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The Effect of Increasing Government Employment on Growth: Some Evidence from Africa

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  • Mr. James P. F. Gordon

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In contrast to the experience in industrial countries, government sectors in a number of African countries grew rapidly in relative size through the 1980s and early 1990s, implying a differential between measured GDP growth and growth of private sector activity. In these countries, the government sector was also an important source of employment growth. Leaving aside issues of crowding out, boosting growth in this way raises questions of fiscal sustainability. It also urges caution in interpreting growth performance.

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  • Mr. James P. F. Gordon, 1997. "The Effect of Increasing Government Employment on Growth: Some Evidence from Africa," IMF Working Papers 1997/033, International Monetary Fund.
    • Handle: RePEc:imf:imfwpa:1997/033
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    1. NGUENA, Christian L. & MAGNE, Carine E., 2012. "Politique Industrielle Contemporaine : le Problème de Dépendance en Energie et Capital Humain des Pays de l’Afrique Centrale [Contemporary Industrial Policies: The Problem of Energy and Human Capit," MPRA Paper 49409, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 31 Aug 2013.

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