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The Political Economy of Poverty, Equity, and Growth: A Comparative Study

By Deepak Lal , H. Myint

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1999
ISBN
0198294328, 9780198294320, 0198288638, 9780198288633, 9780191522260
Open Library ID
OL623938M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3590461 bytes)
Pages
477\477
Topic
Economy
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-05-31 00:48:14

Description

This an important book for international political economists, who today are focussed on poor nations' "failure to develop," and the persistence of poverty. Lal and Myint have gathered the results of studies of 16 poor countries. The studies were designed by the World Bank, and focussed on the question of whether successful growth reduces poverty or leaves the poor behind. An encouraging finding, summarized in Chapter 10, is that successful economic growth does improve the welfare of the poor, and the failure of economic growth deepens poverty. Other findings related to income inequality, social welfare spending, and social safety-nets are drawn from the 16 studies. The findings give a solid base from which to debate left-right policy positions on poverty elimination. The data and detail in this book make it ideal for an international political economy classroom, but perhaps not for the casual reader.

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