Inequality
- Using the world's wealth to tackle inequality
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World Public Finances is a concept that addresses distributional justice at the global level. With global taxes and global public goods, it could take the place of development aid. A ‘Global Fund’ could play a role in spreading the concept, proposing global taxes and organising redistribution, based on the idea of a global welfare state.
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- Public perceptions about the state of Namibia
- ( B. Fuller / Institute of Public Policy Research, Namibia , 2008)
- Namibia is facing another round of national elections, and pre-election manoeuvring has already begun. Two new political parties have emerged, and existing parties are getting ready for another go. Wi...
Are Rwanda's rural sector policies really pro-poor?
- ( A. Ansoms / Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp , 2007)
- This paper critically analyses the challenges and priorities for Rwanda’s rural sector policies in the fight against poverty. The lessons drawn are important, the author asserts, as this sector ...
- How world public finances can help address income inequality
- ( F. Mestrum / Choike , 2008)
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This paper reviews theories and empirical findings on inequality and finds evidence for a liberal shift in international development:
the reduction of absolute poverty has become... - 2008 review of economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific
- ( United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific , 2008)
- Examines the region’s key short and medium term prospects and challenges in macroeconomic and selected social areas and studies long-term development issues for the developing countries in ...
- Conditional cash transfer programmes: excellent targeting, significant reduction of inequality
- ( S. Soares;E. Zepeda / UNDP International Poverty Centre , 2007)
- This one-page document examines the impact of three Latin American Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programmes providing cash transfers to poor families, conditioned on children’s school attendan...
- Endowments and policy make growth pro-poor
- ( A. Chhibber;G. Nayyar / Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester , 2007)
- Economic growth is associated with reductions in income poverty. However, developing countries exhibit large differences in the percentage change in the poverty headcount ratio associated with a perce...
- Agricultural growth and good public administration crucial in reducing poverty
- ( M. Ravallion / World Bank Research , 2008)
- China has emerged as a major investor and aid donor in Africa. However this paper contends that, from an African perspective, it is above all a role model for successful poverty reduction. Throug...
- The influence of Pentecostalism in South Africa
- ( A. Bernstein / Centre for Development and Enterprise, South Africa , 2008)
- Post-apartheid South Africa has seen massive growth in Pentecostal church membership - a change that is often overlooked by development researchers. This report, based on interviews with pastors and c...
- Adapting affirmative action to each disadvantaged group
- ( R. Gaiha;G. Thapa;K. Imai / Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester , 2007)
- Despite the good performance of India's economy in recent years, disadvantaged groups such as the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) face both higher incidence and intensity of poverty th...
- How does the introduction of Bt cotton impact inequality between rich and poor farmers?: evidence from India
- ( S. Morse;R. Bennett;Y. Ismael / AgBioForum , 2007)
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Critics of genetically modified (GM) crops often contend that their introduction enhances the gap between rich and poor farmers, as the former group are in the best position to afford the expensive...
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