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Land Inequality And Growth: Meta-Analysis And Relevance For Contemporary Development In Africa

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In this paper we review the literature on inequality and growth, with a focus on land inequality, and apply meta-analysis to the subset of studies that have focused on the impact of land inequality on long term growth. Next we discuss the relevance of the issue, focusing on Africa. The literature on inequality and growth has firmly established a strong role of land inequality as a determinant of income inequality, and the negative impact of land inequality on long term growth, and also that inequality in assets ownership, once established, is very difficult to reverse. Land inequality negatively affects growth essentially in the long run and in the developing areas. Next, the article argues the contemporary relevance of the topic, through the example of Africa, where complex land markets and strong commercial pressure on land, including large scale land acquisitions by foreign investors, may result in land concentration.

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  • Nadia Cuffaro, 2017. "Land Inequality And Growth: Meta-Analysis And Relevance For Contemporary Development In Africa," Departmental Working Papers of Economics - University 'Roma Tre' 0222, Department of Economics - University Roma Tre.
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    Keywords

    Economic Growth; Land Inequality; Meta-Analysis; Meta Regression; Large Scale Land Acquisitions.;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence

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