β Scribed by Andrew Sumner; Meera Tiwari
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This paper is concerned with disagreements between researchers over economic policy and poverty and the implications for policy makers. It sets out to show that on three selected policy questions the βconventional wisdomβ is in fact highly contested. It then discusses why this might be and what the implications are for policy makers. The three policy questions chosen are: Is growth good for the poor? Is public expenditure good for the poor? And is globalization good for the poor? It is argued that policy makers need some criteria to judge the βappropriatenessβ of competing βevidenceβ in a particular context. Some such criteria are tentatively proposed. Copyright Β© 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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