Publication
Feb 2014
This paper examines the distribution of wealth in 15 former British colonies in Africa during the final years of colonial rule and after independence to determine the extent of inequality in incomes in these countries and whether inequality persisted post-independence.
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| Author | A B Atkinson |
| Series | UNU-Wider Working Papers |
| Issue | 45 |
| Publisher | World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) |
| Copyright | © 2014 UNU-WIDER |