International Poverty Centre Strengthening the employment nexus between growth and poverty reduction Comments By N. Kakwani Director International Poverty Centre Brasilia Brazil
International Poverty Centre Comments on S. R. Osmani Azizur Rahman Khan Iyanatul Islam K. Sundram and S. Tendulkar
International Poverty Centre Poverty growth curve: Thailand
International Poverty Centre Poverty growth curve: Thailand
International Poverty Centre Poverty growth curve: Thailand
International Poverty Centre Osmani’s framework 1. Growth factor: expansion of production potential 2. The elasticity factor: enhancing employment potential a. Quantity of employment generated by growth b. Quality of employment : adequate returns from employment 3. The integration factor: expansion of employment potential of the poor.
International Poverty Centre Growth factor Y = Total Income or Output in the Country N = Population Growth Potential = Elasticity factor Quantity of employment potential = Integration factor Employment potential of the poor = e = employment in the population = employment among the poor = number of poor
International Poverty Centre Productivity of employment among the poor= = income of the poor. Growth potential of income of the poor= = If the last three terms are positive for all values of p, then we can say that the growth is pro-poor, which will achieve a maximum reduction in poverty with a given growth rate.
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