00515nam a2200097Ia 450000500170000010000180001724500980003526000090013352002570014258300180039920260716043906.0  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