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The dragon and the elephant

During the past two-and-a-half decades, China and India have implemented a series of economic reforms that have led to recent growth rates of 9-11 percent per year in China and 8-9 percent per year in India.

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Rural and urban dynamics and poverty: Evidence from China and India

This paper explores the dynamic relationship between the rural and urban sectors and the consequent impact on poverty in China and India, both of which followed aggressive urban industrialization paths in the mid-twentieth century.

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La banca para los pobres

This policy brief is designed to help policymakers and practitioners understand the financial services needed by the poor.

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Banking on the poor

This policy brief is designed to help policymakers and practitioners understand the financial services needed by the poor.

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Sound choices for development

Rural poverty in India and China has declined substantially in recent decades.

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Growth, inequality, and poverty in rural China

In the past two decades, China has achieved world renown for reducing rural poverty. However, it is becoming harder to reduce poverty and inequality further in China, even though its economy continues to grow.

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Governing the GM crop revolution

Will developing countries adopt policies that promote the planting of genetically modified (GM) crops, or will they select policies that slow the spread of the GM crop revolution? The evidence so far is mixed.
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Structural changes in the demand for food in Asia

This paper presents an overview of changing food consumption patterns in Taiwan and China. It finds that consumption of meat quadrupled in Taiwan between the periods 1959-61 and 1989-91, while per capita rice consumption declined by one-half.