World development report 2006 : equity and development.
This year?s Word Development Report (WDR), the twenty-eighth, looks at the role of equity in the development process. It defines equity in terms of two basic principles. The first is equal opportunities: that a person?s chances in life should be determined by his or her talents and efforts, rather t...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Washington, D.C. : Oxford :
World Bank ; Oxford University Press,
2005.
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Colección: | World Bank e-Library.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This year?s Word Development Report (WDR), the twenty-eighth, looks at the role of equity in the development process. It defines equity in terms of two basic principles. The first is equal opportunities: that a person?s chances in life should be determined by his or her talents and efforts, rather than by pre-determined circumstances such as race, gender, social or family background. The second principle is the avoidance of extreme deprivation in outcomes, particularly in health, education and consumption levels. This principle thus includes the objective of poverty reduction. The report?s mai. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 320 pages) : illustrations |
ISBN: | 9780821362495 0821362496 9780821362501 082136250X 0821362518 9780821362518 1280216883 9781280216886 6610216886 9786610216888 |