Understanding Poverty

Understanding Poverty
Author: Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2006-04-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0195305205

This volume brings together essays by thirty-four leading economists about the most important things they have learnt from their research that relate to poverty. The essays range from the impact of colonialism and globalization to the future of micro-credit and the quest for new vaccines.

The Impact of Macroeconomic Policies on Poverty and Income Distribution

The Impact of Macroeconomic Policies on Poverty and Income Distribution
Author: François Bourguignon
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0821357794

A companion to the bestseller, The Impact of Economic Policies on Poverty and Income Distribution, this title deals with theoretical challenges and cutting-edge macro-micro linkage models. The authors compare the predictive and analytical power of various macro-micro linkage techniques using the traditional RHG approach as a benchmark to evaluate standard policies, such as, a typical stabilization package and a typical structural reform policy.

IBSS: Economics: 2002 Vol.51

IBSS: Economics: 2002 Vol.51
Author: Compiled by the British Library of Political and Economic Science
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 676
Release: 2013-05-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134340028

First published in 1952, the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology) is well established as a major bibliographic reference for students, researchers and librarians in the social sciences worldwide. Key features * Authority: Rigorous standards are applied to make the IBSS the most authoritative selective bibliography ever produced. Articles and books are selected on merit by some of the world's most expert librarians and academics. *Breadth: today the IBSS covers over 2000 journals - more than any other comparable resource. The latest monograph publications are also included. *International Coverage: the IBSS reviews scholarship published in over 30 languages, including publications from Eastern Europe and the developing world. *User friendly organization: all non-English titles are word sections. Extensive author, subject and place name indexes are provided in both English and French. Place your standing order now for the 2003 volumes of the the IBSS Anthropology: 2002 Vol.48 December 2003: 234x156: Hb: 0-415-32634-6: £195.00 Economics: 2002 Vol.51 December 2003: 234x156: Hb: 0-415-32635-4: £195.00 Political Science: 2002 Vol.51 December 2003: 234x156: Hb: 0-415-32636-2: £195.00 Sociology: 2002 Vol.52 December 2003: 234x156: Hb: 0-415-32637-0: £195.00

Inequality and Economic Development in Brazil

Inequality and Economic Development in Brazil
Author:
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780821358801

What makes Brazil so unequal? This title looks at this question and shows how inequalities weaken Brazil's economic development and what are the best policy options to reduce this inequity.

Brazil

Brazil
Author:
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 660
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780821355473

This volume presents a set of policy notes prepared by the World Bank's Brazil Team with partners during 2002

The American Economic Review

The American Economic Review
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1184
Release: 2007
Genre: Economics
ISBN:

Includes annual List of doctoral dissertations in political economy in progress in American universities and colleges; and the Hand book of the American Economic Association.

Handbook of Labor Economics

Handbook of Labor Economics
Author: Orley Ashenfelter
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 863
Release: 2010-12-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0444534504

A guide to the continually evolving field of labour economics.