Prevailing measures of relative poverty are unchanged when all incomes grow or contract by the same proportion. This property stems from seemingly implausible assumptions about the disutility of relative deprivation and the cost of social inclusion. We propose ‘‘weakly relative’’ lines...

This study explores the relationship between mandating a nondiscrimination clause in hiring practices along gender lines and the employment of women versus men in fifty-eight developing countries. Using data from the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys (2006–10), the study finds a strong positive...

"Cover" -- "Title" -- "Copyright" -- "Contents" -- "Foreword" -- "Preface" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Abbreviations" -- "Executive Summary" -- "1. The Innovation Paradox" -- "Introduction: The Innovation Imperative" -- "The Innovation Paradox" -- "The Still-Bound Prometheus" -- "The Plan of the...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Overview: Fiscal Policy and Redistribution -- Introduction -- Budget Size, Social Spending, and Taxation -- Fiscal Policy and Inequality -- Fiscal Policy and the Poor -- The Contribution of...

Cover -- Half title -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of acronyms -- Introduction -- I. A problem that cannot be ignored -- II. The potential for solutions -- 1 Defining the 'legal hole' -- I. Introduction -- II. Mapping the legal framework -- III....

This novel book, motivated by the recent introduction of a major innovation in information technology, explores the possibility of the Internet being made available to millions of poor people in developing countries, who are not yet connected. The new technology, known as a smart feature phone,...