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Africa's Lions : Growth Traps and Opportunities for Six African Economies / / Haroon Bhorat and Finn Tarp, editors
| Africa's Lions : Growth Traps and Opportunities for Six African Economies / / Haroon Bhorat and Finn Tarp, editors |
| Autore | Bhorat Haroon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington DC, : Brookings Institution Press, 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 338.96 |
| Soggetto topico |
Job creation - Africa
Economic development - Africa |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Economics
Ethiopia Gross domestic product Informal economy Kenya Labour economics Mozambique Nigeria Public sector South Africa |
| ISBN | 0-8157-2950-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The pursuit of long-run economic growth in Africa : an overview of key challenges / Haroon Bhorat and Finn Tarp -- Ethiopia : an agrarian economy in transition / Yared Seid and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse -- Understanding Ghana's success growth story and job creation concerns / Ernest Aryeetey and William Baah-Boateng -- Economic growth, labor market dynamics and the prospects for a demographic dividend in Kenya / Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Francis M. Mwega, and Njuguna S. Ndung'u -- Understanding Mozambique's growth experience through an employment lens / Sam Jones and Finn Tarp -- Understanding the relationship between growth and employment in Nigeria / Olu Ajakaiye, Afeikhena T. Jerome, Olufunke A. Alaba, and David Nabena -- Demographic, employment, and wage trends in South Africa / Haroon Bhorat, Karmen Naidoo, Morne Oosthuizen, and Kavisha Pillay. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910258750803321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Growth and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa / / Channing Arndt, Andy McKay, and Finn Tarp [[electronic resource]]
| Growth and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa / / Channing Arndt, Andy McKay, and Finn Tarp [[electronic resource]] |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxii, 466 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 338.967 |
| Collana | UNU-WIDER studies in development economics |
| Soggetto topico | Economic development - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN |
0-19-180595-5
0-19-106223-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
1: Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 2: Synthesis: Two Cheers for the African Growth Renaissance (but not Three) -- Part 1. Rapid Growth and Rapid Poverty Reduction -- 3: Poverty in Ethiopia, 2000-11: Welfare Improvements in a Changing Economic Landscape -- 4: Ghana: Poverty Reduction over Thirty Years -- 5: Did Rapid Smallholder-Led Agricultural Growth Fail to Reduce Rural Poverty? Making Sense of Malawiś Poverty Puzzle -- 6: Growth, Poverty Reduction, and Inequality in Rwanda -- 7: Poverty and its Dynamics in Uganda: Explorations Using a New Set of Poverty Lines -- Part 2. Rapid Growth but Limited Poverty Reduction -- 8: Burkina Faso: Shipping around the Malthusian Trap -- 9: Mozambique: Off-track or Temporarily Sidelined? -- 10: Spatial and Temporal Multidimensional Poverty in Nigeria --
11: Growth and Poverty Reduction in Tanzania -- 12: Assessing Progress in Welfare Improvements in Zambia: A Multidimensional Approach -- Part 3. Uninspiring/Negative Growth and Poverty Reduction -- 13: Slow Progress in Growth and Poverty Reduction in Cameroon -- 14: The Fall of the Elephant: Two Decades of Poverty Increase in Cote d'Ivoire, 1988-2008 -- 15: Incomes, Inequality, and Poverty in Kenya: A Long-Term Perspective -- 16: Utility-Consistent Poverty in Madagascar, 2001-10: Snapshots in the Presence of Multiple Economy-Wide Shocks -- 17: Poverty, Inequality, and Prices in Post-Apartheid South Africa -- Part 4. Low-Information Countries -- 18: Growth and Poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo: 2001 through 2013. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136793203321 |
| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Industries without smokestacks : industrialization in Africa reconsidered / / Richard Newfarmer, John Page, and Finn Tarp [[electronic resource]]
| Industries without smokestacks : industrialization in Africa reconsidered / / Richard Newfarmer, John Page, and Finn Tarp [[electronic resource]] |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Disciplina | 338.96 |
| Collana |
UNU-WIDER studies in development economics
Oxford scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Industrialization - Africa
Manufacturing industries - Africa |
| ISBN |
0-19-255500-6
0-19-255499-9 0-19-186101-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910321955103321 |
| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inequality in the developing world / / edited by Carlos Gradín, Murray Leibbrandt, and Finn Tarp [[electronic resource]]
| Inequality in the developing world / / edited by Carlos Gradín, Murray Leibbrandt, and Finn Tarp [[electronic resource]] |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (colour) |
| Disciplina | 330.91724 |
| Collana |
UNU-WIDER studies in development economics
Oxford scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Equality - Developing countries
Income distribution - Developing countries Social mobility - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
0-19-189624-1
0-19-260940-8 0-19-260939-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Halftitle page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes on Contributors -- Part I. Introduction -- 1. Setting the Scene -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Global Inequality and Inequality within Countries -- 3 Inequality in Five Developing Giants -- 4 Inequality in a Broader Context -- Part II. Global Inequality and Inequality Within Countries -- 2. What Might Explain Today's Conflicting Narratives on Global Inequality? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 An Overview of the Evidence on Global Income Inequality -- 3 Data Concerns -- 4 Ethical Aversion to Extremes in Either Tail -- 5 Absolute Inequality -- 6 Conclusions -- 3. Comparing Global Inequality of Income and Wealth -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Previous Studies of Global Inequality -- 3 Data Issues -- 4 Trends in Income and Wealth Inequality -- 5 Decomposing the Level of Income and Wealth Inequality -- 6 Decomposing the Inequality Trend of Income and Wealth -- 7 Conclusion -- 4. Empirical Challenges Comparing Inequality across Countries: The Case of Middle-Income Countries from the LIS Database -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Challenges of Harmonizing Data from Middle-Income Countries -- 3 Data and Variables -- 4 Methodology -- 5 Results -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- Part III. Inequality In Five Developing Giants -- 5. Brazil: What Are the Main Drivers of Income Distribution Changes in the New Millennium? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Brazilian Social and Economic Developments -- 3 Are Firm Effects Driving Formal Earnings Inequality? -- 4 What Is the Role of Educational Background? -- 5 Does Missing Income Affect Distribution? -- 6 How Did Taxes and Transfers Steer Distributive Changes? -- 7 Combining PIT Records and Surveys: Words of Caution -- 8 Conclusions.
6. China: Structural Change, Transition, Rent-Seeking and Corruption, and Government Policy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Income Inequality in China: Major Trends -- 3 Economic Development, Structural Change, and the Kuznets Inverted U -- 4 Economic Transition -- 5 Incomplete Transition -- 6 Distributional Policies -- 7 Conclusions -- 7. India: Inequality Trends and Dynamics: The Bird's-Eye and the Granular Perspectives -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Inequality Levels and Trends in India: A Bird's-Eye View -- 3 Inequality at the Village Level: A Granular View -- 4 Dynamics of Spatial and Local Inequality -- 5 Poverty, Vulnerability, and Mobility in India -- 6 Inequality of Opportunity and Economic Growth -- 7 Conclusion -- 8. Mexico: Labour Markets and Fiscal Redistribution 1989-2014 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Level and Evolution of Income Inequality and Poverty: 1989-2014 -- 3 The Evolution and Determinants of Labour Income Inequality -- 4 Fiscal Redistribution: 1996-2015 -- 5 Main Conclusions and Policy Implications -- 9. South Africa: The Top End, Labour Markets, Fiscal Redistribution, and the Persistence of Very High Inequality -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Drivers of Post-Apartheid Income Inequality -- 3 A New Focus on the Top End of the Income Distribution -- 4 Earnings and the Labour Market: The Drivers of Earnings Inequality -- 5 Towards Policy: Evidence from Fiscal Incidence Studies -- 6 Disappointing Outcomes: Inequality Persistence and Low Social Mobility -- 7 Conclusion -- Part IV. Inequality In A Broader Context -- 10. Economic Inequality and Subjective Well-Being Across the World -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Measuring Inequality -- 3 Data, Methods, and Results -- 4 Conclusion -- 11. China and the United States: Different Economic Models But Similarly Low Levels of Socioeconomic Mobility -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Measuring Inter-generational Mobility. 3 Income versus Education Mobility -- 4 Intergenerational Mobility in Education over Time -- 5 Policy Changes in China and the US Underlying the Trends in Socioeconomic Mobility -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- 12. From Manufacturing-Led Export Growth to a Twenty-First Century Inclusive Growth Strategy: Explaining the Demise of a Successful Growth Model and What to Do about It -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Explaining the End of Manufacturing-Led Growth -- 3 The Stockholm Statement -- 4 Deconstructing the Success of the Manufacturing Export-Led Model -- 5 A Multi-Pronged Strategy -- 6 Industrial Policies and Dynamic Comparative Advantage -- 7 Reassessing Comparative Advantage -- 8 How Can Developed Countries Help? -- 9 Concluding Remarks: Reformulating Development Thinking -- Part V. Synthesis And Policy Implications -- 13. Synthesis and Policy Implications -- 1 Introduction -- 2 New Perspectives on Global Inequalities -- 3 Inequality in Five Developing Giants: Common Patterns? -- 4 Common Challenges in Measuring Inequality: Making the Most of Data -- 5 Inequality Trends and Drivers -- 6 Conclusion and Policy Implications -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910476833903321 |
| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2021 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Made in Africa : learning to compete in industry / / Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom, Finn Tarp
| Made in Africa : learning to compete in industry / / Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom, Finn Tarp |
| Autore | Newman Carol <1977-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : Brookings Institution Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.96 |
| Soggetto topico |
Investments, Foreign - Africa
Economic development - Africa - International cooperation Industrial policy - Africa Industrialization - Africa |
| ISBN |
0-8157-2816-6
0-8157-2817-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Why industry matters for Africa -- Why industry matters for Africa -- Realities and opportunities -- Industrialization efforts and outcomes -- Can Africa break in? -- Learning to compete -- Productivity, exports and competition -- Firm capabilities -- Industrial clusters -- How Africa can industrialize -- A strategy for industrial development -- Dealing with resource abundance -- An agenda for aid -- Afterword: leopards and laggards. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910311931603321 |
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| Washington, D.C. : , : Brookings Institution Press, , 2016 | ||
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Measuring poverty and wellbeing in developing countries / / Channing Arndt and Finn Tarp [[electronic resource]]
| Measuring poverty and wellbeing in developing countries / / Channing Arndt and Finn Tarp [[electronic resource]] |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Disciplina | 362.5091724 |
| Collana | UNU-WIDER studies in development economics |
| Soggetto topico |
Poverty - Developing countries
Poverty - Measurement Well-being - Developing countries Well-being - Measurement |
| ISBN |
0-19-106226-X
0-19-874480-3 0-19-180596-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ; part 1. Principles and choices. Measuring poverty and wellbeing in developing countries : motivation and overview / Channing Arndt and Finn Tarp -- Absolute poverty lines / Channing Arndt, Kristi Mahrt, and Finn Tarp -- Multidimensional first-order dominance comparisons of population wellbeing / Nikolaj Siersboek, Lars Peter Østerdal, and Channing Arndt -- Estimation in practice / Channing Arndt and Kristi Mahrt. -- ; part 2. Country applications. Estimating utility-consistent poverty in Ethiopia, 2000-11 / David Stifel and Tassew Woldehanna -- Estimating utility-consistent poverty in Madagascar, 2001-10 / David Stifel, Tiaray Razafimanantena, and Faly Rakotomanana -- Methods matter : the sensitivity of Malawian poverty estimates to definitions, data, and assumptions / Ulrik Beck, Richard Mussa, and Karl Pauw -- A review of consumption poverty estimation for Mozambique / Channing Arndt, Sam Jones, Kristi Mahrt, Vincenzo Salvucci, and Finn Tarp -- Poverty trends in Pakistan / Edward Whitney, Hina Nazli, and Kristi Mahrt -- Uganda : a new set of utility-consistent poverty lines / Bjorn Van Campenhout, Haruna Sekabira, and Fiona Nattembo -- Estimating multidimensional childhood poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo : 2007 through 2013 / Kristi Mahrt and Malokele Nanivazo -- Child deprivation and income poverty in Ghana / Raymond Elikplim Kofinti and Samuel Kobina Annim -- Measuring multidimensional poverty in Nigeria / Olu Ajakaiye, Afeikhena T. Jerome, Olanrewaju Olaniyan, Kristi Mahrt, and Olufunke A. Alaba -- Multidimensional assessment of child welfare for Tanzania / Channing Arndt, Vincent Leyaro, Kristi Mahrt, and Finn Tarp -- Estimating multidimensional poverty in Zambia / Kristi Mahrt and Gibson Masumbu. -- ; part 3. Summing-up and lessons learnt. Synthesis / Channing Arndt, Kristi Mahrt, and Finn Tarp -- Keep it real : measuring real inequality using survey data from developing countries / Ulrik Beck -- Conclusions and looking forward / Channing Arndt and Finn Tarp. -- ; appendix A. User guide to Poverty Line Estimation Analytical Software--PLEASe / Channing Arndt, Ulrik Beck, M. Azhar Hussain, Kristi, Mahrt, Kenneth Simler, and Finn Tarp -- ; appendix B. User guide to Estimating First-Order Dominance software (EFOD) / Channing Arndt and Kristi Mahrt. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910160764703321 |
| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2017 | ||
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Micro, small, and medium enterprises in Vietnam / / John Rand and Finn Tarp [[electronic resource]]
| Micro, small, and medium enterprises in Vietnam / / John Rand and Finn Tarp [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiii, 271 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.09597 |
| Collana | WIDER studies in development economics |
| Soggetto topico | Small business - Vietnam |
| ISBN |
0-19-188592-4
0-19-259188-6 0-19-259189-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910411651503321 |
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Mining for change : natural resources and industry in Africa / / John Page and Finn Tarp [[electronic resource]]
| Mining for change : natural resources and industry in Africa / / John Page and Finn Tarp [[electronic resource]] |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Disciplina | 333.7096 |
| Collana |
UNU-WIDER studies in development economics
Oxford scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural resources - Government policy - Africa
Construction industry - Africa |
| ISBN |
0-19-259187-8
0-19-188591-6 0-19-259186-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910404756603321 |
| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The political economy of clean energy transitions / / Douglas Arent, Channing Arndt, Mackay Miller, Finn Tarp, and Owen Zinaman [[electronic resource]]
| The political economy of clean energy transitions / / Douglas Arent, Channing Arndt, Mackay Miller, Finn Tarp, and Owen Zinaman [[electronic resource]] |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (594 pages) : illustrations, tables; digital file(s) |
| Disciplina | 333.79158 |
| Collana | UNU-WIDER Studies in Development Economics |
| Soggetto topico |
Renewable energy sources - Economic aspects
Energy policy Energy development |
| ISBN |
0-19-252301-5
0-19-184058-0 0-19-252300-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910213852503321 |
| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2017 | ||
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The practice of industrial policy : government-business coordination in Africa and East Asia / / John Page and Finn Tarp [[electronic resource]]
| The practice of industrial policy : government-business coordination in Africa and East Asia / / John Page and Finn Tarp [[electronic resource]] |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations, tables, charts; digital file(s) |
| Disciplina | 338.95 |
| Collana | Studies in development economics |
| Soggetto topico |
Industrial policy - Africa
Industrial policy - East Asia |
| ISBN |
0-19-251728-7
0-19-183860-8 0-19-251727-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Overview and insights / John Page and Finn Tarp -- Part I. Coordination and industrial policy --- 2. Industrial policy, learning, and development / Joseph E. Stiglitz -- 3. Coordination through an Asian lens / Justin Yifu Lin and Khuong Minh Vu -- 4. State-business relations as drivers of economic performance / Alberto Lemma and Dirk Willem te Velde -- 5. State capability and prospects for close coordination: considerations for industrial policy in Africa / Rachel M. Gisselquist -- Part II. Coordination mechanisms in Asia -- 6. Korea's evolving business-government relationship / Eun Mee Kim -- 7. The industrial policy experience of the electronics Industry in Malaysia / Rajah Rasiah -- 8. Case studies of decentralized coordination in China / Hinh T. Dinh -- 9. The political economy of industrial development in Viet Nam: impact of state-business relationship on industrial performance, 1986-2013 / Tu-Anh Vu-Thanh -- Part III. Building coordination in Africa -- 10. A natural experiment of industrial policy: floriculture and the metal and engineering industries in Ethiopia, Mulu Gebreeyesus -- 11. Policy coordination and growth traps in a middle-income country setting: the case of South Africa / Haroon Bhorat, Aalia Cassim, and Alan Hirsch -- 12. Special economic zones in Africa: political economy challenges and solutions / Thomas Farole and Lotta Moberg -- 13. Ghana's rxperiments with business-government coordination / Ernest Aryeetey and Nkechi S. Owoo -- 14. Importing coordination: Africa's Presidential Investors' Advisory Councils / John Page. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910213852603321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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