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We study the paradox of persistent poverty and inequality in emerging economies. We ask: what makes growth more equitable? How can poverty be ended? We consider the causes of poverty in emerging economies and the factors that prevent people from escaping it.

We also study the new and insecure middle classes, whose ascendance shows they have benefited from economic growth, but who remain vulnerable to economic slow-downs

Our Partners

University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town

Padjadjaran University, Indonesia

Padjadjaran University, Indonesia

 University of Ghana

University of Ghana

Institute of Economic Growth, India

Institute of Economic Growth, India

University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

University of Dhaka

University of Malaya

University of Malaya

Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Chulalongkorn University

Insper, Brazil

Insper, Brazil