Addressing inequality in South Asia / / Martin Rama, Tara Beteille, Yue Li, Pradeep K. Mitra, and John Lincoln Newman |
Autore | Rama Martin <1956-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
Disciplina | 339.4/60954 |
Collana | South Asia Development Matters |
Soggetto topico |
Poverty - South Asia
Equality - South Asia |
ISBN | 1-4648-0023-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Figures; 1 Based on standard monetary indicators, South Asia has moderate levels of inequality; Why inequality matters; 2 Billionaire wealth in India is exceptionally large; 3 The health outcomes of the poor are among the worst worldwide; 4 Returns to education create incentives to study; 5 Greater inequality reduces the quality of public services when the rich can opt out; The extent of inequality; 6 Poverty is higher in Indian districts suffering from Naxalite violence; 7 The least wealthy are alarmingly vulnerable
8 Inequality in health outcomes is wide9 Schooling among young adults is highly unequal in some countries in South Asia; Drivers of inequality; 10 Richer countries tend to be more unequal in both South Asia and East Asia; 11 Monetary inequality is increasing across most of South Asia; 12 South Asians do not see an environment conducive to lower inequality; 13 Multiple factors affect household outcomes relative to others in society; Limited opportunity; 14 Opportunities in education are better than in health or sanitation, as measured by the HOI 15 Better opportunity is driven by greater coverage16 Parent's education and location are critically important circumstances; Substantial mobility; 17 Considerable occupational mobility exists across generations in India; 18 Occupational mobility is higher for younger generations; 19 Upward mobility in South Asian countries is similar to that in the United States and Vietnam; 20 Upward mobility is much stronger in cities than in rural areas; Tables; 1 Changes in employment status reveal substantial mobility among migrant men in India; 2 Rural jobs allow people to escape poverty urban jobs are a ticket to the middle classInadequate support; 21 The composition of urban employment varies with city size and governance in India; 22 In Pakistan, poorer and richer households cope with shocks in different ways; 23 Social assistance is less adequate than social insurance but has greater coverage; Maps; 1 Government revenue in South Asia is low compared with the rest of the world; References; 24 Electricity subsidies favor the better-off; 25 Development spending per person is lower in poorer states and districts; 1. Why Inequality Matters; Inequality of what? Opportunities versus outcomesBoxes; 1.1 Discrimination by teachers pushes children out of school; Monetary measures of inequality; Multidimensional indicators of inequality; 1.2 Standard statistical measures of monetary inequality; 1.1 Estimates of expenditures differ between household surveys and national accounts; 1.3 Some monetary indicators may underestimate the true extent of inequality; Subjective well-being; 1.2 Monetary and nonmonetary indicators can lead to opposite conclusions; 1.4 Bhutan uses a happiness index to measure well-being; The costs (and benefits) of inequality Intrinsic value |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787011303321 |
Rama Martin <1956-> | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Addressing inequality in South Asia / / Martin Rama, Tara Beteille, Yue Li, Pradeep K. Mitra, and John Lincoln Newman |
Autore | Rama Martin <1956-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
Disciplina | 339.4/60954 |
Collana | South Asia Development Matters |
Soggetto topico |
Poverty - South Asia
Equality - South Asia |
ISBN | 1-4648-0023-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Figures; 1 Based on standard monetary indicators, South Asia has moderate levels of inequality; Why inequality matters; 2 Billionaire wealth in India is exceptionally large; 3 The health outcomes of the poor are among the worst worldwide; 4 Returns to education create incentives to study; 5 Greater inequality reduces the quality of public services when the rich can opt out; The extent of inequality; 6 Poverty is higher in Indian districts suffering from Naxalite violence; 7 The least wealthy are alarmingly vulnerable
8 Inequality in health outcomes is wide9 Schooling among young adults is highly unequal in some countries in South Asia; Drivers of inequality; 10 Richer countries tend to be more unequal in both South Asia and East Asia; 11 Monetary inequality is increasing across most of South Asia; 12 South Asians do not see an environment conducive to lower inequality; 13 Multiple factors affect household outcomes relative to others in society; Limited opportunity; 14 Opportunities in education are better than in health or sanitation, as measured by the HOI 15 Better opportunity is driven by greater coverage16 Parent's education and location are critically important circumstances; Substantial mobility; 17 Considerable occupational mobility exists across generations in India; 18 Occupational mobility is higher for younger generations; 19 Upward mobility in South Asian countries is similar to that in the United States and Vietnam; 20 Upward mobility is much stronger in cities than in rural areas; Tables; 1 Changes in employment status reveal substantial mobility among migrant men in India; 2 Rural jobs allow people to escape poverty urban jobs are a ticket to the middle classInadequate support; 21 The composition of urban employment varies with city size and governance in India; 22 In Pakistan, poorer and richer households cope with shocks in different ways; 23 Social assistance is less adequate than social insurance but has greater coverage; Maps; 1 Government revenue in South Asia is low compared with the rest of the world; References; 24 Electricity subsidies favor the better-off; 25 Development spending per person is lower in poorer states and districts; 1. Why Inequality Matters; Inequality of what? Opportunities versus outcomesBoxes; 1.1 Discrimination by teachers pushes children out of school; Monetary measures of inequality; Multidimensional indicators of inequality; 1.2 Standard statistical measures of monetary inequality; 1.1 Estimates of expenditures differ between household surveys and national accounts; 1.3 Some monetary indicators may underestimate the true extent of inequality; Subjective well-being; 1.2 Monetary and nonmonetary indicators can lead to opposite conclusions; 1.4 Bhutan uses a happiness index to measure well-being; The costs (and benefits) of inequality Intrinsic value |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809534403321 |
Rama Martin <1956-> | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Addressing inequality in South Asia / / Martín Rama [and three others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (197 p.) |
Disciplina | 339.4/60954 |
Collana | South Asia Development Matters |
Soggetto topico |
Poverty - South Asia
Equality - South Asia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4648-0023-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Figures; 1 Based on standard monetary indicators, South Asia has moderate levels of inequality; Why inequality matters; 2 Billionaire wealth in India is exceptionally large; 3 The health outcomes of the poor are among the worst worldwide; 4 Returns to education create incentives to study; 5 Greater inequality reduces the quality of public services when the rich can opt out; The extent of inequality; 6 Poverty is higher in Indian districts suffering from Naxalite violence; 7 The least wealthy are alarmingly vulnerable
8 Inequality in health outcomes is wide9 Schooling among young adults is highly unequal in some countries in South Asia; Drivers of inequality; 10 Richer countries tend to be more unequal in both South Asia and East Asia; 11 Monetary inequality is increasing across most of South Asia; 12 South Asians do not see an environment conducive to lower inequality; 13 Multiple factors affect household outcomes relative to others in society; Limited opportunity; 14 Opportunities in education are better than in health or sanitation, as measured by the HOI 15 Better opportunity is driven by greater coverage16 Parent's education and location are critically important circumstances; Substantial mobility; 17 Considerable occupational mobility exists across generations in India; 18 Occupational mobility is higher for younger generations; 19 Upward mobility in South Asian countries is similar to that in the United States and Vietnam; 20 Upward mobility is much stronger in cities than in rural areas; Tables; 1 Changes in employment status reveal substantial mobility among migrant men in India; 2 Rural jobs allow people to escape poverty urban jobs are a ticket to the middle classInadequate support; 21 The composition of urban employment varies with city size and governance in India; 22 In Pakistan, poorer and richer households cope with shocks in different ways; 23 Social assistance is less adequate than social insurance but has greater coverage; Maps; 1 Government revenue in South Asia is low compared with the rest of the world; References; 24 Electricity subsidies favor the better-off; 25 Development spending per person is lower in poorer states and districts; 1. Why Inequality Matters; Inequality of what? Opportunities versus outcomesBoxes; 1.1 Discrimination by teachers pushes children out of school; Monetary measures of inequality; Multidimensional indicators of inequality; 1.2 Standard statistical measures of monetary inequality; 1.1 Estimates of expenditures differ between household surveys and national accounts; 1.3 Some monetary indicators may underestimate the true extent of inequality; Subjective well-being; 1.2 Monetary and nonmonetary indicators can lead to opposite conclusions; 1.4 Bhutan uses a happiness index to measure well-being; The costs (and benefits) of inequality Intrinsic value |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460086303321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Challenges of economic growth, inequality, and conflict in South Asia [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of the 4th International Conference on South Asia, 24 November 2008, Singapore / / edited by Tan Tai yong |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | xxxvii, 151 p. : ill., maps |
Disciplina | 338.954 |
Altri autori (Persone) | TanTai Yong |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - South Asia
Equality - South Asia Poverty - South Asia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-76201-X
9786612762017 981-4293-34-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ch. 1. Bal howa bandhan kate ... India and its neighbours / Arun Shourie -- ch. 2. South Asia : economic outlook in the next few decades / Shahid Javed Burki -- ch. 3. Integrating with the world : South Asia rising - enhancing trade and investment / Saman Kelegama -- ch. 4. Reducing poverty : how much? how soon? / Praful Patel -- ch. 5. Managing inflation : key to South Asia's economic progress / Salehuddin Ahmed -- ch. 6. 'Going places'? Emerging issues on the diaspora and Indian international economic activity / Peter Reeves -- ch. 7. India's soft power and cultural influence / Bibek Debroy -- ch. 8. Infrastructure challenges in South Asia / Stephen Jones and Ramlatu Attah. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455585403321 |
Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Challenges of economic growth, inequality, and conflict in South Asia [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of the 4th International Conference on South Asia, 24 November 2008, Singapore / / edited by Tan Tai yong |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | xxxvii, 151 p. : ill., maps |
Disciplina | 338.954 |
Altri autori (Persone) | TanTai Yong <1961-> |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - South Asia
Equality - South Asia Poverty - South Asia |
ISBN |
1-282-76201-X
9786612762017 981-4293-34-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ch. 1. Bal howa bandhan kate ... India and its neighbours / Arun Shourie -- ch. 2. South Asia : economic outlook in the next few decades / Shahid Javed Burki -- ch. 3. Integrating with the world : South Asia rising - enhancing trade and investment / Saman Kelegama -- ch. 4. Reducing poverty : how much? how soon? / Praful Patel -- ch. 5. Managing inflation : key to South Asia's economic progress / Salehuddin Ahmed -- ch. 6. 'Going places'? Emerging issues on the diaspora and Indian international economic activity / Peter Reeves -- ch. 7. India's soft power and cultural influence / Bibek Debroy -- ch. 8. Infrastructure challenges in South Asia / Stephen Jones and Ramlatu Attah. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780896203321 |
Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Challenges of economic growth, inequality, and conflict in South Asia : proceedings of the 4th International Conference on South Asia, 24 November 2008, Singapore / / edited by Tan Tai yong |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | xxxvii, 151 p. : ill., maps |
Disciplina | 338.954 |
Altri autori (Persone) | TanTai Yong <1961-> |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - South Asia
Equality - South Asia Poverty - South Asia |
ISBN |
1-282-76201-X
9786612762017 981-4293-34-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ch. 1. Bal howa bandhan kate ... India and its neighbours / Arun Shourie -- ch. 2. South Asia : economic outlook in the next few decades / Shahid Javed Burki -- ch. 3. Integrating with the world : South Asia rising - enhancing trade and investment / Saman Kelegama -- ch. 4. Reducing poverty : how much? how soon? / Praful Patel -- ch. 5. Managing inflation : key to South Asia's economic progress / Salehuddin Ahmed -- ch. 6. 'Going places'? Emerging issues on the diaspora and Indian international economic activity / Peter Reeves -- ch. 7. India's soft power and cultural influence / Bibek Debroy -- ch. 8. Infrastructure challenges in South Asia / Stephen Jones and Ramlatu Attah. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824084603321 |
Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ending poverty in South Asia [[electronic resource] ] : ideas that work / / edited by Deepa Narayan, Elena Glinskaya |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (428 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.1/40869420954 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
Narayan-ParkerDeepa
GlinskayaElena E |
Soggetto topico |
Community development - South Asia
Poverty - South Asia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-72565-6
9786610725656 0-8213-6877-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; List of Abbreviations; List of Tables, Boxes, Figures; 1. Overview and Lessons Learned; Tables; Figures; 2. India's Milk Revolution Investing in Rural Producer Organizations; Boxes; 3. Collective Action by Women Workers The Self-Employed Women's Association, India; 4. Empowerment through Self-Help Groups Andhra Pradesh Shows the Way in India; 5. Scaling Up Rural Support Programmes in Pakistan; 6. Afghanistan Integrating Community-Driven Development with Governance Reform; 7. Microfinance in Bangladesh Growth, Achievements, Lessons
8. Computerizing Land Records for Farmer Access The Bhoomi Initiative in Karnataka, India9. E-choupals and Rural Transformation Web-Based Tools for Indian Farmers; 10. A School for Every Village The Education Guarantee Scheme in Madhya Pradesh, India; 11. Expanding Access to Education in Bangladesh; 12. Addressing Urban Infrastructure Needs of the Poor Public-Private Partnerships in Tamil Nadu, India; 13. Citizen Report Cards in Bangalore, India A Case Study in Accountability; 14. Commentary A Framework for Scaling Up Poverty Reduction; Glossary; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452131203321 |
Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ending poverty in South Asia : : ideas that work / / edited by Deepa Narayan, Elena Glinskaya |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2007] |
Descrizione fisica | xxii, 400 pages : illustrations ; ; 22 cm |
Disciplina | 307.1/40869420954 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
Narayan-ParkerDeepa
GlinskayaElena E |
Soggetto topico |
Community development - South Asia
Poverty - South Asia |
ISBN |
1-280-72565-6
9786610725656 0-8213-6877-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; List of Abbreviations; List of Tables, Boxes, Figures; 1. Overview and Lessons Learned; Tables; Figures; 2. India's Milk Revolution Investing in Rural Producer Organizations; Boxes; 3. Collective Action by Women Workers The Self-Employed Women's Association, India; 4. Empowerment through Self-Help Groups Andhra Pradesh Shows the Way in India; 5. Scaling Up Rural Support Programmes in Pakistan; 6. Afghanistan Integrating Community-Driven Development with Governance Reform; 7. Microfinance in Bangladesh Growth, Achievements, Lessons
8. Computerizing Land Records for Farmer Access The Bhoomi Initiative in Karnataka, India9. E-choupals and Rural Transformation Web-Based Tools for Indian Farmers; 10. A School for Every Village The Education Guarantee Scheme in Madhya Pradesh, India; 11. Expanding Access to Education in Bangladesh; 12. Addressing Urban Infrastructure Needs of the Poor Public-Private Partnerships in Tamil Nadu, India; 13. Citizen Report Cards in Bangalore, India A Case Study in Accountability; 14. Commentary A Framework for Scaling Up Poverty Reduction; Glossary; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777791103321 |
Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2007] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ending poverty in South Asia : : ideas that work / / edited by Deepa Narayan, Elena Glinskaya |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2007] |
Descrizione fisica | xxii, 400 pages : illustrations ; ; 22 cm |
Disciplina | 307.1/40869420954 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
Narayan-ParkerDeepa
GlinskayaElena E |
Soggetto topico |
Community development - South Asia
Poverty - South Asia |
ISBN |
1-280-72565-6
9786610725656 0-8213-6877-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; List of Abbreviations; List of Tables, Boxes, Figures; 1. Overview and Lessons Learned; Tables; Figures; 2. India's Milk Revolution Investing in Rural Producer Organizations; Boxes; 3. Collective Action by Women Workers The Self-Employed Women's Association, India; 4. Empowerment through Self-Help Groups Andhra Pradesh Shows the Way in India; 5. Scaling Up Rural Support Programmes in Pakistan; 6. Afghanistan Integrating Community-Driven Development with Governance Reform; 7. Microfinance in Bangladesh Growth, Achievements, Lessons
8. Computerizing Land Records for Farmer Access The Bhoomi Initiative in Karnataka, India9. E-choupals and Rural Transformation Web-Based Tools for Indian Farmers; 10. A School for Every Village The Education Guarantee Scheme in Madhya Pradesh, India; 11. Expanding Access to Education in Bangladesh; 12. Addressing Urban Infrastructure Needs of the Poor Public-Private Partnerships in Tamil Nadu, India; 13. Citizen Report Cards in Bangalore, India A Case Study in Accountability; 14. Commentary A Framework for Scaling Up Poverty Reduction; Glossary; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818928803321 |
Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2007] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Food sovereignty and uncultivated biodiversity in South Asia : essays on the poverty of food policy and the wealth of the social landscape / / Farhad Mazhar ... [et al.] |
Autore | Baru Sanjaya |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Delhi, : Academic Foundation |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (84 p.) |
Disciplina | 631.5/8 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MajahāraPharahāda |
Soggetto topico |
Agrobiodiversity - South Asia
Nutrition policy - South Asia Food supply - South Asia Agricultural systems - South Asia Women and the environment - South Asia Poverty - South Asia |
ISBN |
81-7188-558-6
1-280-76338-8 9786610763382 1-55250-337-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Contents ""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Our Crops Our Selves""; ""What is Agriculture?""; ""2. Diversity on the Flood Plains of Bangladesh""; ""3. Diversity on the Dry Lands of the Deccan Plateau""; ""4. The Politics of Weeds and the Decline of Farming Systems""; ""5. Why Do Dry Land Farmers Practice Ecological Farming?""; ""6. Penta Pooja Worship of the Manure Heap""; ""Biodiversity and the Technology of Cooking""; ""7. Uncultivated Foods and the Technology of Cooking""; ""8. Uncultivated Greens the Nutritional Values""; ""9. Uncultivated Foods and Daily Diets""
""Cultivating the Social Landscape""""10. Survival Strategies of the Very Poor""; ""11. Poverty and the Social Landscape""; ""12. Toward a New Economics of Agriculture""; ""Politics and Culture""; ""13. The Cultural Politics of Food Sovereignty""; ""About the Authors""; ""Acknowledgements"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143320303321 |
Baru Sanjaya | ||
New Delhi, : Academic Foundation | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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