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Chapter 13 Income distribution and development
Kanbur, Ravi - In: Handbook of income distribution : volume 1, (pp. 791-841). 2000
case studies rather than cross-country regression analysis; (ii) the phenomenon of increasing inequality; (iii) different …) alternative modes of redistribution in face of inequality increasing tendencies. …
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Vietnam as a role model for development
Thoburn, John - 2009
Vietnam's development performance since the early 1990s has been one of the strongest in the world, following the introduction of its doi moi (renovation) economic reform programme in 1986. The core of Vietnam's economic strategy has been rapid integration into the world economy, with a...
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Thirty years in Africa's development : from structural adjustment to structural transformation?
Addison, Tony - 2015
been strong, yet poverty remains high. Underlying the shortage of good livelihoods and high social inequality is the lack …
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Global poverty, aid, and middle-income countries : are the country classifications moribund or is global poverty in the process of 'nationalizing'?
Sumner, Andrew - 2013
The majority of the world's poor, by income poverty and multi-dimensional poverty, now live in countries officially … ending aid. In light of this, this paper considers two competing perspectives on this changing pattern of global poverty: the … mutually exclusive, is that global poverty is gradually in the process of 'nationalizing', at least in terms of resources …
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A capable state in Afghanistan : a building without a foundation?
de Weijer, Frauke - 2013
This paper argues that attempts at state-building in Afghanistan have led to institutions that are not robust. The state institutions and organizations continue to be highly dependent on external resources and technical expertise, and lack of critical mass of people able and willing to maintain...
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Building blocks for equitable growth : lessons from the BRICS
Bird, Kate; Liu, Minquan; Vandemoortele, Milo; Toit, … - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009716235
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Dimensions of African inequality
Bigsten, Arne - 2014
This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the … empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then it discusses the … forces that determine inequality change, focusing on factor accumulation and structural change. Next it considers the …
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Conférence présidentielle : revisiting the debate on inequality and economic development
Bourguignon, François - In: Revue d'économie politique 125 (2015) 5, pp. 633-663
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Does development reduce migration?
Clemens, Michael A. - 2014
The most basic economic theory suggests that rising incomes in developing countries will deter emigration from those countries, an idea that captivates policymakers in international aid and trade diplomacy. A lengthy literature and recent data suggest something quite different: that over the...
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International sanctions and development : evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean (1950-2019)
González, Fernando A. I. - In: Economic affairs : journal of the Institute of Economic … 42 (2022) 1, pp. 70-86
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