What the World Bank means by poverty reduction, and why it matters

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The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (2007, background): “The contemporary political economy of development involves a commitment not only to these goals, but also to a more general pursuit of ‘poverty reduction’, through the expansion of the market economy to allow greater ‘participation’ of marginalised groups in the global processes of marketisation.(23”
From Structural Adjustment to Social Adjustment (2008, background): “Despite the addition of more ‘social’ elements external analysts have questioned the newness of the PRSP process suggesting it to continue with, rather than break from, past policy prescriptions (Booth, 2003; Bradshaw and Linneker, 2003a; Cammack, 2002).”