Objetiva-se realizar o macrodiagnóstico econômico-social dos municípios que compõem a área de influência do reservatório da barragem Castanhão no Estado do Ceará. Utilizam-se dados secundários e o método descritivo para análise e discussão dos resultados, após cálculos de...

ILO pub. Article examining the effect of economic dependence on poverty alleviation and basic needs satisfaction in Zambia - briefly reviews historical development under colonialism and trends after independence in 1964 (notably in the agricultural sector, industrial sector and trade), and...

Based on the standard axiom of individual utility maximization, rational choice has postulated that higher income inequality translates into greater redistribution by shaping the median voter’s preferences. While numerous papers have tested this proposition, the literature has remained divided...

Discusses which countries have low and which have high Gini coefficients as well as relationships with the incomes of the poor and the rich.

Proposes a methodology for measuring national poverty lines.

Reviews the key economic characteristics of the globalization process and examines its impact on employment, poverty, inequality, global insecurity, child labour, gender issues and migration. Explores national and international policy responses, highlighting the importance of trade negotiations...

Covers trend from 1990 to 1998.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper evaluating a survey of poverty and employment trends in 5 villages in Bihar, India from 1971 to 1981 - discusses population dynamics, occupational status, land tenure, wages, etc.; proposes an economic model for the correlation of income distribution and food...

Reviews the liberalization experience of Bolivia and Chile during the 1990s and argues that the IMF structural reform policy package had serious shortcomings.