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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450401203321

Titolo

World development report 2006 [[electronic resource] ] : equity and development

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-280-21688-3

9786610216888

0-8213-6250-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (340 p.)

Disciplina

338.9109051

Soggetti

Economic development

International economic relations

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Data Notes; Overview; Figures; 1 Introduction; Part I Inequity within and across countries; Boxes; Tables; Part II Why does equity matter?; Part III Leveling the economic and political playing fields; Epilogue; Bibliographic note; Endnotes; References; Selected Indicators; Measuring Equity; Selected world development indicators; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This year's Word Development Report (WDR), the twenty-eighth, looks at the role of equity in the development process. It defines equity in terms of two basic principles. The first is equal opportunities: that a person's chances in life should be determined by his or her talents and efforts, rather than by pre-determined circumstances such as race, gender, social or family background. The second principle is the avoidance of extreme deprivation in outcomes, particularly in health, education and consumption levels. This principle thus includes the objective of poverty reduction. The report's mai