00812nam a2200109Ia 4500080001800000100002600018245009300044260004000137300001400177520049200191583001900683  a03.02.05 P466  aDyke, Nancy Bearg ed.  aPersistent poverty in developing countries : determining the causes and closing the gaps  bAspen InstituteaQueenstownUSc1998  av, 146 p.  aConcludes that globalization and market forces will continue to lift large segments of the world's population out of poverty, however these forces are not sufficient to eradicate or even adequately address poverty.  Finds that concerted pro-poor efforts by developing states and assistance from the international community to straddle the poverty gap with social services, safety nets and initiatives that facilitate the integration of poor countries into the world economy are required.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR