Equity and growth in a globalizing world / / edited by Ravi Kanbur and Michael Spence ; contributions by Ravi Kanbur ... [and others]

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC : , : Commission on Growth and Development/World Bank, , [2010]; copyright 2010
• Descrizione fisica: xxviii, 304 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm
• Disciplina: 338.9
• Soggetto topico: Economic development; Equality - Economic aspects; Economic policy; Globalization; International economic relations
• Altri autori: KanburS. M. Ravi SpenceMichael <1943->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Equity within and between nations / Ravi Kanbur and Michael Spence -- The millennium development goals : an assessment / François Bourguignon ... [et al.] -- Globalization, growth, and distribution : framing the questions / Ravi Kanbur -- Investment efficiency and the distribution of wealth / Abhijit V. Banerjee -- Gender equality, poverty reduction, and growth : a Copernican quest / Andrew Morrison, Dhushyanth Raju, and Nistha Sinha -- Inequality of opportunity for education : Turkey / Francisco H.G. Ferreira and Jérémie Gignoux -- The (indispensable) middle class in developing countries / Nancy Birdsall -- Outlining a research agenda on the links between globalization and poverty / Ann Harrison and Margaret McMillan -- Global wage inequality and the international flow of migrants / Mark R. Rosenzweig -- International migration and development / Gordon H. Hanson -- The cliff at the border / Lant Pritchett.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a compilation of a series of "state of the art" papers on topics related to equity and growth. As inputs to its final report (The Growth Report)\, the Commission on Growth and Development took stock of the current state of knowledge and understanding of various sectors/issues that have an impact on economic growth, including equity, education, health, leadership and others. The following questions are discussed in the book:. - What has been the evolution of poverty and equity during the recent globalizing decades?. - How have poor countries fared on the Millennium Development Goal
• Titolo autorizzato: Equity and growth in a globalizing world
• ISBN: 1-282-64530-7; 9786612645303; 0-8213-8181-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820836603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.