UNU-WIDER WIDER Development Conference on Growth and Poverty

While economic growth is a prerequisite for a sustained reduction in poverty, policies aimed at raising growth rates are often associated with a range of adverse short term effects, including rising unemployment, greater economic insecurity, environmental degradation, and the weakening of traditional social safety nets. Pro-poor growth strategies attempt to address these short-term problems. But the ideal mix of policies, and their impact on the prospects for poverty reduction in the longer run, remain controversial topics.

Building on some of the themes covered in the World Development Report 2000-2001, the conference will review what is currently known about the relationship between poverty and growth. It will also provide an opportunity to share views on the direction of future research, including the issues that require attention, the methods of analysis which need to be developed, and new data sets that would facilitate research in this area. Selected conference papers, together with a policy summary, will be included in a conference volume to be published by WIDER.

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Publications arising from this conference.