are constantly expanding in order to finance increasing public spending. This paper aims at characterizing the redistributive potential of six African countries: Ghana, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and South Africa. These...

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The role of trust and poverty in compliance with social distancing measures in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mazive, Edson; Baza, Gerson; Xirinda, Gimelgo; … - 2021

reinforces the effect of the measures. On the other hand, poverty and trust between people weaken the measures, and the latter …

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Changing income inequality and structural transformation: The case of Botswana 1921 - 2010

Hillbom, Ellen; Bolt, Jutta - 2015

In Sub-Saharan Africa we find some of the highest levels of income inequality in the world. Nevertheless, we generally know very little about the historical development of inequality. In this paper we look at how inequality developed in colonial and post-colonial Botswana. We show that income...

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The impact of mining on spatial inequality: Recent evidence from Africa

Addison, Tony; Boly, Amadou; Mveyange, Anthony - 2017

This paper investigates the relationship between mining and spatial inequality in Africa during 2001-12. The identification strategy is based on a unilateral causation between mining and district inequality. The findings show that when minerals are aggregated, mining increases district...

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Exploring economic support networks amidst racial inequality in Namibia

Oppel, Annalena - 2021

unequal dynamics. An understanding of these practices is primarily tied to the conceptual space of poverty or small …

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How do we increase the share of aid to agriculture in Africa?

Quartey, Peter - 2014

African countries. Thus, any policy initiative targeted towards poverty reduction in Africa should consider the agricultural …

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My journey through the history of development economics

Thorbecke, Erik - 2018

African development; (ii) income distribution, inequality, and poverty; and (iii) economic structure, interdependence, and …

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Thirty years in Africa's development: From structural adjustment to structural transformation?

Addison, Tony - 2015

been strong, yet poverty remains high. Underlying the shortage of good livelihoods and high social inequality is the lack …

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The mitigating role of tax and benefit rescue packages for poverty and inequality in Africa amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Lastunen, Jesse; Rattenhuber, Pia; Adu-Ababio, Kwabena; … - 2021

-benefit policies stabilized earnings losses. We then evaluate the impact on income-based poverty and inequality and the contribution of … discretionary tax-benefit policies in alleviating the shock. Our analysis shows modest increases in headcount poverty rates and … inequality, and somewhat larger effects on the poverty gap due to lower relative earnings losses of the poor population at the …

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