understanding of growth and inequality in the region. The region has experienced β- and σ-convergence; however, growth rates of per … health can enhance growth rate, whereas the overall revenue expenditure retards growth. Therefore, provinces' capital budgets …

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 … coherent and favorable pattern of results emerges. Aid has over the past forty years stimulated growth, promoted structural …

Africa has come a long way since the economic turmoil of the 1980s, the decade of "structural adjustment". Growth has … been strong, yet poverty remains high. Underlying the shortage of good livelihoods and high social inequality is the lack …

and channels with respect to income inequality, poverty, education, and health. To date, this area has received less … levels of resource rents can end up with significantly different achievements in terms of poverty, inequality, health, and …

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 another perspective and frame the aid-growth literature within a nonlinear …

national, state, and district-level figures for overall, within and between consumption inequality. We find an increase in … inequality in India but only since 2004. We also document an increase in between group (or horizontal) inequality over the entire … period. We then investigate the impact of ethnic fragmentation and public good provision on inequality. We hypothesize that …

, growth has been accompanied by substantial reduction in poverty, albeit increasing inequality. This development is explained …Ghana's status as one of the African Lions is linked to the country's remarkable growth performance, which culminated … in the attainment of lower middle-income status. However, employment response to growth has been weak. Additionally …