01979cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008893 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451862140 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Gupta, Sanjeev. Sustaining Growth Accelerations and Pro-Poor Growth in Africa / Sanjeev Gupta, Catherine Pattillo, Kevin Carey. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (68 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Are improvements in growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since the mid-1990s sustainable? What types of growth strategies contribute the most to reducing poverty? This paper examines these questions in four stages. First, it explores the factors contributing to the post- 1995 improvement in growth. Second, to shed some light on factors associated with substantial jumps in growth rates that are sustained in the medium term, an analysis of the correlates of growth accelerations is presented. Third, the paper examines the consistency of the SSA data with some important predictions from the literature directly linking such areas as fiscal policy, financial development, or institutions and growth. Fourth, it reviews recent evidence regarding lessons on the type of growth process that is most effective at raising the incomes of the poor. Mode of access: Internet Carey, Kevin. Pattillo, Catherine. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/195 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2005/195/001.2005.issue-195-en.xml IMF e-Library