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Addressing inequality in South Asia / / Martin Rama, Tara Beteille, Yue Li, Pradeep K. Mitra, and John Lincoln Newman
| 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->
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| 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
| 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 |
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Rama Martin <1956->
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| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Lobbying by Capital and Labor Over Trade and Labor Market Policies / Martin Rama and Guido Tabellini
| Lobbying by Capital and Labor Over Trade and Labor Market Policies / Martin Rama and Guido Tabellini |
| Autore | Rama, Martin |
| Disciplina |
B/1.2.2
F/3.2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Tabellini, Guido <1956- > |
| Collana | Working Paper Series |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-990003870510403321 |
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Rama, Martin
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| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Les marchés urbains du travail en Afrique subsaharienne / / Philippe De Vreyer, François Roubaud
| Les marchés urbains du travail en Afrique subsaharienne / / Philippe De Vreyer, François Roubaud |
| Autore | Antoine Philippe |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Marseille, : IRD Éditions, 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (454 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BarletMuriel
BocquierPhilippe De VreyerPhilippe De VreyerPhilippe GubertFlore HerreraJavier KuépiéMathias LoMoubarack MerceronSébastien NordmanChristophe J Pasquier-DoumerLaure Rakoto-TianaNelly RamaMartin RazafindrakotoMireille RobilliardAnne-Sophie RoubaudFrançois TorelliConstance VescovoAude |
| Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Labor economics - Africa, Sub-Saharan Unemployment - Africa, Sub-Saharan Working poor - Africa, Sub-Saharan Poor - Employment - Africa, Sub-Saharan Income distribution - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Afrique noire
marché du travail citadins demandeurs d'emploi |
| ISBN | 2-7099-1859-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910168756503321 |
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Antoine Philippe
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| Marseille, : IRD Éditions, 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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