Christiaensen, Luc; Demery, Lionel; Kuhl, Jesper - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010
The role of agriculture in development remains much debated. This paper takes an empirical perspective and focuses on … evidence indicates that agriculture is significantly more effective than nonagriculture in reducing poverty among the poorest … not fundamentally unequal. However, when it comes to the better-off poor (reflected in the $2-day measure), non-agriculture …