Poverty, Inequality, and Development

Klappentext Economists have traditionally concentrated on aggregate economic growth to measure a country's development. Zusammenfassung Economists have traditionally concentrated on aggregate economic growth to measure a country's development! but previously they have also considered income distribution performance. In this book Gary Fields reverses conventional approaches by using income distribution as the primary indicator. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: a new approach to poverty, inequality, and development; 2. Approaches to income distribution and development; 3. Growth and distribution: a welfare economic analysis; 4. Inequality and development; 5. Absolute income, absolute poverty, and development; 6. Development progress and growth strategies: case studies; 7. Development progress and growth strategies: conclusions.

Product details

• Authors: Fields, Gary S Fields, Gary S. Fields
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.08.2008
• EAN: 9780521298520
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29852-0
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics