Inequality is bad for the poor / Martin Ravallion

"It has been argued that inequality should be of little concern in poor countries on the grounds that (1) absolute poverty in terms of consumption (or income) is the overriding issue in poor countries, and (2) the only thing that really matters to reducing absolute income poverty is the rate of...

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Autores principales:Ravallion, Martin, 1952-
Autores Corporativos:World Bank
Formato: Online-Resource
Lenguaje:English
Publicado:[Washington, D.C] : World Bank, 2005
Colección:Policy research working paper
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Sumario:"It has been argued that inequality should be of little concern in poor countries on the grounds that (1) absolute poverty in terms of consumption (or income) is the overriding issue in poor countries, and (2) the only thing that really matters to reducing absolute income poverty is the rate of economic growth. The author takes (1) as given but questions (2). He argues that there are a number of ways in which the extent of inequality in a society, and how it evolves over time, influences the extent of poverty today and the prospects for rapid poverty reduction in the future. "--World Bank web site
Notas:Includes bibliographical references. - Title from PDF file as viewed on 8/18/2005
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Weitere Ausgabe: Ravallion, Martin: Inequality is bad for the poor
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