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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?