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Trade preference erosion : measurement and policy response /
This volume introduces the gender dimension in the empirical analyses on the links between trade and poverty. Gender disparities, an important component of overall inequality, may limit the gains from trade and the potential benefits to poor people. This view is supported by the robust finding that...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Washington, DC :
Palgrave Macmillan ; World Bank,
©2009.
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| Colección: | World Bank e-Library.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This volume introduces the gender dimension in the empirical analyses on the links between trade and poverty. Gender disparities, an important component of overall inequality, may limit the gains from trade and the potential benefits to poor people. This view is supported by the robust finding that while growth (as well as the gains from trade) is the major vehicle of lifting people out of poverty, it is more likely to be pro-poor when initial inequality is low. High inequality directly lowers the rate of poverty reduction by hindering growth. Ample evidence shows that, in spite of recent impro. |
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| Notas: | "Most ... chapters were originally presented at the international symposium, "Preference erosion: impacts and policy responses," in Geneva, June 13-14, 2005 ... organized by the World Bank in cooperation with the OECD and the WTO"--Page xi |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 466 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780821377482 0821377485 |