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Africa will be undergoing substantial demographic changes in the coming decades with the rising working age share of … poverty reduction will depend on several factors. The outlook will likely be good if African countries can continue the gains … catch up to other developing countries. If the skill share of Africa's labor supply doubles because of improvements in …
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Africa will be undergoing substantial demographic changes in the coming decades with the rising working age share of … poverty reduction will depend on several factors. The outlook will likely be good if African countries can continue the gains … catch up to other developing countries. If the skill share of Africa's labor supply doubles because of improvements in …
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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 … of diversification in Africa's economies-in contrast to Asia's success stories. Structural adjustment did not change the …
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This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the …
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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 the consumption of groups of individuals that share...
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Brazil's recent growth has been intensely pro-poor, and both poverty and inequality have declined significantly in the …
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