ERD WORKING PAPER SERIES NO. 8
ECONOMICS AND RESEARCHDEPARTMENT
Anil B. Deolalikar
April 2002
Asian Development Bank
ERD Working Paper No. 8
POVERTY, GROWTH, AND INEQUALITY IN THAILAND
Anil B. Deolalikar
April 2002
Anil Deolalikar is Professor of Economics and of International Studies at the University of Washington. This paper stems from RETA 5923: Pro-poor Growth and Institutional Constraints to Poverty Reduction in DMCs. The views expressed in the paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the view or policies of the Asian Development Bank.
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