Pro-poor growth

Additional information resources

World Bank

The World Bank’s website provides a good collection of resources on pro-poor growth.

International Poverty Centre, United Nations Development Programme

The International Poverty Centre provides monthly bulletins, one-page summaries on related issues and working papers on poverty and pro-poor growth issues. www.undp.org/povertycentre/propoor.htm

Asian Development Bank

The ADB maintains a good website with data, articles and reports on poverty and pro-poor growth in the Asian region. http://www.adb.org/Economics/jel.asp#D

Improving Institutions for Pro-Poor Growth (IPPG)

The IPPG is a DFID funded research programme consortium examining the role of institutions in pro-poor growth. Analysis is based on case study work, predominantly in Sub-Saharan Africa, but including South Asia and Latin America. http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/IPPG

Financial Deepening Challenge Fund

DFID’s Financial Deepening Challenge Fund (FDCF) was designed to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, by harnessing private sector resources in ways that generate high levels of pro-poor economic growth. The site provides access to resources focusing on private sector growth for poverty reduction. http://www.financialdeepening.org/

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