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In the foregoing chapter I discussed the evolution of new ideas on, and responses to, the development process. One may, however, ask the questions: how have the poor in fact fared in the last 15–25 years? Before answering it, certain preliminary questions have to be asked, if not answered.
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For a fuller treatment of some of these issues, see David Morawetz, Twenty-Five Years of Economic Development: 1950–1975, The World Bank (1977) and World Development, Special number on ‘Poverty and Inequality’ vol. 6, no. 3 (March 1978).
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Streeten, P. (1981). How have the Poor Fared?. In: Development Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05341-4_6
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