Hunting for leopards
Subtitle: long run country income dynamics in Africa
By: Jorge Saba Arbache, John Page.
Contributors: Page, John.; World Bank.
Series: Policy research working paper -- 4715; Policy research working papers (Online) -- 4715.
Publisher: World Bank
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Income distribution -- Africa
Description: "This paper examines the country-level dynamics of long-run growth in Africa between 1975 and 2005.  The authors examine how growth has affected mobility and the distribution of income among countries.  They analyze changes in cross-country income structure and convergence, and look for evidence of the formation of country groups or "clubs." Using a novel method of breaking up the growth histories of African economies into medium-term spells of growth accelerations and declines, the authors investigate whether a group of African "leopards" - the regional equivalent of Asia's "tigers" - is beginning to emerge. "--World Bank web site.
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