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Poverty, Inequality, and Policy in Latin America

Klasen, Stephan (contributor); … - The MIT Press

High inequality in incomes and assets and persistent poverty continue to plague Latin America and remain a central … economic affairs use these new approaches to examine the dynamics of poverty and inequality in Latin America and the ability of … policy to address them. Contributors first analyze the historical evolution of inequality in Latin America, examining such …

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Critical Issues in Taxation and Development

Fuest, Clemens (contributor); Zodrow, George R. (contributor) - The MIT Press

Many developing countries find it difficult to raise the revenue required to provide such basic public services as education, health care, and infrastructure. Complicating the policy challenges of taxation in developing countries are issues that most developed countries do not face, including...

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Jumpstart: The Economic Unification of Germany

Sinn, Gerlinde; Sinn, Hans-Werner - The MIT Press

the battle for redistribution, and the present economic chaos poses a serious threat to social stability. The Sinns …

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Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies?

Heckman, James J.; Krueger, Alan B. - The MIT Press

The surge of inequality in income and wealth in the United States over the past twenty-five years has reversed the … development has defied historical patterns and surprised many economists, producing vigorous debate. Inequality in America: What …

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Labor's Capital: The Economics and Politics of Private Pensions

Ghilarducci, Teresa - The MIT Press

availability and inequality of pension distribution based on sex, race, and job hierarchy. And in two chapters, each focusing on …

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The Political Economy of Education: Implications for Growth and Inequality

Gradstein, Mark; Justman, Moshe; Meier, Volker - The MIT Press

matters as income inequality, social mobility, and diversity. This book provides the theoretical framework necessary for …

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Productivity, Inequality, and the Digital Economy: A Transatlantic Perspective

Greenan, Nathalie (contributor); … - The MIT Press

The widespread diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICT) has had controversial, seemingly paradoxical consequences. ICT are viewed as driving growth and employment in the United States, while contributing to European unemployment and the so-called Eurosclerosis. At the same...

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Superfairness: Applications and Theory

Baumol, William J. - The MIT Press

With his characteristic acuteness and lucidity, William Baumol, one of America's foremost economists, tackles the problem of equity considerations in welfare economics by applying the novel "superfairness" criterion to the distribution of resources, product, income, and wealth that arises from...

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Welfare - Vol. 2: Measuring Social Welfare

Jorgenson, Dale W. - The MIT Press

. This approach unifies the measurement of poverty, inequality, and cost and standard of living. It extends the scope of …

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The Deliberative Practitioner: Encouraging Participatory Planning Processes

Forester, John F. - The MIT Press

Citizen participation in such complex issues as the quality of the environment, neighborhood housing, urban design, and economic development often brings with it suspicion of government, anger between stakeholders, and power plays by many—as well as appeals to rational argument. Deliberative...

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