“The Growth Report kills off once and for all the misguided notion that you can lift people out of poverty in the absence of growth,” Spence said. “It is impossible for poor countries to lift large populations out of poverty without growth. Equality of opportunity and a focus on individuals and families, gender inequalities and economic security, however, is critical to maintaining the support for growth-oriented policies.”
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