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Analysis for Africa

In: Happiness and Poverty in Developing Countries

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  • John Malcolm Dowling

    (University of Hawaii)

  • Chin-Fang Yap

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We begin the discussion of Africa with a review of health, income and education of African economies in general. Despite having a much smaller total population base, Africa has made more modest strides in human resource development than Asia. There are many reasons for this, which have been discussed by the academic community and international development agencies including the United Nations, the World Bank and the African Development Bank. At the risk of oversimplification, there are a few fundamental causes of slow growth and limited progress in poverty alleviation. Africa has been unable to create enough jobs to bring large numbers of families out of poverty. The labor supply has been increasing rapidly despite efforts to reduce family size and increase awareness. There has been slow growth in labor productivity as well as total factor productivity.

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  • John Malcolm Dowling & Chin-Fang Yap, 2013. "Analysis for Africa," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Happiness and Poverty in Developing Countries, chapter 3, pages 125-204, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-29229-2_3
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137292292_3
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