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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778485203321

Autore

Bussolo Maurizio <1964->

Titolo

Gender aspects of the trade and poverty nexus : : a macro-micro approach / / Maurizio Bussolo, Rafael E. De Hoyos, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; ; New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2009]

copyright 2009

ISBN

0-8213-7764-7

1-282-10111-0

9786612101113

0-8213-7763-9

Descrizione fisica

xx, 282 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm

Collana

Equity and development series

Altri autori (Persone)

BussoloMaurizio <1964->

De HoyosRafael E

Disciplina

339.4/6082

Soggetti

Sex role

Poverty

Commerce

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Gender Aspects of the Trade and Poverty Nexus: Introduction and Overview; Tables; Figures; 2 The Gender Effects of Trade Liberalization in Developing Countries: A Review of the Literature; Part I. The Macro Approach: Social Accounting Matrices and Computable General Equilibrium Models of Trade, Gender, and Poverty; Part II. The Micro Approach: Household Models of Trade, Gender, and Poverty; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume introduces the gender dimension in the empirical analyses on the links between trade and poverty. Gender disparities, an important component of overall inequality, may limit the gains from trade and the potential benefits to poor people. This view is supported by the robust finding that while growth (as well as the gains from trade) is the major vehicle of lifting people out of poverty, it is more likely to



be pro-poor when initial inequality is low. High inequality directly lowers the rate of poverty reduction by hindering growth.Ample evidence shows that, in spite of recent