When growth is not enough : explaining the rigidity of poverty in the Dominican Republic (English)

The Dominican Republic has enjoyed one of the strongest growth rates in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) over the past 20 years. It also experiences high growth with limited poverty reduction. The available evidence strongly supports the role of three distinguishing characteristics of the Dominican economy in explaining why prosperity has not been shared more broadly in a country that does not seem to have a growth problem. With this objective...

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Carneiro,Francisco Galrao;

Sirtaine,Sophie;
Document Date
2017/05/23
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
115257
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Dominican Republic,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2017/05/25
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Disclosed
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When growth is not enough : explaining the rigidity of poverty in the Dominican Republic
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quality of public service

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Carneiro,Francisco Galrao; Sirtaine,Sophie.

When growth is not enough : explaining the rigidity of poverty in the Dominican Republic (English). Directions in development|poverty Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/174321495704386326

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