Preface / David Francis, Imraan Valodia and Edward Webster -- Towards a southern approach to inequality : inequality studies in South Africa and the Global South / Edward Webster, Imraan Valodia and David Francis -- Is hierarchy the same as inequality? / Dilip Menon -- Inequality under...

The Big Picture: Global Trends Affecting Agricultural Finance -- Institutional and Process Innovations in Serving Rural Clients -- Dealing With Risks in Agricultural Finance -- Using Modern Technology for High-Quality Services in Rural Areas

Over the past 25 years, economic growth rates in many developing countries have outpaced those in industrialized countries, and per capita incomes of these two groups of countries have started to converge. Growth in developing countries contributed to a dramatic drop — from 37 percent to 13...