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Growth, inequality, and poverty : prospects for pro-poor economic development / edited by Anthony Shorrocks and Rolph van der Hoeven.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in development economics.
- [UNU-WIDER studies in development economics]
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Income distribution.
- Equality.
- Economic policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (300 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is a collection of papers examining the pressing issue of increasing inequality in the distribution of income in developing countries.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Economic Policy, Distribution, and Poverty: The Nature of Disagreements; 2. Growth is Good for the Poor; 3. Growth, Inequality, and Poverty: Looking Beyond Averages; 4. The Growth Elasticity of Poverty; 5. Education is Good for the Poor: A Note on Dollar and Kraay; 6. Growth, Distribution, and Poverty Reduction: LDCs are Falling Further Behind; 7. Redistribution does Matter: Growth and Redistribution for Poverty Reduction
- 8. Producing an Improved Geographic Profile of Poverty: Methodology and Evidence from Three Developing Countries9. Twin Peaks: Distribution Dynamics of Economic Growth across Indian States; 10. A Decomposition of Inequality and Poverty Changes in the Context of Macroeconomic Adjustment: A Microsimulation Study for Côte d'Ivoire; 11. Educational Expansion and Income Distribution: A Microsimulation for Ceará; 12. Growth, Income Distribution, and Poverty: A Review; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Series from jacket.
- "A study prepared by the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU/WIDER)."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-928224-2
- 9786612052842
- 1-282-05284-5
- 0-19-153333-5
- OCLC:
- 373185496
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