Are There Lessons for Africa from China's Success Against Poverty?

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 303-313

  Ravallion, Martin ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

agriculture; growth; inequality; poverty; reform; state capacity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC REFORM; LEADERSHIP; POVERTY; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION;

AFRICA; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 58149266672     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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