| Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction: Measurement Issues using Income and Non-Income Indicators |
| Authors: |
Klasen, Stephan |
| Source: |
World Development, 36(3): 420-445. |
| Topic(s): |
Economics
Poverty
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| Country: |
Latin American/Caribbean
Bolivia
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| Published: |
JUN 2008 |
| Abstract: |
Summary This paper first reviews the debate on the definition of pro-poor growth and argues that a relative definition has merits when defining the state of pro-poor growth, while an absolute definition is most suitable when analyzing the rate of pro-poor growth. The second contribution is to extend the pro-poor growth toolbox to non-income indicators. The analysis, applied to Bolivia, shows that this extension greatly improves our understanding of the distribution of change in non-income indicators, of the linkages between progress in income and non-income dimensions of poverty, and on the incidence of progress in non-income outcomes along the income distribution. |
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