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Re‐evaluating Africa's growth, poverty and inequality nexus

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  • Babatunde Aiyemo

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This study evaluates the role of growth in poverty reduction within the sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) region in direct comparison to other global regions along time‐delineated thresholds. The study's results show (i) A significant gulf in the performance of SSA economies in comparison to their global cohorts; (ii) An improved role played by growth after the mid‐2000s for poverty reduction in SSA; (iii) A less deleterious impact of rising income inequality on poverty reduction within the SSA sub‐region relative to other global regions, and (iv) An improved performance of resource‐dependent SSA economies in translating growth to poverty reduction since the mid‐2000s. The convergence in growth‐induced poverty reduction between SSA and its global cohorts energizes prospects for attaining the Sustainable Development Goal of eradicating global extreme poverty by 2030; it however also calls for renewed strategies toward improving the efficacy of growth in future poverty reduction within the sub‐region.

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  • Babatunde Aiyemo, 2024. "Re‐evaluating Africa's growth, poverty and inequality nexus," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(4), pages 1446-1474, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:rdevec:v:28:y:2024:i:4:p:1446-1474
    DOI: 10.1111/rode.13107
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