Inclusive Growth : An Application of the Social Opportunity Function to Selected African Countries /

The inclusiveness of growth depends on the extent of access to economic and social opportunities. This paper applies the concept of social opportunity function to ascertain the inclusiveness of growth episodes in selected African countries. Premised on the concept of social welfare function, inclusi...

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Autor principal: Adedeji, Olumuyiwa
Otros Autores: Du, Huancheng, Opoku-Afari, Maxwell
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2013/139
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF
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