Determinants of income inequality and its effects on economic growth: Evidence from African countries

African Development Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 287-327

  Odedokun, M O ^a   Round, Jeffery I ^b  

^a WIDER   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; GROWTH DETERMINATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INVESTMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 11344289624     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1017-6772.2004.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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