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In this chapter, we discuss the following question: What amount of redistribution of the growth increment would have been necessary to have ended poverty at various poverty lines? We find that the data point to significant implications on the role of global economic growth in the eradication of poverty.
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Edward, P., Sumner, A. (2019). The End of Global Poverty. In: The End of Poverty. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14764-8_5
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