Introduction: Policies for All Seasons: The Post-Cold War Era -- Part I Inequality -- Income Inequality and Effectiveness in Redistribution -- Changing Perspectives on Inequality and Development -- Income Inequality and Labour -- Unions and Wage Inequality -- Economic Transformation and the...

Este número de Equidad incluye una serie de artículos que hacen referencia al rol del BID en la reducción de la pobreza y la desigualdad; a la importancia de proteger a los pobres de los costos económicos de las enfermedades; a las estrategias para la reducción de la pobreza en América...

After 18 years of democracy and 15 years of structural reforms, Bolivia has made important strides in consolidating its institutions and its economic stability. The process of change is not over, however, there is still a need to pursue the efforts toward greater equity that will make it...

This paper describes the nature and evolution of poverty in Nigeria between 1985 and 1992. It highlights the potential wealth of the Nigerian economy and examines how the economic policies pursued in the 1980s and 1990s impacted economic growth and welfare. The headcount measure of poverty in...