Stress-testing Africa's recent growth and poverty performance (English)

After an impressive acceleration in growth and poverty reduction since the mid-1990s, many African countries continue to register robust growth in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Will this growth persist, given the tepid recovery in developed countries, numerous weather shocks, and civil conflicts in Africa? This paper "stress tests" African economies. The findings indicate that Africa's long-term growth is fairly impervious to a prolonged...

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Devarajan,Shantayanan;

Go,Delfin Sia;

Maliszewska,Maryla;

Osorio-Rodarte,Israel;

Timmer,Hans;
Document Date
2013/06/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6517
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2013/06/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Stress-testing Africa's recent growth and poverty performance
Keywords
poverty and social impact analysis

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Devarajan,Shantayanan; Go,Delfin Sia; Maliszewska,Maryla; Osorio-Rodarte,Israel; Timmer,Hans.

Stress-testing Africa's recent growth and poverty performance (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6517 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/889811468007201358

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