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Overcoming the Persistence of Inequality and Poverty /

International experts evaluate new policy directions in economic development and poverty reduction, building on the ideas of a pioneer in the new discipline of Development Studies, Frances Stewart. Combing ideas and evidence on technological change, human development and conflict prevention to addre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Fitzgerald, E. V. K. (Edmund Valpy Knox), 1947-, Heyer, Judith, 1938-, Thorp, Rosemary, 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PART I: INTRODUCTION Presenting the Book
  • V. FitzGerald, J. Heyer & R. Thorp Social Wellbeing and Conflict: Themes from the Work of Frances Stewart
  • J. Toye PART II: TECHNICAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Technology Change: Sources and Impediments
  • G. Ranis & M. Irons Migration and Productivity Patterns in European Regions
  • G.B. Navaretti, G. De Simone, G. Orefice & A. Salvi Revisiting Technology and Underdevelopment: Climate Change, Politics and the 'D' of Solar Energy Technology in Contemporary India
  • B. Harriss-White, S. Rohra & N. Singh PART III: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND POVERTY Advancing Human Development: Values, Groups, Power and Conflict
  • S. Deneulin Welfare Regimes and Economic Development: Bridging the Conceptual Gap
  • T. Mkandawire Democracy, the New Left and Income Distribution: Latin America over the last Decade
  • G.A. Cornia & B. Martorano PART IV: CONFLICT, ETHNICITY AND INEQUALITY Understanding Horizontal Inequalities: the Role of Civil Society
  • G.K. Brown Horizontal Inequalities and Militancy: The Case of Nigeria's Niger Delta
  • A. Langer & U. Ukiwo Seeking Representativeness: Affirmative Action in Nigeria and South Africa Compared
  • A.R. Mustapha Frances Stewart: A Selected Bibliography.