This special section aims to advance scholarship on well-being and happiness in Africa. The section covers theoretical, conceptual and empirical contributions which address relevant areas that enhance extant knowledge on linkages between poverty, happiness and well-being in Africa.

Distribution and Development -- Distribution and Development A NewLookatthe Developing World -- Contents -- Preface -- The Distributional Effects of Economic Growth -- The Meaning and Measurement of Income Inequality -- Economic Growth and Inequality: A Review of the Empirical Evidence -- The...