Pro-poor growth

What is pro-poor growth?

The following papers provide an overview of responses to the question, what is pro-poor growth?

DFID, 2004, ‘What is Pro-Poor Growth and Why Do We Need To Know?’, Department for International Development, London
Economic growth that is good for the poor is known as ‘pro-poor growth’. But what exactly does the term mean? This briefing note from the Department for International Development (DFID) examines the relationship between growth and poverty. Given DFID’s aim of eliminating absolute poverty, it argues that the most appropriate measure of pro-poor growth is the average growth rate of the incomes of the poor.
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Osmani, S., 2005 ‘Defining Pro-poor Growth’, One Pager,  No.9,  UNDP International Poverty Centre, New York
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Ravallion, M. and Gaurav, D., 2002, ‘Why Has Economic Growth Been More Pro-Poor in Some States of India Than Others?’, Journal of Development Economics, 68, pp.381- 400
The rate of poverty reduction varies across the different states of India. Are these disparities due to different rates of growth or do differences in the sources of growth affect poverty reduction? This paper published by the Journal of Development Economics compares poverty levels across major states of India, and explores the reasons for inter-state differences in poverty reduction. It finds that differences in initial conditions and non-farm output growth account for most inter-state variations in poverty. 
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Woodward, D. and Simms, A., 2006, ‘Growth isn’t Working. The Unbalanced Distribution of Benefits and Costs From Economic Growth’, New Economics Foundation, London
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