dc.description | A Seminar on Inequality in Africa was organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in collaboration with Oxfam on 25 September 2019, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The seminar was attended by UNECA officials, representatives of development agencies, and academics.
Presenting the paper: "The West Africa Inequality Crisis," Kwesi Obeng, Regional Program Advisor with West Africa Oxfam International, said: "The wealthiest west Africans own more than anyone else in the region combined."
According to the paper, inequality has been deepening in West Africa despite impressive economic growth over the past two years. Six of the 10 fastest-growing economies in Africa are in West Africa.
Nigeria, according to the paper, tops the list of unequal societies. | en |
dc.title | Seminar on Inequality in Africa in collaboration with OXFAM | en |
ags.publisherPlace | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | en |
ags.publisherName | UN. ECA | en |
dc.contributor.author | | |
dc.contributor.other | OXFAM | |
dc.coverage.spatial | AFRICA | |
dc.coverage.spatial | NIGERIA | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-04T09:41:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-04T09:41:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-09-25 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855.1/765 | |
dc.format.medium | JPEG | |
dc.language | en_US | |
dc.type | Photo | |
ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | ECONOMIC GROWTH | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | INCOME DISTRIBUTION | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | DISTRIBUTION | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | INCOME POLICY | |
ags.subjectClassification | 02.02.00 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS | |
ags.subjectClassification | 02.01.00 ECONOMIC THEORY | |
ags.descriptionNotes | Seminar | |
ags.rights.TermsOfUse | Public | |
ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
ags.creatorConferenceCategory | Other Conferences | |
uneca.workflow.processed | true | |
uneca.language.supported | en | |