Poverty reduction in the course of African development /
edited by Machiko Nissanke and Muna Ndulo.
- First edition.
- xxviii, 332 pages ; illustrations, charts ; 24 cm
" .. 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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Overview: . Introduction: tracing poverty dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: recent progress and future challenges / The employment problem in developing countries: a re-examination four decades later / Evolving Poverty Profile in Africa: Growth, inequality, and poverty reduction: Africa in a global setting / Recent evidence on progress on poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa since 1990 / Multidimensional poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: levels and trends / An incidence analysis of recent child health and education improvements in Africa / Tracing Poverty Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: Country Case Studies: Growth, poverty and inequality nexus: evidence from Kenya / Who remained in poverty, who moved up, and who fell down? An investigation of poverty dynamics in Senegal in the late 2000s / Impacts of subsidized hybrid seed on indicators of economic well-being among smallholder maize growers in Zambia / Structure, Governance and Institutions for Inclusive Development: Changing structure in South Africa: a structural path analysis / Governance and sustainable economic and social development / A quest for institutional foundations towards inclusive development in Sub-Saharan Africa / Machiko Nissanke ; Gary S. Fields -- Augustin Kwasi Fosu ; Andy McKay ; Sabina Alkire and Bouba Housseini ; David E. Sahn and Stephen D. Younger -- Jane Kabubo-Mariara, Domisiano Mwabu, and Godfrey Ndeng'e ; Hai-Anh H. Dang, Peter F. Lanjouw, and Rob Swinkels ; Nicole M. Mason and Melinda Smale -- Rob Davies ; Muna Ndulo ; Machiko Nissanke Part I. 1. 2. Part II. 3. 4. 5. 6. Part III. 7. 8. 9. Part IV. 10. 11. 12.