Growth
- Income trends and prospects for poverty reduction in Africa
- A. Shimeles; A. Bigsten / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2004
- This paper examines trends in income distribution and its linkages to economic growth and poverty reduction in order to understand the prospects for achieving poverty reduction in Africa. The authors examine the levels and trends in i...
- Do political institutions cause economic growth?
- E.L. Glaeser; R. La Porta; F. Lopez-de-Silane; A. Shleifer / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2004
- This paper revisits the debate over whether political institutions cause economic growth, or whether, alternatively, growth and human capital accumulation lead to institutional improvement. It finds that most indicators of inst...
- Empirical evidence of the relationship between trade liberalisation, inequality, and poverty
- P.K. Goldberg; N. Pavcnik / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2004
- This paper reviews the empirical evidence on the relationship between trade liberalisation, inequality, and poverty based on the analysis of micro data from several developing countries that underwent significant trade reforms in rece...
- Evaluating the economic impact of adjustment policies on the Sudanese economy
- A. Bannaga / Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2004
- This paper seeks to assess the impact of adjustment reforms on Sudan taking the current account balance as policy performance indicator. The author shows that the government own reforms were more effective than those imposed by the IM...
- Good globalisation needs good dialogue between the 'pro' and the 'anti'
- E. Aisbett / Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Berkeley, 2003
- This paper argues that lasting global economic integration is not the inevitable outcome of the process of globalisation. Many alternative outcomes are possible, and many of these will be far less favourable to the poor. The best hope...
- Poor performance? An assessment of post-crisis targeted poverty alleviation programs in Indonesia
- A.A. Perdana; J. Maxwell / Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia, 2004
- The significant rise in poverty levels in Indonesia following the economic crisis in 1997 led to the implementation of several targeted poverty alleviation programs. How effective were these programs at mitigating the impact of the cr...
- How the US can aid development and end poverty
- Seattle Initiative for Global Development, 2004
- This paper outlines the critical role of U.S. leadership in eliminating extreme global poverty. It presents the key areas in which the United States can and must act which include: investing in people: promoting develop...
- New economic policies may lead to new subordinations
- S Mukhopadhyay; R.M. Sudarshan / International Development Research Centre, 2003
- This book develops a new framework for gender analysis by demonstrating the importance of identifying the context of such analysis, and by highlighting the necessity of differentiating ‘gender’ per se from its various ‘...
- NAFTA is not responsible for the loss of agrarian jobs in Mexico
- M.C. Guisan; C. Malacon; P. Exposito / Econometrics Research Team, University of Santiago de Compostela, 2003
- This paper compares the experience of economic development of Mexico with that of some OECD countries (France, Spain and the USA) and Latin American countries (Brazil and Argentina), and analyses the evolution of employment in Mexico ...
- Problems in measurements of growth and inequality
- A. Deaton / United Nations [UN] Statistics Division, 2003
- This paper empirically explores the contradictions and inadequacies of measurements of growth and inequality between national accounts and surveys. It explores the reasons as to why there is divergence of results from national account...
- Poor performance? An assessment of post-crisis targeted poverty alleviation programs in Indonesia
- A.A. Perdana; J. Maxwell / Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia, 2004
- The significant rise in poverty levels in Indonesia following the economic crisis in 1997 led to the implementation of several targeted poverty alleviation programs. How effective were these programs at mitigating the impact of the cr...
- How the US can aid development and end poverty
- Seattle Initiative for Global Development, 2004
- This paper outlines the critical role of U.S. leadership in eliminating extreme global poverty. It presents the key areas in which the United States can and must act which include: investing in people: promoting develop...
- New economic policies may lead to new subordinations
- S Mukhopadhyay; R.M. Sudarshan / International Development Research Centre, 2003
- This book develops a new framework for gender analysis by demonstrating the importance of identifying the context of such analysis, and by highlighting the necessity of differentiating ‘gender’ per se from its various ‘...
- NAFTA is not responsible for the loss of agrarian jobs in Mexico
- M.C. Guisan; C. Malacon; P. Exposito / Econometrics Research Team, University of Santiago de Compostela, 2003
- This paper compares the experience of economic development of Mexico with that of some OECD countries (France, Spain and the USA) and Latin American countries (Brazil and Argentina), and analyses the evolution of employment in Mexico ...
- Problems in measurements of growth and inequality
- A. Deaton / United Nations [UN] Statistics Division, 2003
- This paper empirically explores the contradictions and inadequacies of measurements of growth and inequality between national accounts and surveys. It explores the reasons as to why there is divergence of results from national account...
- Assessing the potential impact of an increase in fuel tax in Mozambique
- V. Nhate; A. Fransisco; B. O'Laughlin; K. Nicholson / PRSP Monitoring and Synthesis Project, 2003
- This study considers the impact of a possible rise in fuel tax in Mozambique, which is bound to increase poverty and analyses the magnitude of this effect. In terms of a producer response, it argues that some economic activities are m...
- Poverty and social impact assessment pilot on Uganda’s Strategic Export Initiative
- David Booth; D. Kasente; G. Mavrotas; G. Mugambe; A. Muwonge / PRSP Monitoring and Synthesis Project, 2003
- This study is based on the Strategic Export Initiative (STRATEX) in Uganda, which aims to promote increased export earnings, reduced aid dependency and reduced poverty (relating to exports in coffee, tea, livestock, fish, cotton, hort...
- Poverty and social impact assessment (PSIA): demonstrations of an increase in public expenditure in Rwanda
- J. Mackinnon; L. Rugwabiza; A. Thomson; I. Hakizinka / PRSP Monitoring and Synthesis Project, 2003
- This study of Rwanda's PSIA addresses a poverty and social impact analysis of macroeconomic projections exploring the impact of expenditure programmes subsequent public spending asset out in the countrys' PRSP. The evidence for the ke...
- How valid are global poverty estimates?
- J. Vandemoortele / World Bank, 2002
- This paper questions whether $1 per day is a valid poverty norm whether poverty trends for China are an enigma; and whether statistical validity can be mistaken for truth. It draws the attention to the risk of ‘misplaced concrete...
- Can the benefits of trade reform be shared more equitably with the poor in Lao PDR?
- G. Fane / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2003
- This paper analyses the policies that the government in LAO PDR is currently proposing as a means of ensuring that benefits of further opening of the economy are more equally shared. The author argues that opening an economy to intern...
- World Growth
- World growth organisation bringing balance to the debate over trade, globalisation, and sustainable development
- Africa Commission
- Danish Africa Commission to improve economic growth and emplyment
- Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile Region (RiPPLE)
- A focus on water supply and sanitation challenges in Ethiopia
- The Prosperity Initiative (PI)
- Eradicating poverty through market forces
- Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
- Economic research centre at the University of Oxford
