Determinants of Pro-Poor Growth
Analytical Issues and Findings from Country Cases
Published on 14. January 2014
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269 pages
978-1-349-73926-4 (ISBN)
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This volume analyzes determinants of pro-poor growth in eight countries. It emphasises the role of regional inequality, price and policy reforms as well as political economy issues affecting pro-poor growth at the country level. It also analyzes the impact of agricultural, labour market policies, macroeconomics and natural resource policies.
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2007 ed.
Language
English
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London
United Kingdom
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Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
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978-1-349-73926-4 (9781349739264)
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M. Grimm | S. Klasen | A. McKay
Determinants of Pro-Poor Growth
Analytical Issues and Findings from Country Cases
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Persons
ERNEST ARYEETEY Professor of Economics, University of Ghana and Director, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Ghana
JEAN-PAUL AZAM Professor of Economics, University of Toulouse and Institut Universitaire de France, France
THOMAS BONSCHAB Project Manager, German Technical Co-operation (GTZ), Germany
MELANIE GROSSE Third-year PhD Student of Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany
ISABEL GÜNTHER Researcher and Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany
RAINER KLUMP Professor of Economics, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany
JANN LAY Research Associate, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany
WOJCIECH PACZYNSKI Economist, Centre for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Poland
ARTUR RADZIWILL Vice President, Centre for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Poland
AGNIESZKA SOWA Researcher, Centre for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Poland
JULIUS SPATZ Economic Advisor and Head, Pro-Poor Growth Team, German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Germany
RAINER THIELE Head, Research Area 'Poverty Reduction, Equity, and Development', Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany
JAMES THURLOW Post-doctoral Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute, USA
C. PETER TIMMER Senior Fellow, Centre for Global Development, USA
IRENA TOPINSKA Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Warsaw, Poland
MATEUSZ WALEWSKI Researcher, Centre for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Poland
MANFRED WIEBELT Research Fellow, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany
PETER WOBST Scientific Officer, Sustainability in Agriculture, Food and Heath Unit, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Spain
JEAN-PAUL AZAM Professor of Economics, University of Toulouse and Institut Universitaire de France, France
THOMAS BONSCHAB Project Manager, German Technical Co-operation (GTZ), Germany
MELANIE GROSSE Third-year PhD Student of Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany
ISABEL GÜNTHER Researcher and Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany
RAINER KLUMP Professor of Economics, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany
JANN LAY Research Associate, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany
WOJCIECH PACZYNSKI Economist, Centre for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Poland
ARTUR RADZIWILL Vice President, Centre for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Poland
AGNIESZKA SOWA Researcher, Centre for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Poland
JULIUS SPATZ Economic Advisor and Head, Pro-Poor Growth Team, German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Germany
RAINER THIELE Head, Research Area 'Poverty Reduction, Equity, and Development', Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany
JAMES THURLOW Post-doctoral Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute, USA
C. PETER TIMMER Senior Fellow, Centre for Global Development, USA
IRENA TOPINSKA Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Warsaw, Poland
MATEUSZ WALEWSKI Researcher, Centre for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Poland
MANFRED WIEBELT Research Fellow, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany
PETER WOBST Scientific Officer, Sustainability in Agriculture, Food and Heath Unit, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Spain
Content
Findings and Challenges in the Measurement and Analysis of Pro-Poor Growth; M.Grimm & S.Klasen Introduction to Methods for Analyzing the Distributional Pattern of Growth; A.McKay PART 1: PRO-POOR GROWTH AND REGIONAL INEQUALITY Growth with Poverty Reduction, but Increased Spatial Inequality: Ghana over the 1990s; A.McKay & E.Aryeetey Pro-Poor Growth in Vietnam: Explaining the Spatial Differences; T.Bonschab & R.Klump PART 2: PRICE SHOCKS, POLICY REFORMS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY Turning Devaluation into Pro-poor Growth: Senegal 1994-2002; J-P.Azam Pro-poor Growth in Burkino Faso: The Role of Price Shocks; M.Grimm & I.Günther A Historical Perspective on Pro-poor Growth in Indonesia; C.P.Timmer PART 3: MODELING AND SIMULATING PRO-POOR GROWTH POLICIES Analyzing Pro-poor Growth in Bolivia: Addressing Data Gaps and Modeling Policy Choices; S.Klasen, M.Grosse, J.Lay, J.Spatz, R.Thiele & M.Wiebelt The Role of Agriculture in Pro-poor Growth: Lessons from Zambia; J.Thurlow & P.Wobst Romania in Transition: Growth, Jobs and Poverty; W.Paczynski, A.Radziwill, A.Sowa, I.Topinska & M.Walewski