Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/45088 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Research Paper No. 2008/80
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
This paper examines the country-level dynamics of long-run growth in Africa between 1975 and 2005. We are primarily interested in examining how growth has affected mobility and the distribution of income among countries. We analyse changes in the cross-country income structure and convergence. We also look for evidence of the formation of country groups or clubs. Finally, we use a novel method of breaking up the growth histories of African economies into medium term spells of growth accelerations and declines to see if a group of African leopards- the regional equivalent of Asia's tigers - is beginning to emerge.
Subjects: 
GDP per capita
growth
Sub-Saharan Africa
JEL: 
O11
O47
O55
O57
ISBN: 
978-92-9230-134-7
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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