Inequality, growth, and poverty in an era of liberalization and globalization /
edited by Giovanni Andrea Cornia.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
- xxii, 438 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series from jacket. "A study prepared by the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU/WIDER)."
1. Inequality, Growth, and Poverty: An Overview of Changes over the Last Two Decades / Giovanni Andrea Cornia -- 2. Income Distribution Changes and Their Impact in the Post-Second World War Period / Giovanni Andrea Cornia, Tony Addison and Sampsa Kiiski -- 3. Landownership Inequality and the Income Distribution Consequences of Economic Growth / Michael Carter -- 4. Does Educational Achievement Help Explain Income Inequality? / Daniele Checchi -- 5. Rural and Urban Income Inequality and Poverty: Does Convergence between Sectors Offset Divergence within Them? / Robert Eastwood and Michael Lipton -- 6. Globalization, Technology, and Income Inequality: A Critical Analysis / Ajit Singh and Rahul Dhumale -- 7. External Liberalization, Economic Performance, and Distribution in Latin America and Elsewhere / Lance Taylor -- 8. Labour Market Institutions and Income Inequality: What are the New Insights after the Washington Consensus? / Ralph van der Hoeven and Catherine Saget -- 9. Increased Income Inequality in OECD Countries and the Redistributive Impact of the Government Budget / Anthony B. Atkinson -- 10. Income Distribution and Tax and Government Social-Spending Policies in Developing Countries / Ke-Young Chu, Hamid Davoodi and Sanjeev Gupta -- 11. Impact of Adjustment-Related Social Funds on Income Distribution and Poverty / Giovanni Andrea Cornia and Sanjay Reddy -- 12. Reducing Poverty and Inequality in India: Has Liberalization Helped? / Raghbendra Jha -- 13. Factor Shares and Resource Booms: Accounting for the Evolution of Venezuelan Inequality / Francisco Rodriguez -- 14. Impact of Financial Liberalization and the Rise of Financial Rents on Income Inequality: The Case of Turkey / A. Erinc Yeldan -- 15. Changing Nature of Inequality in South Africa / Carolyn Jenkins and Lynne Thomas -- 16. Growth, Structural Change, and Inequality: The Experience of Thailand / Isra Sarntisart.
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Income distribution. Globalization--Economic aspects. Poverty. Economic development.