came with greater attention to human rights. The written record reflects the push-back against government intervention and … today, there is little sign that the modern revival of the classical 19th century views on the limitations of government has …

China has seen a huge reduction in the incidence of extreme poverty since the economic reforms that started in the late … China??s growth mattered to poverty reduction using a new provincial panel data set constructed for this purpose. The … unevenness, that handicapped poverty reduction. Yes, China has had great success in reducing poverty through economic growth, but …

Brazil, China and India have seen falling poverty in their reform periods, but to varying degrees and for different … reasons. History left China with favorable initial conditions for rapid poverty reduction through market-led economic growth … inequality, China might learn from Brazil's success with such policies. India needs to do more to assure that poor people are …

, a level that China should achieve by or soon after 2015. Among our more provocative findings is that growth slowdowns …