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Are There Lessons for Africa from China's Success Against Poverty?
Ravallion, Martin - 2012
At the outset of China's reform period, the country had a far higher poverty rate than for Africa as a whole. Within five years that was no longer true. This paper tries to explain how China escaped from a situation in which extreme poverty persisted due to failed and unpopular policies. While...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552272
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Are There Lessons for Africa from China's Success Against Poverty?
Ravallion, Martin - 2016
At the outset of China's reform period, the country had a far higher poverty rate than for Africa as a whole. Within five years that was no longer true. This paper tries to explain how China escaped from a situation in which extreme poverty persisted due to failed and unpopular policies. While...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747483
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Famines and Economics
Ravallion, Martin - 2016
starvation, has occurred in most parts of the world in the twentieth century. Famines are more avoidable now than ever before …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012748548
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Looking beyond averages in the trade and poverty debate
Ravallion, Martin (contributor) - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003118369
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Looking Beyond Averages in the Trade and Poverty Debate
Ravallion, Martin - 2016
of globalization. Ravallion views the issue through both macro and micro empirical lenses. The macro lens uses cross … cast doubt on some wide generalizations from both sides of the globalization debate. Additionally the micro lens indicates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012749007
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Looking Beyond Averages in the Trade and Poverty Debate
Ravallion, Martin - 2013
of "globalization." The author views the issue through both "macro" and "micro" empirical lenses. The macro lens uses … micro approaches cast doubt on some wide generalizations from both sides of the globalization debate. Additionally the micro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012559892
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New evidence on the urbanization of global poverty
Ravallion, Martin; Chen, Shaohua; Sangraula, Prem - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003463642
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New Evidence on the Urbanization of Global Poverty
Ravallion, Martin; Chen, Shaohua; Sangraula, Prem - 2012
The authors provide new evidence on the extent to which absolute poverty has urbanized in the developing world, and the … role that population urbanization has played in overall poverty reduction. They find that one-quarter of the world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552774
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New Evidence on the Urbanization of Global Poverty
Ravallion, Martin; Chen, Shaohua; Sangraula, Prem - 2012
The authors provide new evidence on the extent to which absolute poverty has urbanized in the developing world, and the … role that population urbanization has played in overall poverty reduction. They find that one-quarter of the world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012554408
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New Evidence on the Urbanization of Global Poverty
Ravallion, Martin - 2016
The authors provide new evidence on the extent to which absolute poverty has urbanized in the developing world, and the … role that population urbanization has played in overall poverty reduction. They find that one-quarter of the world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747776