CANBERRA, Australia, Dec 14 (IPS) – Raghbendra Jha, Professor of Economics and Executive Director, Australia South Asia Research Centre, Australian National University Economic growth is the time-tested method of raising living standards and, if not accompanied by large increases in inequality, lowering poverty. Since World War II, economic growth has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, including in South Asia.
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