Determinants Of Pro-Poor Growth

Pro-poor growth is essential for sustainable poverty reduction in developing countries. This volume examines determinants of pro-poor growth in a sample of developing countries, among the critical issues highlighted by the country cases are the role and measurement of growth and inequality for poverty reduction, the role of agriculture as well as non/farm employment in generating pro-poor growth, ability of public policy to change the pattern of growth through incentives, public expenditure programs, and macro or sectoral policies.

A comprehensive assessment of the determinants of pro-poor growth illustrated by country case studies.

STEPHAN KLASEN is Professor of Economics at the University of Göttingen, Germany. He has participated in many research and consultancy projects on poverty, growth and gender inequality issues for the World Bank, DFID, OECD, and other national and international organizations. He is the Managing Editor for Review of Income and Wealth, the leading international journal on the measurement and interpretation of poverty and inequality issues.

MICHAEL GRIMM is Junior Professor of Economics at the University of Göttingen, Germany.

ANDY MCKAY is Professor of Economics and International Development at the University of Bath.