The global financial crisis of 2008-09 did not just change the global economic order. It also changed the way we think about that order. Principles and practices that were once accepted wisdom are now in doubt or discredited. New, fundamental questions opened. And the search for answers has...

Standard measures of poverty may reveal nothing about whether the poorest of the poor are being lifted-up or left-behind, yet this is a widespread concern among policy makers and citizens. The paper assesses whether public spending on social protection benefits the poorest and hence lifts the...

Development economists are paid to look into the future. They ask not only how things work today, but also how a new policy, program, or project will make them work tomorrow. They view the world and history as a learning process, past and present are just inputs into thinking about what's...

"This book provides a critical look at the process of social and economic transformation based on environmental and cultural factors, including income, skills development, employment, and education. Highlighting a range of topics such as economics, social change, and e-governance"--

"Thise books provide a critical look at the process of social and economic transformation based on environmental and cultural factors, including income, skills development, employment, and education. Highlighting a range of topics such as economics, social change, and e-governance." -

Standard measures of poverty may reveal nothing about whether the poorest of the poor are being lifted-up or left-behind, yet this is a widespread concern among policy makers and citizens. The paper assesses whether public spending on social protection benefits the poorest and hence lifts the...