Equity and growth in a globalizing world / edited by Ravi Kanbur and Michael Spence ; contributions by Ravi Kanbur [and others].

This book is a compilation of a series of "state of the art" papers on topics related to equity and growth. As inputs to its final report (The Growth Report), the Commission on Growth and Development took stock of the current state of knowledge and understanding of various sectors/issues t...

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Other Authors: Kanbur, S. M. Ravi, Spence, Michael, 1943-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Commission on Growth and Development/World Bank, ©2010.
Series:World Bank e-Library.
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Table of Contents:
  • Equity within and between nations / Ravi Kanbur and Michael Spence
  • The millennium development goals : an assessment / François Bourguignon [and others]
  • Globalization, growth, and distribution : framing the questions / Ravi Kanbur
  • Investment efficiency and the distribution of wealth / Abhijit V. Banerjee
  • Gender equality, poverty reduction, and growth : a Copernican quest / Andrew Morrison, Dhushyanth Raju, and Nistha Sinha
  • Inequality of opportunity for education : Turkey / Francisco H.G. Ferreira and Jérémie Gignoux
  • The (indispensable) middle class in developing countries / Nancy Birdsall
  • Outlining a research agenda on the links between globalization and poverty / Ann Harrison and Margaret McMillan
  • Global wage inequality and the international flow of migrants / Mark R. Rosenzweig
  • International migration and development / Gordon H. Hanson
  • The cliff at the border / Lant Pritchett.