Recommended readings (Machine generated): 1. Simon Kuznets (1955), 'Economic Growth and Income Inequality', American Economic Review, XLV (1), March, 1-28 -- 2. Simon Kuznets (1963), 'Quantitative Aspects of Economic Growth of Nations: VIII, Distribution of Income by Size', Economic Development...

Summary This paper analyzes the relationship between growth patterns, poverty, and inequality in Brazil during its globalization process, focusing on the role played by the labor market and social programs. Methodologically, the paper makes two contributions to the literature. One is the...

Summary The main objective of the present paper is to present a cross-country analysis of pro-poor growth in 80 countries in 237 growth spells during the period 1984-2001. To achieve this objective the paper proposes a new measure of pro-poor growth that captures gains and losses of growth rates...

This paper analyzes the equity of opportunity in basic education and infrastructure services in seven developing countries, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Viet Nam. The analysis applies a method developed by the World Bank called the Human Opportunity...

This article proposes a methodology to assess the “pro-poorness†of government fiscal policies in view of bringing marginal reforms. A government policy is said to be “pro-poor†if it benefits the poor proportionally more than the non-poor. The author first derives the...