When Growth Is Not Enough : Explaining the Rigidity of Poverty in the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic stands out as a fast growing economy that has not been able to generate a commensurate reduction in poverty. Three reasons have been raised before to explain this conundrum: (i) a labor market that does not translate productivity gains into salary increases; (ii) a domestic ec...

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Main Authors: Carneiro, Francisco Galrao, Sirtaine, Sophie
Other Authors: Galrao Carneiro, Francisco
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, D.C.: World Bank 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26711