distribution, and this distributional change lowered the pro-poor impact of growth substantially. Without this change, poverty …

countries as a whole have had pro-poor growth. One-third of the poor population escaped poverty during the studied period, which … is larger than the proportion of the population that fell into poverty in the same period. The region also saw a 9 … percent reduction in poverty and a 28 percent increase in the size of the middle class. However, chronic poverty remains high …