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Patterns of Long Term Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa / Arbache, Jorge Saba
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Arbache, Jorge Saba
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Average Growth Rate.
- Economic Conditions and Volatility.
- Economic Growth.
- Economic Performance.
- Economic Theory and Research.
- Gross Domestic Product.
- Growth Performance.
- Growth Volatility.
- Income.
- Income Distribution.
- Inequality.
- Long-Run Growth.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Pro-Poor Growth.
- Purchasing Power.
- Purchasing Power Parity.
- Local Subjects:
- Average Growth Rate.
- Economic Conditions and Volatility.
- Economic Growth.
- Economic Performance.
- Economic Theory and Research.
- Gross Domestic Product.
- Growth Performance.
- Growth Volatility.
- Income.
- Income Distribution.
- Inequality.
- Long-Run Growth.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Pro-Poor Growth.
- Purchasing Power.
- Purchasing Power Parity.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (52 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2007
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Using the most recent purchasing power parity data for 44 sub-Saharan African countries, this paper examines the characteristics of long run growth in Africa between 1975 and 2005. The authors investigate the following issues: cross-country income structure, income convergence, the country level distribution of income, growth and income persistence, and formation of convergence clubs.
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