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Gender aspects of the trade and poverty nexus : a macro-micro approach /
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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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Washington, DC :
Palgrave Macmillan ; World Bank,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Equity and development series.
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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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 282 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780821377635 0821377639 1282101110 9781282101111 9786612101113 6612101113 |