Transcript 8 WHAT IS PRO-POOR GROWTH?

PRO-POOR
GROWTH
Linkages to
transport infrastructure
Mikael Söderbäck
Development Co-operation
Directorate
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TRANSPORT AS A BARRIER TO GROWTH
AND POVERTY REDUCTION
1994
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TRANSPORT: THE PATTERN OF GROWTH
"Good roads, canals
and navigable
rivers....... the
greatest of all
improvements”
1997
Adam Smith, An Inquiry
into the Nature and Causes
of the Wealth of Nations,
1776
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OECD/DAC POVERTY REDUCTION
NETWORK (POVNET) 2003-2006
ECONOMIC
Consumption
Income
Assets
Focus on the
economic
dimension of
poverty
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WHAT IS PRO-POOR GROWTH?
A pace and a pattern of growth
that enhances the ability of poor
people to participate in,
contribute to and benefit from
growth.
“Promoting Pro-Poor Growth”, March 2006
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WHAT IS PRO-POOR GROWTH?
Annual change in poverty
headcount (%)
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On average 1% GDP growth
reduced income poverty by
about 1,7%
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Annual GDP per cap.
growth (%)
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Data from OPPG country case studies
early (1990s to early 20000s)
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WHAT IS PRO-POOR GROWTH?
Annual change in poverty
headcount (%)
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1% GDP growth resulted in
between 0.7% and 2.4%
reduction in poverty
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Annual GDP per cap.
growth (%)
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Data from OPPG country case studies
early (1990s to early 20000s)
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TASK TEAM ON INFRASTRUCTURE
The Four Guiding Principles:
1. Use partner-led frameworks as a basis
for coordinated donor support
2. Enhance infrastructure’s impact on
poor people
3. Improve management of
infrastructure investment to achieve
sustainable outcomes
4. Increase infrastructure financing and
use all financial resources efficiently
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TRANSPORT: THE PATTERN OF GROWTH
• The curse of remoteness
• Infrastructure and inequality
• Market access
• Risk and vulnerability
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CHALLENGES TO TRANSPORT
How to make
existing transport
service markets
work better for
the poor?
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CHALLENGES TO TRANSPORT
Klein et. al. 1994
“Back to the future”
How to improve
efficiency of
existing transport
utilities?
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CHALLENGES TO TRANSPORT
Infrastructure back
on the development
agenda: how to avoid
the old mistakes?
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THE END OF THE BEGINNING ...
Thank you!
www.oecd.org/dac/poverty
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