Poverty and inequality: economic growth is better than its reputation

This chapter first clarifies the definitions of the three key words in its title--poverty, inequality and economic growth. In particular, the evolution of the concept of poverty is discussed followed by a section on the mechanical and empirical links between income poverty, inequality and growth. Th...

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Autores principales: Angelsen, A., Wunder, Sven
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Fagbokforlaget 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19497
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description This chapter first clarifies the definitions of the three key words in its title--poverty, inequality and economic growth. In particular, the evolution of the concept of poverty is discussed followed by a section on the mechanical and empirical links between income poverty, inequality and growth. The concept of "pro-poor growth" is introduced thereafter and defined as growth which raises the income relatively more for the poor than the better-off groups, i.e., growth with improvements in the income distribution. The authors argue that the prospects for pro-poor growth depend both on the initial conditions and on the type of growth, i.e., in which sectors growth occurs and its degree of labour intensity.
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spelling CGSpace194972025-01-24T14:21:05Z Poverty and inequality: economic growth is better than its reputation Angelsen, A. Wunder, Sven poverty economic growth livelihoods income distribution theory This chapter first clarifies the definitions of the three key words in its title--poverty, inequality and economic growth. In particular, the evolution of the concept of poverty is discussed followed by a section on the mechanical and empirical links between income poverty, inequality and growth. The concept of "pro-poor growth" is introduced thereafter and defined as growth which raises the income relatively more for the poor than the better-off groups, i.e., growth with improvements in the income distribution. The authors argue that the prospects for pro-poor growth depend both on the initial conditions and on the type of growth, i.e., in which sectors growth occurs and its degree of labour intensity. 2006 2012-06-04T09:09:31Z 2012-06-04T09:09:31Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19497 en Fagbokforlaget Angelsen, A., Wunder, S. 2006. Poverty and inequality: economic growth is better than its reputation . In: Dan Banik (ed.). Poverty, politics and development: interdisciplinary perspectives.. :79-103. Bergen, Norway, Fagbokforlaget.
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Poverty and inequality: economic growth is better than its reputation
title Poverty and inequality: economic growth is better than its reputation
title_full Poverty and inequality: economic growth is better than its reputation
title_fullStr Poverty and inequality: economic growth is better than its reputation
title_full_unstemmed Poverty and inequality: economic growth is better than its reputation
title_short Poverty and inequality: economic growth is better than its reputation
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economic growth
livelihoods
income distribution
theory
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