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The African lions : Kenya country case study
Kimenyi, Mwangi S.; Mwega, Francis M.; Ndung'u, Njuguna S. - 2015
that Kenya, as the ninth largest economy in Africa and the fourth largest in sub-Saharan Africa and with a locational …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411141
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Aid to Africa : the changing context
Addison, Tony; Singhal, Saurabh; Tarp, Finn - 2013
To continue its economic growth and create new and better livelihoods, Africa must transform the productive side of its …, but also new risks as Africa's integration with the global economy evolves. Climate change is impacting productive sectors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010225330
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Thirty years in Africa's development : from structural adjustment to structural transformation?
Addison, Tony - 2015
Africa has come a long way since the economic turmoil of the 1980s, the decade of "structural adjustment". Growth has … of diversification in Africa's economies-in contrast to Asia's success stories. Structural adjustment did not change the … manufacturing and service clusters, Africa is yet to follow East Asia in integrating with the global economy in ways that add value …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011396968
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Overcoming the limits of institutional reform in Uganda
Andrews, Matt; Bategeka, Lawrence - 2013
This paper begins by noting that Uganda has been a public sector reform leader in Africa. It has pursued reforms …' in Africa (and beyond). The problem is that many of the reforms have been limited to these kinds of gains - producing new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010192401
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Dimensions of African inequality
Bigsten, Arne - 2014
This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010249771
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Is there a Brazilian model of development? : are there lessons for countries in Africa?
Amann, Edmund; Barrientos, Armando - 2014
Brazil's recent growth has been intensely pro-poor, and both poverty and inequality have declined significantly in the last decade. It has been suggested that Brazil's unexpected successes are the outcome of a new model of development. The paper argues that Brazil's unique combination of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010414801
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Aid effectiveness : opening the black box
Arndt, Channing; Jones, Sam; Tarp, Finn - 2011
Controversy over the aggregate impact of foreign aid has focused on reduced form estimates of the aid-growth link. The causal chain, through which aid affects developmental outcomes including growth, has received much less attention. We address this gap by: (i) specifying a structural model of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009260998
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Assessing foreign aid's long-run contribution to growth in development
Arndt, Channing; Jones, Sam; Tarp, Finn - 2013
This paper confirms recent evidence of a positive impact of aid on growth and widens the scope of evaluation to a range of outcomes including proximate sources of growth (e.g., physical and human capital), indicators of social welfare (e.g., poverty and infant mortality), and measures of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009767897
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Foreign aid effectiveness in African economies : evidence from a panel threshold framework
Alia, Didier Yélognissè; Anago, Romuald E. Kouadio - 2014
The aid-growth literature has been explored using a wide range of econometric methodologies. The evidence of the effectiveness of aid to promote economic growth is mixed, suggesting that the link between aid and growth is complex and may not be well identified by traditional methods. We take...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010230909
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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 … bolstering socio-economic development in Africa. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011588953