Simplice Asongu
<scp>A</scp>frican Development: Beyond Income Convergence
African Governance and Development Institute
abstract examining big questions frican development provide evidence dynamics development indicators could support endogenous neoclassical growth theories convergence debate paper investigates convergence real per capita gross domestic product inequalityadjusted human development 38 frican countries disaggregated 10 homogenous panels based regions ub aharan n orth frica income levels low middle lower middle upper middle legal origins e nglish common law f rench civil law religious dominations c hristianity slam main finding income component h uman development ndex moves slower others convergence process thus requires focused policy intervention policy implication looking beyond income convergence provide concrete agenda development involving aspects economic institutional social life