Equity and development / / edited by Gudrun Kochendorfer-Lucius and Boris Pleskovic

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank; [Berlin, Germany] : , : Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbh, , c2006
• Descrizione fisica: vii, 214 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm
• Disciplina: 309.11724
• Soggetto topico: Economic development; Equity - Developing countries
• Soggetto geografico: Developing countries Economic conditions Congresses
• Altri autori: Kochendörfer-LuciusGudrun PleskovicBoris
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; ABOUT THIS BOOK; INTRODUCTION; OPENING ADDRESS; OPENING ADDRESS Inequality of Opportunity and Economic Development; KEYNOTE ADDRESS Distribution, Equity, and Development; What Is Equity? What Is the Role for Governments in the Promotion of Equity? Does the Role Differ between Developed and Developing Countries?; Promoting Equity through Social Cohesion: The Council of Europe Strategy; Equality of Opportunity and Other Equity Principles in the Context of Developing Countries; What Is Equity?; Should Poor People Care about Inequality? ; Equity-Enhancing Social Transformation: Historical Evidence from Europe and Transition CountriesInequality and Political Regimes; Income Inequality, Economic Transformation, and Growth in Russia; Justice and Transition; Building Efficient Welfare States: Lessons Learned; Welfare State, Redistribution, Growth, and Poverty Reduction; Global Inequalities: What Can Be Done to Reduce International Inequities?; Rights-Based Development; Rising Labor Force Participation as a Source of Pro-Poor Growth ; What Will Greater Integration Mean for Inequalities between and within the Richer and Poorer Countries of the "New Europe"?Social Solidarity in an Expanding Europe; Integration and Inequality in the EU Accession Countries; APPENDIXES; Appendix 1: Programme; Appendix 2: Participants
• Sommario/riassunto: ""The Berlin Workshop Series 2006 presents selected papers from meetings held in September 6 ? 8, 2004, at the 7th Annual Forum co-hosted by InWEnt and the World Bank in preparation for the Bank?s World Development Report. At the 2004 meetings, key researchers and policy makers from Europe, the United States, and developing countries met to identify and brainstorm on equity and development challenges and successes that will be later examined in-depth in the World Development Report 2006. This volume presents papers from the sessions on Equity and Development, covering issues relating to The Ro
• Titolo autorizzato: Equity and development
• ISBN: 1-280-41368-9; 9786610413683; 0-8213-6106-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783587903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.