Economic Development, Poverty, and Income Distribution

ISBN-13: 9780367017736 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 322 str.

Opis

The increasing inequality and poverty that seem inevitably to accompany economic growth in developing countries have become more and more evident in recent years. The search for development paths that lead to growth with equality—all too difficult to find—is now an area of central concern for development economists. One result of their concern is this volume, in which internationally known representatives of a range of disciplines address themselves to ways in which growth with equity might be successfully achieved. The book begins with both empirical and theoretical background to the development issues involved, and with an overview of the experience of the international development assistance community. focuses on operational definitions of the poor that will permit analytical, policy-oriented research to lead to useful conclusions. Specific concern is expressed for small-business owners, women, peasants, and recent migrants from rural to urban areas. The basic question, of course, is what can be done about poverty and inequality. includes suggestions for specific measures and provides a comprehensive comparison across a wide range of policy options. The book does not solve the problem, but it does point to directions that promise a reasonably high probability of success. And throughout, suggestions are made for the kind of interdisciplinary research required to raise that probability even further.

Spis treści

Preface -- The Problem -- Economic Underdevelopment and Income Distribution: A Survey of the Literature -- The World Bank and World Poverty -- Growth and Distribution: Trade-Offs or Complements? -- Development and Distribution in Tanzania -- Who Are the Poor? -- Exports, Entrepreneurs, and Equity: A Solution to the Problems of Population and Poverty in Southeast Asia? -- Operating in a Complex Society -- A Review and Critique of Foster's “Image of Limited Good” -- Dualism and Productivity: An Examination of the Economic Roles of Women in Societies in Transition -- What To Do About It -- Policies for Equitable Growth -- Income Inequality and Capitalist Development: A Marxist Perspective -- Water Supply and Income Distribution in Developing Countries -- Intermediate Technology and Income Distribution in Developing Nations