00486nam a2200085Ia 4500100001800000245009800018260000900116520025700125583001800382  aJentsch, Gero  aCan economic growth reduce poverty? : new findings on inequality, economic growth and poverty  c2000  aArgues that poverty reduction depends primarily upon specific policies to achieve it.  Suggests that economic growth can in fact be helpful, but it is not directly causal.  Opines that specific policies can alleviate poverty even if there is no growth.  c6/16/08kJOYD