poverty, inequality, and growth in the era of globalization /
First Statement of Responsibility
Surjit S. Bhalla
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xix, 248 pages :
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illustrations ;
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23 cm
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-234) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Overview : new results on poverty, inequality, and growth in the era of globalization -- The pattern of economic growth, 1950-2000 -- Inequality as we know it -- Poverty as we are told it is -- Taking stock of the facts -- Recounting poor people -- Surveys and national accounts : can a choice be made? -- Other methodological considerations -- Poverty as it is--and forecasts for 2015 -- Reinventing the Kuznets curve : propoor growth -- Inequality as it is -- Globalization : a second look -- Conclusion : roads not taken