Sustained, high growth rates and poverty reduction, however, can be realized only
when the sources of growth are expanding, and an increasing share of the labor
force is included in the growth process in an efficient way. From a static point of view,
growth associated with progressive distributional changes will have a greater impact in
reducing poverty than growth which leaves distribution unchanged. Evidence in White
and Anderson (2001) suggests that in a significant number of cases (around a quarter)