Can Africa Reduce Poverty by Half by 2015? The Case for a Pro-Poor Growth Strategy
| dc.contributor.author | Shimeles, Abebe | swe |
| dc.contributor.author | Bigsten, Arne | swe |
| dc.contributor.department | Department of Economics | swe |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2005-09-16 | swe |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-02-09T11:15:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2007-02-09T11:15:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 | swe |
| dc.description.abstract | This study uses simulations to explore the possibility of halving the percentage of people living in extreme poverty in Africa by 2015. A pro-poor growth-scenario and a constant-inequality scenario are compared. It is shown that initial levels of inequality and mean per capita income determine the cumulative growth and inequalityreduction required to achieve the target. The trade-off between growth and inequality varies greatly among countries and their policy-choices are thus quite different. In some cases small changes in income-distribution can have a large effect on poverty, while in others a strong focus on growth is the only viable option. | swe |
| dc.format.extent | 24 pages | swe |
| dc.format.extent | 124068 bytes | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.gup.epcid | 4422 | swe |
| dc.gup.origin | Göteborg University. School of Business, Economics and Law | swe |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1403-2465 | swe |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2077/2743 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | swe |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Working Papers in Economics, nr 177 | swe |
| dc.subject | Poverty; pro-poor growth; millennium development goals; Africa | swe |
| dc.subject.svep | Economics | swe |
| dc.title | Can Africa Reduce Poverty by Half by 2015? The Case for a Pro-Poor Growth Strategy | swe |
| dc.type.svep | Report | swe |
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