appears to be increasingly vulnerable to rising inequality and jobless growth patterns. Africa presents a divergent pattern of …

capital and inequality. Using data and literature on Latin America, the paper argues that low interpersonal trust and … entrenched inequality interfere with cohesion. The paper develops and introduces an exploratory index of cohesion structured … social cohesion and economic growth, investment and innovation capacity, governmental effectiveness, the quality of public …

"Increased regional inequality has been a major concern in many emerging economies like China, India, Vietnam and … China. This snapshot view of inequality within and between rural villages in western China is based on a census … Thailand. However, even a large inequality is observed within the lagging regions. The objective of this paper is to look into …

drivers of China's rapid economic growth. But the same factor can veer those individuals being deprived of land into violence … and social unrest, which may undermine China's social stability and long-term sustainable growth." from Authors' Abstract …

China and India are the most extraordinary economic success stories of the developing world. Both nations’ economies … capita incomes in China and India have quadrupled and doubled, respectively. This book investigates the reasons for these … to China and India’s economic development, such as the need to ensure growth that is sustainable, equitable, and …

the long run (one to five years) higher food prices reduce poverty and inequality. The magnitudes of these effects vary …