When it comes to poverty reduction, less may be more

It is a widely accepted belief that people should be better off as the economy expands: The greater the growth, the greater the likelihood that poverty numbers will decline. While there are many good and valid reasons to hold this to be true, exceptions exist, where the lives of the poor have improv...

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spelling sg-smu-ink.pers-13192017-03-22T08:16:16Z When it comes to poverty reduction, less may be more Singapore Management University It is a widely accepted belief that people should be better off as the economy expands: The greater the growth, the greater the likelihood that poverty numbers will decline. While there are many good and valid reasons to hold this to be true, exceptions exist, where the lives of the poor have improved rapidly despite slow growth, or where poverty actually increases along with strong economic growth. 2011-10-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/pers/297 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1319&context=pers http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Perspectives@SMU eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Growth and Development Income Distribution
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Income Distribution
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When it comes to poverty reduction, less may be more
description It is a widely accepted belief that people should be better off as the economy expands: The greater the growth, the greater the likelihood that poverty numbers will decline. While there are many good and valid reasons to hold this to be true, exceptions exist, where the lives of the poor have improved rapidly despite slow growth, or where poverty actually increases along with strong economic growth.
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