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The new poverty agenda: an overview

Lipton, Michael; Maxwell, Simon; Edstrom, Jerker; Hatashima, Hiroyuki

This paper summarizes the new conventional wisdom on poverty reduction, identifying its strengths and weaknesses by examining: the meaning and measurement of poverty, labour intensive growth, social services and safety nets, production, role of the state, external factors. Included are suggestions for strengthening British aid.