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Redistribution with growth : policies to improve income distribution in developing countries in the context of economic growth : a joint study [commissioned] by the World Bank's Development Research Center and the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
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In this article, the authors present a joint study by the World Bank's Development Research Center and the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, on policies to improve income distribution in developing countries in the context of economic growth.Abstract:
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