LEADER 01425nam 2200397Ia 450 001 9910697716903321 005 20081119123550.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002391807 035 $a(OCoLC)273977759 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002391807 100 $a20081119d2007 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe comprehensive approach initiative$b[electronic resource] $efuture options for NATO /$fby Friis Arne Petersen and Hans Binnendijk 210 1$a[Washington, D.C.] :$cCenter for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University,$d[2007] 215 $a6 pages $cdigital, PDF file 225 1 $aDefense horizons ;$vno. 58 300 $aTitle from title screen (viewed on Nov. 19, 2008). 300 $a"September 2007." 517 $aComprehensive approach initiative 606 $aConflict management 606 $aSecurity, International 615 0$aConflict management. 615 0$aSecurity, International. 700 $aPetersen$b Friis Arne$01414797 701 $aBinnendijk$b Hans$0879899 712 02$aNational Defense University.$bCenter for Technology and National Security Policy. 801 0$bGPO 801 1$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910697716903321 996 $aThe comprehensive approach initiative$93515109 997 $aUNINA LEADER 05729oam 22007815 450 001 9910955766503321 005 20240405093816.0 010 $a9781464800238 010 $a1464800235 024 7 $a10.1596/978-1-4648-0022-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000264660 035 $a(EBL)1819601 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001367337 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11796000 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001367337 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11427438 035 $a(PQKB)11580156 035 $a(DLC) 2014042169 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1819601 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10955680 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL654101 035 $a(OCoLC)893721688 035 $a(The World Bank)18338318 035 $a(US-djbf)18338318 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1819601 035 $a(Perlego)1483471 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000264660 100 $a20141017d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aAddressing inequality in South Asia /$fMartin Rama, Tara Beteille, Yue Li, Pradeep K. Mitra, and John Lincoln Newman 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$d[2014] 215 $a1 online resource (pages cm) 225 1 $aSouth Asia Development Matters 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781322228211 311 08$a1322228213 311 08$a9781464800221 311 08$a1464800227 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Figures; 1 Based on standard monetary indicators, South Asia has moderate levels of inequality; Why inequality matters; 2 Billionaire wealth in India is exceptionally large; 3 The health outcomes of the poor are among the worst worldwide; 4 Returns to education create incentives to study; 5 Greater inequality reduces the quality of public services when the rich can opt out; The extent of inequality; 6 Poverty is higher in Indian districts suffering from Naxalite violence; 7 The least wealthy are alarmingly vulnerable 327 $a8 Inequality in health outcomes is wide9 Schooling among young adults is highly unequal in some countries in South Asia; Drivers of inequality; 10 Richer countries tend to be more unequal in both South Asia and East Asia; 11 Monetary inequality is increasing across most of South Asia; 12 South Asians do not see an environment conducive to lower inequality; 13 Multiple factors affect household outcomes relative to others in society; Limited opportunity; 14 Opportunities in education are better than in health or sanitation, as measured by the HOI 327 $a15 Better opportunity is driven by greater coverage16 Parent's education and location are critically important circumstances; Substantial mobility; 17 Considerable occupational mobility exists across generations in India; 18 Occupational mobility is higher for younger generations; 19 Upward mobility in South Asian countries is similar to that in the United States and Vietnam; 20 Upward mobility is much stronger in cities than in rural areas; Tables; 1 Changes in employment status reveal substantial mobility among migrant men in India; 2 Rural jobs allow people to escape poverty 327 $aurban jobs are a ticket to the middle classInadequate support; 21 The composition of urban employment varies with city size and governance in India; 22 In Pakistan, poorer and richer households cope with shocks in different ways; 23 Social assistance is less adequate than social insurance but has greater coverage; Maps; 1 Government revenue in South Asia is low compared with the rest of the world; References; 24 Electricity subsidies favor the better-off; 25 Development spending per person is lower in poorer states and districts; 1. Why Inequality Matters; Inequality of what? 327 $aOpportunities versus outcomesBoxes; 1.1 Discrimination by teachers pushes children out of school; Monetary measures of inequality; Multidimensional indicators of inequality; 1.2 Standard statistical measures of monetary inequality; 1.1 Estimates of expenditures differ between household surveys and national accounts; 1.3 Some monetary indicators may underestimate the true extent of inequality; Subjective well-being; 1.2 Monetary and nonmonetary indicators can lead to opposite conclusions; 1.4 Bhutan uses a happiness index to measure well-being; The costs (and benefits) of inequality 327 $aIntrinsic value 330 $aInequality in South Asia appears to be moderate when looking at standard indicators such as the Gini index, which are based on consumption expenditures per capita. But other pieces of evidence reveal enormous gaps, from extravagant wealth at one end to lack of access to the most basic services at the other. Which prompts the question: How bad is inequality in South Asia? And why would that matter? This book takes a comprehensive look at the extent, nature, and drivers of inequality in this very dynamic region of the world. 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