Subject(s): Economic development. -- Poor in Developing countries. -- Social planning in Developing countries. -- Growth, equity and poverty eradication : Role of distribution in poverty eradication, relationship between inequality and growth -- Social investment : Getting fundamentals right, problem with market in social provision, social provision- access, quality and equity, distribution is the key, raising demand for social provision, social provision- policy guidelines for equity, poverty reduction and growth -- Livelihoods Labour/labor, equity and poverty eradication, urbanization and changing face of poverty, rural livelihoods and poverty eradication, globalization- new pressures on livelihoods, livelihoods- policy guidelines for equity, poverty reduction and growth -- Policy recommendation for growth, equity, and poverty reduction : Social investment, livelihoods, globalization, poverty and equity