New in the ASCL Africanist Blog: Inclusive development matters: time to confront inequality

How can we make sure that economic growth and development investments start benefitting the poor and those who are now excluded? Simply investing will not do the trick: the assumed trickle-down effect does not take place. Meanwhile, evidence has showed that too much inequality can be bad for societies. The World Bank and IMF explicitly advice policymakers to consider the distributive effects of their economic policies. Time to confront inequality, Marleen Dekker writes in the ASCL Africanist Blog.