Growth and poverty reduction in Africa are weakly linked. This paper argues that the reason is that Africa has failed … - has not featured in Africa's post-1995 growth story. As a result, the region's fastest growing economies have the least … responsiveness of employment to growth. The role of development aid in this context is problematic. Across Africa more aid went to …

understand the prospects for achieving poverty reduction in Africa. We examine the levels and trends in income distribution in …, Mozambique, and South Africa. We conclude that the balance between policies aimed at growth and measures aimed at redistribution …

transformation is vital for Africa. The region's much-lauded growth turnaround since 1995 has been the result of making fewer … economic policy mistakes, robust commodity prices, and new discoveries of natural resources. At the same time, Africa …'s exports. Industry is most often the leading driver of structural transformation. Africa's experience with industrialization …

the returns to education in selected developing countries in Africa can help to answer this question. …

transformation is vital for Africa. The region?s much-lauded growth turnaround since 1995 has been the result of fewer economic … policy mistakes, robust commodity prices, and new discoveries of natural resources. At the same time, Africa?s economic … most often the leading driver of structural transformation. Africa?s experience with industrialization over the past thirty …