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UNU-WIDER Prospects for 'Pro-Poor' Growth in Africa

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Prospects for 'Pro-Poor' Growth in Africa

Publisher:
UNU-WIDER
Series:
WIDER Research Paper
Volume:
2004/42
Title:
Prospects for 'Pro-Poor' Growth in Africa
Authors:
Arne Bigsten and Abebe Shimeles
Publication date:
2004
ISSN Web:
1810-2611
ISBN Web:
929190631X
ISBN 13 Web:
9789291906314
Copyright holder:
© Author(s)
Copyright year:
2004
Keywords:
pro-poor growth, Africa, Millennium Development Goals, income distribution, poverty
JEL:
O11, I32
Sponsor:
UNU-WIDER acknowledges the financial contributions to the research programme by the governments of Denmark (Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Finland (Ministry for Foreign Affairs), Norway (Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Sweden (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency-Sida) and the United Kingdom (Department for International Development).
Format:
online

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