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sub-Saharan Africa. The fifth edition of the text, written by a scholar of developing countries, is replete with real-world …
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The causes and consequences of high inequality in incomes, assets, and many aspects of well-being in Latin America have recently (re-)emerged as a central research and policy issue. However, many open questions remain that will be dealt with in the contributions to this volume. First, the...
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This paper investigates the link between globalization, operationalized as openness to trade, and the welfare state …, defined as social spending, in a panel of 21 countries from 1920 to 2000. It argues for a clear definition of globalization … welfare program since the effect of globalization is probably not uniform. The paper finds notable divergences in openness and …
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The aim of this paper is to analyze the participation in the global textile and apparel value chain with special attention, first, to the case of three dynamic and interrelated economies (Mexico, the United States, and China); and second, to a general approach to a larger sample of countries...
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This title focuses on three areas of interaction between developed countries and the rest of the world: trade …
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The embarrassing living conditions of more than one billion poor people in developing countries in combination with the increasing gap of living standards between the poor and the rich, has provided a strong motivation for development policy to change this situation. From its beginning, policy...
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