Includes bibliographical references and index.
Overview -- 1. Consumption poverty and growth -- 2. Urban growth and poverty in towns of different sizes -- 3. A casual transformation : the growing rural nonfarm sector -- 4. Beyond consumption poverty : nutrition, health, and education -- 5. Rising inequality : a cause for concern? -- 6. Social exclusion : who is being left behind?
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