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Links between Growth, Inequality, and Poverty : A Survey (English)

Is there a trade-off between raising growth and reducing inequality and poverty? This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on the complex links between growth, inequality, and poverty, with causation going in both directions. The evidence suggests that growth can be effective in reducing poverty, but its impact on inequality is ambiguous and depends on the underlying sources of growth. The impact of poverty and inequality on growth...
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Cerra,Valerie; Lama,Ruy; Loayza,Norman V..

Links between Growth, Inequality, and Poverty : A Survey (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9603 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/112911616770024923

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