Economic Growth, Income Distribution and Poverty: Time-series and Cross-country Evidence from the CFA-zone Countries of sub-Saharan Africa

Michael Bleaney and Akira Nishiyama

No RP2004-03, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: The causes of the slow growth of CFA countries are investigated. There is little difference in this respect between the CFA and other sub-Saharan African countries. Since 1970, GDP growth in the CFA countries has shown no significant trend but one or two medium-term fluctuations (positive in 1979-83 and negative in 1989-93). Internationally, the income share of the poorest 20 per cent of the population of any country has improved most in poor countries, and there is no evidence that this does not apply to CFA countries also.

Keywords: Economic development; Equality and inequality; Income distribution; Time-series analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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