Understanding poverty
by Banerjee Abhijit Vinayak
Published by : Oxford University Press (New York) Physical details: 443p. ISBN:978-0-19-530519-7.
Subject(s):
Role of Agriculture
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Global economy
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poor
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Public Policies
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Causes of poverty : Understanding prosperity and poverty- geography, institutions and reversal of fortune, colonialism, inequality and long run paths of development, Kuznets curve, new growth approach to poverty alleviation, globalization and all that, global economy and poor, role of agriculture in development, fertility and income, fertility in developing countries, corruption and development, ethnic diversity and poverty reduction
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How should we go about fighting poverty : Redistribution towards low incomes in richer countries, transfers and safety nets in poor countries- revisiting the trade offs and policy options, poverty persistence and design of antipoverty policies, child labor/ labour, policy dilemmas for controlling child labor, primacy of education, public goods and economic development, intellectual property and health in developing countries, public policies to stimulate development of vaccines for neglected diseases, microinsurance, credit, intermediation and poverty reduction
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poor but rational, better choices to reduce poverty, nonmarket institutions, racial stigma- towards a new paradigm for discrimination theory, aspirations, poverty and economic change
Year: 2006
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Books | KILA HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY General Stacks | 362.57 BEN/U (Browse shelf) | Available | 009464 |