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Finance & Development September 2011 |
More or Less Income inequality has risen over the past quarter-century instead of falling as expected. |
Finance & Development March 2011 Alicia Barcena |
Spreading the Wealth Poverty and inequality have declined in Latin America in recent years, but there is a lot more to do. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2002 Shang-Jin Wei |
Is Globalization Good for the Poor in China? Developing countries worry that opening up to trade with the rest of the world may make the poor poorer and the rich richer, with China sometimes cited as an example of growing income inequality. A recent IMF study, however, finds that the reality is far more complex. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2000 Mahmood Hasan Khan |
Rural Poverty in Developing Countries How does rural poverty develop, what accounts for its persistence, and what specific measures can be taken to eliminate or mitigate it? |
Finance & Development September 1, 2001 David Dollar & Aart Kraay |
Trade, Growth, and Poverty How has many developing countries' increased participation in international trade affected their economic growth rates, and what implications has this had for the international distribution of income and the incidence of poverty? |
Finance & Development September 1, 2007 Martin Ravallion |
Urban Poverty Yes, the poor are gravitating to towns and cities, but more rapid poverty reduction will probably require a faster pace of urbanization, not a slower one -- and development policymakers will need to facilitate this process, not hinder it. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2002 Emanuele Baldacci |
Financial Crises, Poverty, and Income Distribution How do financial crises affect income distribution and the poor? A recent IMF study shows that poverty rises and, in some cases, so does inequality -- underscoring the need for adequate and flexible safety nets, ideally in place before crises strike. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2001 Michael P. Keane & Eswar S. Prasad |
Poland: Inequality, Transfers, and Growth in Transition Poland is one of the great success stories of transition. Poland's success can be attributed to its early stabilization program, the strength of its subsequent market-oriented reforms, and generous social programs... |
Finance & Development September 2010 Rodney Ramcharan |
Inequality Is Untenable If policymakers neglect income distribution, the consequences for individuals and society can be grave. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2000 Dani Rodrik |
Growth Versus Poverty Reduction: A Hollow Debate |
Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Nora Lustig & Omar Arias |
Poverty Reduction Although Latin America and the Caribbean reduced the incidence of poverty during the 1990s, population increases and the greater income inequalities that had developed during the 1980s stymied the region's efforts to reduce the number of poor people. How can its policymakers fight poverty most effectively and better protect the poor during economic crises? |
Finance & Development September 2011 |
A Bigger Slice of a Growing Pie Developing the financial sector accelerates economic growth and can enhance income equality. |
TIME Asia December 13, 2010 Sarabjit Singh |
Thank You for Sharing Many young Asians have known only two kinds of economic growth -- fast and faster. But what about the problems that cannot be resolved by growth alone? |
Finance & Development September 2008 Ravallion & van de Walle |
Land and Poverty in Reforming East Asia Lessons from Vietnam's agrarian reforms |
Finance & Development December 1, 2005 Saavedra & Arias |
Stuck in a Rut Avenues for combating persistent poverty and inequality in Latin America. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2006 Raghuram Rajan |
From Paternalistic to Enabling India needs to adopt a style of government that unleashes the people's entrepreneurial zeal. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2002 Kevin Watkins |
Making Globalization Work for the Poor In the view of the IMF, the World Bank, and most northern governments, removing barriers to trade is one of the most powerful things that governments can do to give the poor a bigger stake in global prosperity... |
Finance & Development March 1, 2002 |
Globalization: The Story Behind the Numbers Has globalization raised living standards?... What is globalization?... Has globalization helped the poor?... Has globalization reduced inequality?... What should governments do?... Globalization timeline... |
Finance & Development March 2008 David T. Coe |
Jobs on Another Shore Outsourcing of service jobs to other countries could affect industrial countries' economies and attitudes toward globalization. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2001 Danny M. Leipziger |
The Unfinished Poverty Agenda: Why Latin America and the Caribbean Lag Behind Compared with East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean have made very little progress in reducing poverty rates since the 1980s, largely because of sluggish growth... |
Finance & Development December 1, 2000 Nora Lustig & Nicholas Stern |
Broadening the Agenda for Poverty Reduction: Opportunity, Empowerment, Security Experience from the 1990s has led to a poverty reduction agenda that, in addition to promoting economic growth, addresses ingrained inequalities, institutional failures, social barriers, and other risks. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2001 L. E. Birdzell Jr. |
How the East Grew Poor Imperial weather and the poverty of nations -- a review of Late Victorian Holocausts: El Nino Famines and the Making of the Third World, by Mike Davis... |
Finance & Development December 1, 2001 Robert Hunter Wade |
The Rising Inequality of World Income Distribution A lot is at stake in the question of whether world income distribution has become more, or less, equal over the past twenty years or so. What could cause rising inequality? What are the consequences? |
Finance & Development December 2009 Ravi Kanbur |
Poverty, Disconnected Why soup kitchens may be fuller than ever, even as official statistics suggest poverty is coming down. |
BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 |
Spreading India's Uneven Wealth To U.N. economist Santosh Mehrotra, the biggest challenge for the new ruling party will be lifting 650 million Indians living in poverty. |
HBS Working Knowledge January 4, 2012 Jim Heskett |
Income Inequality: What's the Right Amount? Inequality can serve capitalism as an incentive, but too much of it is not good for markets. What's the right amount of income disparity? |
BusinessWeek January 27, 2011 Dexter Roberts |
China's Growing Income Gap The gap between rich and poor in China is wider than generally realized and could create political problems for Beijing. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2002 Angus Deaton |
Is World Poverty Falling? Using the same data, two reports released less than two years apart by the World Bank reached apparently different conclusions on whether world poverty was going up or down. How can we know whether the world poverty counts are accurate? |
Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Justin Yifu Lin |
Straight Talk: Shifting Perceptions of Poverty Revised poverty statistics may improve understanding of the economic development process. |
BusinessWeek July 9, 2007 James Sherk |
An Upside To Inequality? Policymakers must search for ways to expand the number of jobs that can base pay on performance and allow more workers to share in the gains. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2001 Guy Pfeffermann |
Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries: The Role of Private Enterprise The role of private enterprise in development has been neglected by scholars, governments, and aid organizations. This is regrettable: a vibrant private sector generates jobs, raises incomes, and makes better, cheaper goods and services available... |
Finance & Development March 1, 2006 Pattillo, Gupta & Carey |
Growing Pains With Africa's growth finally picking up, the challenge is to accelerate and sustain the pace to reduce poverty. |
Fast Company Michael Grothaus |
The Internet Is Increasing Inequality, Says The World Bank In the report, issued Wednesday, the World Bank says the technological changes brought on by the Internet have not improved access to public services or increased economic opportunities as had been expected. |
BusinessWeek November 1, 2004 Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
How Bush Widened the Wealth Gap Not since the '20s has income inequality been this great. If Bush is reelected, America will continue down the path of increasing inequality in income, wealth, and health, with dangerous implications for U.S. democracy. |
Finance & Development September 2011 |
Unequal = Indebted Higher income inequality in developed countries is associated with higher domestic and foreign indebtedness. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2007 Claessens & Feijen |
From Credit to Crops Because financial sector development can play a significant role in reducing not only income poverty but also undernourishment, it can contribute substantially to attaining the number one Millennium Development Goal. |
Salon.com September 20, 2000 David Moberg |
Everything you know about the new economy is wrong In California, birthplace of the high-tech boom, the wage gap is growing, setting yet another national trend... |
Finance & Development September 2010 |
Making a Breakthrough To accelerate progress toward the Millennium Development Goals, growth must happen in sectors that directly benefit the poor, such as agriculture. |
BusinessWeek January 21, 2010 John Lee |
Don't Underestimate India's Consumers Western multinationals are often attracted to China's size, but they're bypassing Asia's true shopping powerhouse |
Finance & Development September 2011 Berg & Ostry |
Equality and Efficiency Is there a trade-off between the two or do they go hand in hand? |
Finance & Development March 1, 2007 Gill & Kharas |
Back in the Fast Lane As members of the middle-income country club, East Asian nations may need to update their growth strategy. |
Finance & Development September 2011 |
Unemployed in Europe European countries can take a number of steps to protect vulnerable groups from unemployment and help reduce income inequality. |
Scientific American September 2007 Jeffrey D. Sachs |
Breaking the Poverty Trap Targeted investments can trump a region's geographic disadvantages. |
TIME Asia May 23, 2011 Jyoti Thottam |
A New Crop Of Consumers If India can double growth in the farm sector to 4%, it could add as much as 2 percentage points to GDP growth and finally close the gap with China. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2005 Ferreira & Walton |
The Inequality Trap Why equity must be central to development policy. |
IDB America May/Jun 2000 |
A fresh look at rural development Years after it went out of vogue, the rural economy is again emerging as a priority for boosting national performance and reducing poverty, according to experts at a seminar held in New Orleans in March during the IDB's annual meeting.... |
Finance & Development September 2010 |
Regaining Momentum Progress on the Millennium Development Goals has been slowed by the crisis. The rest of the world has to help. |
BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 Manjeet Kripalani |
India A shocking election upset means India must spend heavily on social needs. Is this the end of the boom? |
Finance & Development December 1, 2001 Evangelos A. Calamitsis |
The Need for Stronger Domestic Policies and International Support Globalization is a powerful engine of world prosperity, and it is certainly here to stay. Income disparities remain large. The basic issue is what policies and reforms are most likely to bring about sustainable economic growth for the benefit of all the peoples of the world. |
Reason June 2009 Brink Lindsey |
Nostalgianomics The rise in income inequality does raise issues of legitimate public concern. But the caricature of postwar history put forward by purveyors of nostalgianomics won't lead us anywhere. |