pursued, some of which may include the poor more eectively than others (Lipton
and van der Gaag, 1993; de Janvry and Sadoulet, 1993). But does the pursuit of a
more equitable pattern of growth compromise the rate of growth which can be
obtained? If there is a suciently strong reason to believe that growth and inequality
are positively associated with each other then this may well be a valid concern.A number of dierent growth strategies can be