Title: Defining and Assessing the Goal of Ending Poverty by 2030
Abstract: No AccessOct 2014Defining and Assessing the Goal of Ending Poverty by 2030Authors/Editors: World BankWorld BankSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-0361-1_ch1AboutView ChaptersFull TextPDF (1.7 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract: Briefly reviews the World Bank’s approach to measuring global poverty, assesses requirements for reaching the poverty reduction goal, and implies that success will depend on transformational policies that succeed either in markedly raising growth rates in countries or in improving the responsiveness of poverty reduction to growth through greater inclusion of the poor in the growth process. For the global target of 3 percent by 2030 to be achieved, countries will need to look beyond accelerating growth toward ensuring that the poor in particular benefit from growth. 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