This paper discusses two issues in the relationship between inequality and economic growth: the data and the …, national income and economic growth. We find evidence that generally supports Kuznets' specification for industrializing … capita GDP growth slows dramatically in most countries. Second, there is a worldwide trend toward rising inequality in our …

trends in world income inequality, it examines first the ‘growth’ conduit through which globalization affects poverty …. Treating inequality as the explicit filter between growth and poverty reduction, the causal chain of openness-growth …

Reducing poverty and inequality and promoting inclusive growth are fundamental to achieving the United Nations … evaluation of the main stylized facts concerning poverty, inequality, and growth. It will uncover existing trends, put …

between a microeconomic section on the determinants of remittances and a macroeconomic section on their growth effects. At the …-run impact of remittances. We then use an endogenous growth framework to describe the growth potential of remittances and present … the evidence for different growth channels. There is considerable evidence that remittances (in the form of savings …

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 …

This study complements the inclusive growth literature by examining the determinants and consequences of the middle … class in a continent where economic growth has been relatively high. The empirical evidence is based on a sample of 33 …

Survey-based tools for determining inequality in Africa south of the Sahara have been critiqued for being too expensive …