There is mixed evidence regarding the relationship between the extractive intensity of economic activity and the level of human development. Some studies find that mineraland energy-intensive economies have higher levels of development than economies without a substantial extractive sector, whereas others find that they have lower development levels. Those that find the negative relationship co...

Macroeconomic instability has been increasingly considered as a factor lowering average income growth and, in this way, is a factor slowing down poverty reduction. But it can also result in slower poverty reduction for a given average rate of growth, due to poverty traps, often examined at the microeconomic level. Testing a model of poverty change on a panel of data for more than 80 countries f...

continues to be a major problem. Intrauterine growth retardation is an additional risk factor in the growth of preterm infants. Breast milk is considered as the best food for the neonates due to its several nutritional and immunologic advantages but this has been well established that(1,2) human milk is an inadequate source of protein and minerals for growing premature babies. Very low birth we...

The m ain objective of the present paper is to present a cross-country analysis of pro-poor grow th in 80 countries in 237 grow th spells during the period 1984-2001. To achieve this objective, the paper proposes a new m easure of pro-poor grow th that captures gains and losses of grow th rates due to changes in the distribution of consum ption. The gains im ply propoor grow th, w hile the loss...

This paper aims to analyze the nature of growth in South Kalimantan province Indonesia. Different definitions pro-poor growth, as well methods for classification, have encouraged this use partial (Growth Incidence Curve and Pro-Poor Growth Curve) full approaches (Pro-Poor Index). After examining data spanning from 2010 2020, arrives at conclusions. In general, is but period 2016 most benefits a...