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New White Paper: Secretary of State Speech
19 January 2006
Growth and poverty reduction: Creating more and better jobs in poor countries
From the Consultation Document:
What determines economic success and promotes economic growth in poor countries?
- How to factors such as a government’s macroeconomic policy, investment, trade, the environment, or regional markets and institutions affect the private sector’s ability to raise the levels of growth?
- What are the obstacles to growth and how can they be removed?
- How should social and economic inequality be tackled?
Supplementary questions:
Are the essential ingredients for encouraging growth in the speech the right ones?
- How might they best be supported in practice?
- How can we better support economic growth in fragile states?
- How can environmental implications be addressed alongside growth?
How can we ensure growth creates more and better jobs for poor people?
- How can we better address inequality and ensure social inclusion?
- What can be done to increase opportunities for women, and for disadvantaged groups in poorer countries?