Dimensions of African Inequality

• The chapter discusses dimensions of inequality in Africa and their causes (the focus is on Sub-Saharan Africa, SSA). It starts with a review of the empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then we focus on the forces that determine inequality change focusing on factor accumulation and structural change. Next we discuss the relationship between inequality and growth and the role of agriculture in the development process. Then we look at the relationship between ethnicity and social stratification and governance. Finally, we comment briefly on the influence of external influences on inequality and consider what policy interventions can do to reduce inequality

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Ekonomi och näringsliv (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Economics and Business (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Africa

Inequality

Poverty

Development

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