Growth, poverty, and inequality [[electronic resource] ] : Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union / / Asad Alam, Mamta Murthi, RUslan Yemtsov

• Autore: Alam Asad
• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (326 p.)
• Disciplina: 339.4/6/0947
• Soggetto topico: Poverty - Europe, Eastern; Poverty - Former Soviet republics; Equality - Europe, Eastern; Equality - Former Soviet republics
• Soggetto geografico: Europe, Eastern Economic conditions 1989-; Former Soviet republics Economic conditions
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MurthiMamta <1965-> YemtsovRuslan
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Overview; Figures; Boxes; Tables; 1. Nature and Evolution of Poverty, 1998-2003; 2. How Has Poverty Responded to Growth?; 3. The Role of Labor Markets and Safety Nets; 4. Affordable Access to Quality Services; 5. Prospects for Poverty Reduction; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: ""....a most interesting report. I have read it with considerable interest, and have learned a lot. It tells a clear story, and it contains a lot of interesting material.""- Anthony Atkinson, Professor Nuffield CollegeOxford University, United Kingdom ""The key conclusion of the report is that rapid economic growth is fundamentally important for job creation and, consequently, reducing poverty.""- Ewa Balcerowicz, President of the BoardCenter for Social and Economic Research, Warsaw, Poland While the countries of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union have made significant progress in redu
• Titolo autorizzato: Growth, poverty, and inequality
• ISBN: 1-280-23516-0; 9786610235162; 0-8213-6194-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450408003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II