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Poverty reduction in the course of African development
- Title
- Poverty reduction in the course of African development / edited by Machiko Nissanke and Muna Ndulo.
- Publication
- Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- ©2017
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- Description
- xxviii, 332 pages : illustrations, charts; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Poverty
- Economic development
- Africa, Sub-Saharan
- Conference papers and proceedings
- Economic development > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Congresses
- Economic history
- Poverty > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Congresses
- Africa, Sub-Saharan > Economic conditions > Congresses
- Public welfare > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Congresses
- Poverty > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Econometric models > Congresses
- Genre/Form
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Note
- ". the Institute of African Development at Cornell University organized a symposium on the theme of 'Growth, Poverty, and Inequality : Confronting the Challenges of a Better Life for All in Africa', 19-20 April 2013. . This volume arises from the symposium ."--Page vii.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Part I. Overview: 1. . Introduction: tracing poverty dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: recent progress and future challenges / Machiko Nissanke ; 2. The employment problem in developing countries: a re-examination four decades later / Gary S. Fields -- Part II. Evolving Poverty Profile in Africa: 3. Growth, inequality, and poverty reduction: Africa in a global setting / Augustin Kwasi Fosu ; 4. Recent evidence on progress on poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa since 1990 / Andy McKay ; 5. Multidimensional poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: levels and trends / Sabina Alkire and Bouba Housseini ; 6. An incidence analysis of recent child health and education improvements in Africa / David E. Sahn and Stephen D. Younger -- Part III. Tracing Poverty Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: Country Case Studies: 7. Growth, poverty and inequality nexus: evidence from Kenya / Jane Kabubo-Mariara, Domisiano Mwabu, and Godfrey Ndeng'e ; 8. Who remained in poverty, who moved up, and who fell down? An investigation of poverty dynamics in Senegal in the late 2000s / Hai-Anh H. Dang, Peter F. Lanjouw, and Rob Swinkels ; 9. Impacts of subsidized hybrid seed on indicators of economic well-being among smallholder maize growers in Zambia / Nicole M. Mason and Melinda Smale -- Part IV. Structure, Governance and Institutions for Inclusive Development: 10. Changing structure in South Africa: a structural path analysis / Rob Davies ; 11. Governance and sustainable economic and social development / Muna Ndulo ; 12. A quest for institutional foundations towards inclusive development in Sub-Saharan Africa / Machiko Nissanke.
- Call Number
- Sc E 17-1402
- ISBN
- 9780198797692
- 0198797699
- LCCN
- 2016952144
- OCLC
- 964644579
- Title
- Poverty reduction in the course of African development / edited by Machiko Nissanke and Muna Ndulo.
- Publisher
- Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Nissanke, Machiko, editor.Ndulo, Muna, editor.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 17-1402