En este trabajo se presentan los aspectos mas importantes de las economias de Peru y la Republica Dominicana, mientras que Corea y Tailandia se consideran en condicion comparativa. El marco temporal elegido con tal finalidad es el periodo de 1970 a 1987, que en Peru corresponde al aumento...

This paper looks at the relationship between growth and the poorest based on a panel data set – where the same household is surveyed at more than one point in time.It examines the extent to which the poorest are able to participate in growth using a panel data set of more than 1000 households...

Microfinance as the best way of tackling poverty is under attack. It has been accused of failing to help the poor, of treating its clients badly, of charging high interest rates and of encouraging poor people to take on excessive debt burdens. The authors examine these issues, and find that...