The relationships between growth, income, structural change, and inequality have been of interest for development economists for more than half a century. Simon Kuznets kicked off the debate in 1955 by presenting his famous thesis on a U-shaped relationship between growth and inequality and later suggesting that generalized patterns of structural change are an unavoidable part of economic development (Kuznets, 1955). Kuznets' theories have been confirmed and rejected several times, just as the definitions and measurement of inequality itself have developed. Still, few studies have set the agenda as firmly as his. The concept of inclusive growth is an addition to this agenda. Like many of the earlier concepts, inclusive growth has yet to get a firm definition and thereby a measurable form. The main contribution of this paper is the definition of five measurable criteria against which countries' growth experience
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