Economic Growth and Its Pro-Poorness in Zambia 2006-2015: To What Extent?
Economic growth and its impact on economies and citizens has been widely debated by economists for some time with its key attributes including the fact that the benefits of such growth trickle down to all sections of society, especially the poor. This trickle-down hypothesis has come into question in recent times with prominent authors proposing a pro-poor measure of economic growth. Using the methodology developed by Kakwani et al. (2004) applied to the Zambia Living Conditions. Monitoring Surveys of 2006, 2010 and 2015, this paper empirically executes the measurement of the pro-poorness of e...
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