Global Estimates of Pro-Poor Growth

World Development

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1048-1066

  Son, Hyun H ^a   Kakwani, Nanak ^b  

^a ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

cross country analysis; inequality; inflation; openness to trade; poverty; pro poor growth; rule of law

Indexed keywords

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; GROWTH RATE; INFLATION; POVERTY DETERMINANT; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; TRADE;

EID: 43249095132     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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