01944cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF013400 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475551426 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Martinez, Marcelo. The Quality of the Recent High-Growth Episode in Sub-Saharan Africa / Marcelo Martinez, Montfort Mlachila. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013. 1 online resource (36 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 The paper explores the quality of the recent high-growth episode in sub-Saharan Africa by examining the following two questions: (i) what has been the nature and pattern of SSA growth over the past 15 years and how does it compare with previous episodes? (ii) has this growth had an impact on socially desirable outcomes, for example, improvements in health, education and poverty indicators? To do this, the paper first examines various aspects of the fundamentals of growth in SSA-levels, volatility, sources, et cetera-according to various country analytical groupings. Second, it explores the extent to which the growth has been accompanied by improvements in social indicators. The paper finds that the quality of growth in SSA over the past 15 years has unambiguously improved, although progress in social indicators has been uneven. Mode of access: Internet Mlachila, Montfort. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2013/053 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2013/053/001.2013.issue-053-en.xml IMF e-Library