Inequality and economic development: the modern perspectives/ (Record no. 156884)
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| fixed length control field | 00378nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781847206763 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 338.9 |
| Item number | GAL/I |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Inequality and economic development: the modern perspectives/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | edited by Oded Galor |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Northampton: |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2009. |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Edward Elgar, |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxiv, 544 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 26 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Part I. Inequality and Development: Past and Present --<br/>1. Bringing Income Distribution in from the Cold / A.B. Atkinson --<br/>Part II. The Origins of the Modern Perspective --<br/>2. Income Distribution and Macroeconomics / Oded Galor and Joseph Zeira --<br/>Part III. The Credit Market Imperfection Approach --<br/>3. Occupational Choice and the Process of Development / Abhijit V. Banerjee and Andrew F. Newman --<br/>Part IV. The Political Economy Perspective --<br/>4. Distributive Politics and Economic Growth / Alberto Alesina and Dani Rodrik --<br/>5. Is Inequality Harmful for Growth? / Torsten Persson and Tabellini Guido --<br/>6. Unequal Societies: Income Distribution and the Social Contract / Roland Benabou, --<br/>Part V. A Unified Theory of Inequality and Economic Development --<br/>7. From Physical to Human Capital Accumulation: Inequality and the Process of Development / Oded Galor and Omer Moav --<br/>Part VI. Inequality and Hurdles for Human Capital Accumulation --<br/>8. History Lessons: Institutions, Factor Endowments, and Paths of Development in the New World / Kenneth L. Sokoloff and Stanley L. Engerman --<br/>9. Inequality in Landownership, the Emergence of Human- Capital Promoting Institutions, and the Great Divergence / Oded Galor, Omer Moav and Dietrich Vollrath --<br/>Part VII. Inequality and Social and Political Transitions --<br/>10. Why did the West Extend the Franchise? Democracy, Inequality, and Growth in Historical Perspective / Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson --<br/>11. Das Human-Kapital: A Theory of the Demise of the Class Structure / Oded Galor and Omer Moav --<br/>Part VIII. Industrialization, Gender Inequality and Fertility --<br/>12. The Gender Gap, Fertility, and Growth / Oded Galor and David N. Weil --<br/>Part IX. Ethnic Division --<br/>14. Africa / William Easterly and Ross Levine --<br/>Part X. Empirical Findings --<br/>16. Growth, Income Distribution, and Democracy: What the Data Say / Roberto Perotti --<br/>17. Inequality and Growth: What Can the Data Say? / Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo --<br/>18. Inequality Does Cause Underdevelopment: Insights from a New Instrument / William Easterly. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Distributive justice |
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| Keyword | Economic development |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Galor, Oded, ed. |
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| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 338.9 GAL/I | P11707 | 29/08/2016 | General Books |