Bader, Christoph; Bieri, Sabin; Wiesmann, Urs; Heinimann, Andreas (2017). Is economic growth increasing disparities? A multidimensional analysis of poverty in the Lao PDR between 2003 and 2013. Journal of development studies, 53(12), pp. 2067-2085. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/00220388.2016.1251587
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The Asian story of miraculous growth and poverty reduction has reinforced mainstream views of development that equate high and sustained economic growth with progress in human well-being. But understanding development only in terms of economic growth is not sufficient. This paper offers a different perspective on possible effects of Laos’s transition from a subsistence-oriented economy to a market-oriented economy. We used a multidimensional poverty approach with panel data for the years between 2003 and 2013. Findings point towards that benefits were not equally distributed: 50% of people moved in and out of poverty, and the other half was either non-poor (37%) or always poor (13%).
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Geographies of Sustainability > Unit Critical Sustainability Studies (CSS) 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography 10 Strategic Research Centers > Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Bader, Christoph, Bieri, Sabin, Wiesmann, Urs Martin, Heinimann, Andreas |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 330 Economics |
ISSN: |
1743-9140 |
Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
Projects: |
[312] Feminisation, agricultural transition and rural employment (FATE) Official URL |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Stephan Schmidt |
Date Deposited: |
10 Jan 2017 09:07 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:00 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1080/00220388.2016.1251587 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.90487 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/90487 |
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