Is Inequality in Africa Really Different?
High inequality in Africa is something of a paradox: Africa should be a low-inequality continent according to the Kuznets hypothesis (because African countries are poor and agriculture-based), and also because land (the main asset) is widely shared...
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okr-10986-179062021-04-23T14:03:40Z Is Inequality in Africa Really Different? Milanovic, Branko AGRICULTURE AVERAGE INCOME DATA SET DEMOCRACY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ECONOMIC DECLINE ECONOMIC FACTORS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS GDP GINI COEFFICIENT GROWTH PERFORMANCE HIGH INEQUALITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INEQUALITY INEQUALITY DATA INEQUALITY LEVELS INEQUALITY MEASURES LAND OWNERSHIP MINERAL RESOURCES NATIONAL INCOME NATURAL RESOURCES PER CAPITA INCOMES POINT POOR POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP REAL INCOME TAXATION WEST INEQUITY ETHNIC RELATIONS ETHNIC CONFLICTS POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT INCOME INEQUALITIES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS PARTY AFFILIATION High inequality in Africa is something of a paradox: Africa should be a low-inequality continent according to the Kuznets hypothesis (because African countries are poor and agriculture-based), and also because land (the main asset) is widely shared. The author's hypothesis is that African inequality is politically determined. Yet in the empirical analysis, despite the introduction of several political variables, there is still an inequality-increasing "Africa effect" linked to ethnic fractionalization. The politics, however, may work through ethnic fractionalization, which provides an easy and secure basis for the formation of political groups. Although this is a plausible explanation, it is not fully satisfactory, and the author criticizes it in the concluding section. 2014-04-17T19:12:43Z 2014-04-17T19:12:43Z 2003-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/11/2856986/inequality-africa-really-different-inequality-africa-really-different http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17906 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3169 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Africa |
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AGRICULTURE AVERAGE INCOME DATA SET DEMOCRACY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ECONOMIC DECLINE ECONOMIC FACTORS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS GDP GINI COEFFICIENT GROWTH PERFORMANCE HIGH INEQUALITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INEQUALITY INEQUALITY DATA INEQUALITY LEVELS INEQUALITY MEASURES LAND OWNERSHIP MINERAL RESOURCES NATIONAL INCOME NATURAL RESOURCES PER CAPITA INCOMES POINT POOR POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP REAL INCOME TAXATION WEST INEQUITY ETHNIC RELATIONS ETHNIC CONFLICTS POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT INCOME INEQUALITIES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS PARTY AFFILIATION |
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AGRICULTURE AVERAGE INCOME DATA SET DEMOCRACY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ECONOMIC DECLINE ECONOMIC FACTORS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS GDP GINI COEFFICIENT GROWTH PERFORMANCE HIGH INEQUALITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INEQUALITY INEQUALITY DATA INEQUALITY LEVELS INEQUALITY MEASURES LAND OWNERSHIP MINERAL RESOURCES NATIONAL INCOME NATURAL RESOURCES PER CAPITA INCOMES POINT POOR POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP REAL INCOME TAXATION WEST INEQUITY ETHNIC RELATIONS ETHNIC CONFLICTS POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT INCOME INEQUALITIES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS PARTY AFFILIATION Milanovic, Branko Is Inequality in Africa Really Different? |
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High inequality in Africa is something
of a paradox: Africa should be a low-inequality continent
according to the Kuznets hypothesis (because African
countries are poor and agriculture-based), and also because
land (the main asset) is widely shared. The author's
hypothesis is that African inequality is politically
determined. Yet in the empirical analysis, despite the
introduction of several political variables, there is still
an inequality-increasing "Africa effect" linked to
ethnic fractionalization. The politics, however, may work
through ethnic fractionalization, which provides an easy and
secure basis for the formation of political groups. Although
this is a plausible explanation, it is not fully
satisfactory, and the author criticizes it in the concluding section. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Milanovic, Branko |
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Milanovic, Branko |
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Milanovic, Branko |
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Is Inequality in Africa Really Different? |
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Is Inequality in Africa Really Different? |
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Is Inequality in Africa Really Different? |
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Is Inequality in Africa Really Different? |
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Is Inequality in Africa Really Different? |
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is inequality in africa really different? |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/11/2856986/inequality-africa-really-different-inequality-africa-really-different http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17906 |
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