Growth is only one of hundreds of factors that affect poverty. Looking at only one factor without considering others is misleading. Poverty rates have been stea

Growth is only one of hundreds of factors that affect poverty. Looking at only one factor without considering others is misleading. Poverty rates have been steady in the face of the disintegration of the family unit - perhaps growth is what is keeping it from skyrocketing? Unless you know what poverty would have been with no growth or negative growth, you can't measure and make the assumption that growth isn't positively impacting poverty.