While the economic growth renaissance in sub-Saharan Africa is widely recognized, much
less is known about progress in living conditions. This book comprehensively evaluates …

This paper puts sub-Saharan Africa's economic development into perspective. While much
did not go as hoped for at independence, much of the region has been on a more promising …

The combination of initial endemic poverty, high inequality and low growth has been a major
obstacle to the achievement of poverty reduction and, more generally, overall socio …

The present study employs recent World Bank data to shed light, in a global context, on the
transformation of changes in income and inequality into poverty reduction for a large number …

Though Africa has recorded high levels of economic growth over the past decade, previous
Afrobarometer surveys of citizens found little evidence that this growth had reduced levels of …

Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa has seen a return to good economic growth performance in the
last 15 years, and especially in the last 5–10 years; while this partly reflects the good …

The positive impact of growth on poverty reduction has been well documented and
confirmed. In contrast, the impact of poverty reduction on subsequent growth has not been …

Two hundred and fifty million Africans (about 45% of the population) are poor. 1 In rural
areas, where most Africans live, there is, alas, a'poor majority'. Rural poverty rates range …

Africa is the world's poorest continent, but amid all the bad news, there is hope for change.
This pamphlet examines the lessons to be learned from some of the more successful …

Are improvements in growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since the mid-1990s sustainable?
What types of growth strategies contribute the most to reducing poverty? This paper …