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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : World Bank; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (340 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.9109051
• Soggetto topico: Economic development; International economic relations
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: World development report 2006
• ISBN: 1-280-21688-3; 9786610216888; 0-8213-6250-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450401203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II