What is Pro-poor Growth?

This paper attempts to explain the concept of “pro-poor growth”, and argues that it represents a major departure from the “trickle-down” phenomenon. It proposes a new indicator—the pro-poor growth index—that measures the degree to which growth can be considered to be pro-poor. The new indicator is u...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nanak Kakwani, Ernesto M. Pernia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Scientific Publishing 2000-01-01
Series:Asian Development Review
Online Access:https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S0116110500000014