Growth, Inequality, and Poverty: Prospects for Pro-poor Economic Development

Growth, Inequality, and Poverty: Prospects for Pro-poor Economic Development
ISBN-10
0199268657
ISBN-13
9780199268658
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
300
Language
English
Published
2004-03-04
Publisher
Oxford University Press on Demand
Authors
Rolph van der Hoeven, Anthony Shorrocks, Director Anthony Shorrocks

Description

This is a collection of papers examining the pressing issue of increasing inequality in the distribution of income in developing countries. While economic growth is a prerequisite for a sustained reduction in poverty, policies aimed at raising growth rates are often associated with a range of adverse short term effects, including rising unemployment, greater economic insecurity, environmental degradation and the weakening of traditional social safety nets. Pro-poor growth strategiesattempt to address these short term problems. But the ideal mix of policies, and their impact on the prospects for poverty reduction in the longer run, remain controversial topics. Growth, Inequality and Poverty comprises many of the most important contributions to the current debate.

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