Why inequality persists in Africa

Franklin Obeng-Odoom

Review of African Political Economy, 2020, vol. 47, issue 163, 135-143

Abstract: How to explain persistent inequality in Africa and its widespread consequences of uncertainty and social costs continues to be the focus of heated debate. In this debate piece, I argue that the contending orthodox, heterodox and political economy explanations are not satisfactory. Instead, stratification economics, centred on property and institutions, offers a more compelling elucidation of why stratification and inequality persist in Africa.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2020.1728244

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