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Inequality and Poverty in Africa in an Era of Globalization: Looking Beyond Income to Health and Education

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  • David E. Sahn
  • Stephen D. Younger

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This paper describes changes over the past 15-20 years in non-income measures of wellbeing—education and health—in Africa. We expected to find, as we did in Latin America, that progress in the provision of public services and the focus of public spending in the social sector would contribute to declining poverty and inequality in health and education, even in an environment of stagnant or worsening levels of income poverty.

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  • David E. Sahn & Stephen D. Younger, 2007. "Inequality and Poverty in Africa in an Era of Globalization: Looking Beyond Income to Health and Education," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2007-74, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    • Handle: RePEc:unu:wpaper:rp2007-74
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    1. Khaled Elmawazini & Pranlal Manga & Sonny Nwankwo & Bader AlNaser, 2019. "Health gap between developed and developing countries: Does globalization matter?," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, vol. 52(2), pages 123-138, May.
    2. Olabisi Awoniyi & Adeoti Adetola I. & Falusi Abiodun, 2012. "Decomposition Analysis of Health Inequality among Rural Households in Nigeria," Journal of Agricultural Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 4(1), pages 239-239, January.

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