TY - BOOK AU - Nissanke,Machiko AU - Ndulo,Muna TI - Poverty reduction in the course of African development SN - 9780198797692 AV - HC800.Z9 P62665 2017 U1 - 362.50967 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Oxford, New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - Poverty KW - Africa, Sub-Saharan KW - Congresses KW - Economic development KW - fast KW - Economic history KW - Armut KW - gnd KW - Wirtschaftsentwicklung KW - Economic conditions KW - Subsaharisches Afrika KW - Conference papers and proceedings N1 - " .. 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; 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 ER -