Irland hat seit 1987 enorme wirtschaftliche Erfolge erzielt. Neben mehreren externen Schocks war hierfür in erster Linie eine langfristig angelegte, wettbewerbsorientierte Politik verantwortlich, die vor allem auf Steuersenkungen und Lohnmoderation setzte. Irland war jedoch 1997 auch das erste...

This book examines the two fundamental arguments that are often raised against globalization: that it produces inequality and that it increases poverty. Here Guillermo De la Hesa, Chairman of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and a member of the Group of Thirty, and a leading figure...

"A number of empirical studies using cross-country data have found that poverty incidence responds very strongly to economic growth. This paper explores the impact of economic growth as well as changes in income inequality on poverty reduction using provincial data from Thailand over the period...