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"Building on a core set of thematic chapters, this compelling diagnostic tool provides a thorough and structured approach to understanding institutional dimensions of development. It targets a broad audience of scholars, policy makers, international development agencies, and people interested in the role of institutions in economic development"--

"This book focuses on two domains: the measurement of absolute consumption poverty and a first-order dominance approach to multidimensional welfare analysis. In each domain, it provides a series of computer codes designed to facilitate analysis by allowing the analyst to start from a flexible and known base. The volume covers the theoretical grounding for the code streams provided, a chapter on 'estimation in practice', and a series of 11 case studies where the code streams are operationalized, as well as a synthesis, an extension to inequality, and a look forward."--Page [4] of cover

1. The pursuit of long-run economic growth in Africa : an overview of key challenges / Haroon Bhorat and Finn Tarp --. - 2. Ethiopia : an agrarian economy in transition / Yared Seid, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, and Seid Nuru Ali --. - 3. Ghana : a successful growth story with job creation concerns / Ernest Aryeetey and William Baah-Boateng --. - 4. Kenya : economic growth, labor market dynamics, and prospects for a demographic dividend / Mwangi Kimenyi, Francis Mwega, and Njuguna Ndung'u --. - 5. Mozambique : growth experience through an employment lens / Sam Jones and Finn Tarp --. - 6. Nigeria : the relationship between growth and employment / Olu Ajakaiye, Afeikhena Jerome, David Nabena, and Olufunke Alaba --. - 7. South Africa : demographic, employment, and wage trends / Haroon Bhorat, Karmen Naidoo, Morne Oosthuizen, and Kavisha Pillay