Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Working Papers,
Lund University, Department of Economics
No 2003:7: Poverty, Inequality and Growth in Jamaica, 1988-98, and Beyond
Anders Danielson
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Anders Danielson: Department of Economics, Lund University, Postal: Department of Economics, School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Box 7082, S-220 07 Lund, Sweden
Abstract: This paper looks into the relations between economic growth and poverty reduction in Jamaica. A poverty profile is constructed, based on household budget survey data, and per capita growth is decomposed into pure growth effects and changes in inequality effects. I find that growth has contributed to poverty reduction mainly because there has not been any large increases in inequality. However, simulations also show that in order to for growth to continue to be efficient for poverty reduction, it is necessary to improve the prospects for rurally based, particularly small-scale agricultural growth. If not, the possibility of growth being anti-poor cannot be ignored.
Keywords: growth; poverty; Jamaica; growth decomposition
22 pages, June 6, 2003
- Published as
- Anders Danielson, (2004), 'Poverty, Inequality and Growth in Jamaica, 1988-98, and Beyond', Social and Economic Studies, vol 53, no 1, pages 73-93
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