Promoting Growth-for-All

October 27, 2011

Farmer in Ethiopia. Agricultural investment would help reduce poverty, promote growth-for-all, says Thomas (Michael Hanson/Corbis)
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In This Episode
Over the last decade, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have experienced much higher growth than in the past. But have those gains been shared equally by all? Two Fund economists discuss how far economic growth in Africa has improved the lives of the poor.
Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu and Alun Thomas, IMF, African Dept.
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