In this study, we assess the inclusiveness of growth by tracking the yearly percentage change in the household … consumption of individuals over different growth spells in Cameroon, Senegal, and Tanzania. With cross-sectional data, we track …-anonymous growth incidence curve. We find that the standard growth incidence curve does not always help to detect or to identify the …

After many years of relatively slow growth, Tanzania's national accounts data report accelerated aggregate growth since … around 2000. Our analysis shows that there has been somewhat slower growth in private consumption and in sectors such as … poverty over the period, and what poverty reduction there has been has mostly occurred in Dar es Salaam. Indicators of non …

This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the … relationship between inequality and growth, the role of agriculture in the development process, the relationships between ethnicity … empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then it discusses the …

consumption distribution, poverty, and inequality for the world and specific country aggregates. …

. The paper underscores the principles of the poverty focus of social assistance and presents an overview of existence … evidence of first- and second-order effects of social assistance, particularly in the domains of poverty, education, health and …

growth is analysed by exploring the interrelationship among growth, inequality, and poverty. The present growth spell appears …The distinct features of inclusive growth within the context of sub-Saharan Africa are identified. The anatomy of … process. Two alternatives development strategies are described: pro-poor growth and pro-growth poverty reduction. The finding …

the differences across the income distribution and impacts on measures of poverty and inequality. The paper also evaluates … experienced by higher-income households. Additionally, the estimates point to moderate increases in both the headcount poverty … rate and the extent of poverty, as measured by the poverty gap. Automatic stabilizers had a limited effect in cushioning …

. Economic growth combined with structural change contributed to poverty reduction, but the magnitude of this impact depends …'s employment share declined, but most new jobs were in services. Concurrently, poverty incidence declined dramatically. Income … inequality increased until the late 1980s, then gradually declined, reaching a level in 2017 that was well below the 1981 level …

its great success in poverty reduction, China has witnessed rapidly increasing income inequality which only began to … economic growth. China's economy has undergone significant structural changes since it initiated the economic reforms in 1978 …

An influential paper by Berg et al., 'Redistribution, inequality, and growth: new evidence', uses the SWIID data to … examine the impact of inequality and redistribution on growth in both developing and developed countries. It finds that while … inequality is harmful for growth, redistribution does not hamper growth. This comment demonstrates that the redistribution and …