Equity and development /

"The Berlin Workshop Series 2006 presents selected papers from meetings held in September 6? 8, 2004, at the 7th Annual Forum co-hosted by InWEnt and the World Bank in preparation for the Bank?s World Development Report. At the 2004 meetings, key researchers and policy makers from Europe, the U...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: Berlin Workshop, World Bank, Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbh
Other Authors: Kochendörfer-Lucius, Gudrun, Pleskovic, Boris
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : [Berlin, Germany] : World Bank ; Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbh, ©2006.
©2006
Series:Berlin Workshop series ; 2006.
Subjects:
Economic development > Congresses.
Equity > Developing countries > Congresses.
Développement économique > Congrès.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Urban & Regional.
Economic development
Economic history
Equity
Gerechtigkeit
Entwicklung
Condition économique.
Développement économique.
Égalité (Sociologie)
Developing countries > Economic conditions > Congresses.
Developing countries
Pays en développement.
Development
Conference papers and proceedings
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Gudrun Kochendörfer-Lucius and Boris Pleskovic
  • Opening address / Michael Hofman
  • Opening address : inequality of opportunity and economic development / Francisco Ferreira and Michael Walton
  • Keynote address : distribution, equity, and development / François Bourguignon
  • What is equity? What is the role for governments in the promotion of equity? Does the role differ between developed and developing countries?
  • Promoting equity through social cohesion : the Council of Europe strategy / Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni
  • Equality of opportunity and other equity principles in the context of developing countries / Dennis Cogneau
  • What is equity? / Stephan Klasen
  • Should poor people really care about inequality? / Martin Ravallion
  • Equity-enhancing social transformation : historical evidence from Europe and transition countries
  • Inequality and political regimes / Calres Boix
  • Income inequality, economic transformation, and growth in Russia / Evgeny Gavrilenkov
  • Justice and transition / Vladimir Gligorov
  • Building efficient welfare states : lessons learned
  • Welfare state, redistribution, growth, and poverty reduction / Rolph van der Hoeven
  • Global inequalities : what can be done to reduce international inequities?
  • Rights-based development / Jeremy Hobbs
  • Rising labor force participation as a source of pro-poor growth / Andrew Warner
  • What will greater integration mean for inequalities between and within the richer and poorer countries of the "New Europe"?
  • Social solidarity in an expanding Europe / Kemal Derviş
  • Integration and inequality in the EU accession countries / Jan Svejnar.

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