The Poverty-Growth-Inequality Triangle

08-08-2005

Speakers

Francois Bourguignon

Poverty or Inequality. Mr. Bourguignon, a leading scholar in the field of development, sheded new light on this debate and draw policy-relevant implications for Egypt. He explored: 1- The nature of the relationship between growth, poverty and inequality; 2- The two-way relationship between growth and distribution; and 3- The scope and role of distributive policies.