Inequality, growth, and poverty in an era of liberalization and globalization / 
edited by Giovanni Andrea Cornia. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2004. 
 - xxii, 438 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - [UNU-WIDER studies in development economics] .
 - Studies in development economics. .
<br/><br/> Series from jacket.  	PART I: INCOME DISTRIBUTION TRENDS,THEORIES AND POLICIES ; 1. Inequality, Growth and Poverty: An Overview of Changes over the Last Two Decades ; 2. Income Distribution Changes and Their Impact in the Post-World War II period ; PART II: TRADITIONAL CAUSES OF INEQUALITY: STILL RELEVANT FOR EXPLAINING ITS RISE IN THE 1980S-90S? ; 3. Land Ownership Inequality and the Income Distribution Consequences of Economic Growth ; 4. Does Educational Achievement Help Explain Income Inequality? ; 5. Rural and Urban Income and Poverty: Does Convergence Between Sectors Offset Divergence within Them? ; PART III. RECENT FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME ; 6. Globalization, Technology and Income Inequality: A Critical Analysis ; 7. External Liberalization, Economic Performance and Distribution in Latin America and Elsewhere ; 8. Labour Market Institutions and Income Inequality: What are the New Insights after the Washington Consensus? ; 9. Increased Income Inequality in OECD Countries and the Redistributive Impact of the Government Budget ; 10. Income Distribution and Tax and Government Social Spending Policies in Developing Countries ; 11. The Impact of Adjustment Related Social Funds on Income Distribution and Poverty ; PART IV. COUNTRY CASE STUDIES ; 12. Reducing Poverty and Inequality in India: Has Liberalization Helped? ; 13. Factor Shares and Resource Booms: Accounting for the Evolution of Venezuelan Inequality ; 14. The Impact of Financial Liberalization and the Rise of Financial Rents on Income Inequality: The Case of Turkey ; 15. The Changing Nature of Inequality in South Africa ; 16. Growth, Structural Change and Inequality: The Experience of Thailand ; Index 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0199271410 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004300753 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA4-Z9785 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Income distribution.<br/>Globalization--Economic aspects.<br/>Poverty.<br/>Economic development.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC79.I5.I495  /  2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>339.22