Empirics of the link between growth and poverty : Conclusoes empiricas sobre o vinculo entre crescimento e pobreza (Portuguese)

Many people have questioned whether the world's poor share in economic growth. This note synthesizes the empirical evidence. The data show that economic growth typically reduces poverty and can usually be deemed pro-poor. But there is wide divergence across countries. In some cases the poor have gained relatively little from growth; in other cases they have benefited disproportionately. Available data may have weaknesses because most empirical studies...

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Fallon,Peter R.;
Document Date
2000/10/31
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
21601
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Conclusoes empiricas sobre o vinculo entre crescimento e pobreza
Keywords
Economic growth

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Fallon,Peter R..

Empirics of the link between growth and poverty : Conclusoes empiricas sobre o vinculo entre crescimento e pobreza (Portuguese). PREM Notes|no. 45. Economic Policy Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/829111468320345448

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