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The tyranny of experts : economists, dictators, and the forgotten rights of the poor
Easterly, William - 2013
Over the last century, global poverty has largely been viewed as a technical problem that merely requires the right "expert" solutions. Yet all too often, experts recommend solutions that fix immediate problems without addressing the systemic political factors that created them in the first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013490329
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Weltwirtschaft und Armut
Kappel, Robert (ed.) - 1997
Weltwirtschaft und Armut, wie bspw. Prozesse der Marginalisierung, Wohlstandsgefälle von Nationen, Wohlstand und Armut in Europa … von Armut. Grundlegende Theoriebeiträge ergänzen und vertiefen Darstellungen zur Armutsbekämpfung in der … Entwicklungskooperation, externe und interne Erklärungen zur Entstehung und Verbreitung aber auch zur Bekämpfung von Armut. Einbezogen werden …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000642151
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Voices of the poor in Colombia : strengthening livelihoods, families, and communities
Arboleda, Jairo A.; Petesch, Patti; Blackburn, Jim - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001996641
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Sustaining gains in poverty reduction and human development in the Middle East and North Africa
Iqbal, Farrukh - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003314619
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Delivering on the promise of pro-poor growth : insights and lessons from country experiences
Besley, Timothy (contributor); Cord, Louise J. (contributor) - 2007
Overview / Louise J. Cord -- How Indonesia connected the poor to rapid economic growth / C. Peter Timmer -- The policy origins of poverty and growth in India / Timothy Besley, Robin Burgess, and Berta Esteve-Volart -- Explaining pro-poor growth in Bangladesh: puzzles, evidence, and implications...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003339754
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Global poverty : deprivation, distribution and development since the Cold War
Sumner, Andrew - 2016 - First edition
Why are some people poor? Why does absolute poverty persist despite substantial economic growth? What types of late economic development or 'catch-up' capitalism are associated with different poverty outcomes? Global Poverty addresses these apparently simple questions and the extent to which the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011484942
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The aid trap : hard truths about ending poverty
Hubbard, R. Glenn; Duggan, William Redman - 2009
Introduction: the charity trap -- Business first: the roots of prosperity in the modern world -- Business last: the roots of failure in poverty aid -- Strong medicine: the Marshall plan as a business model -- Chase the devil: details for a Marshall model -- Conclusion: make it your business
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How China escaped the poverty trap
Ang, Yuen Yuen - 2016
Mapping coevolution -- Directed improvisation -- Balancing variety and uniformity -- Franchising the bureaucracy -- From building to preserving markets -- Connecting first-movers and laggards -- Conclusion : how development actually happened beyond China
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