Over the past three decades the developing world has seen increasing devolution of political and economic power to local governments. Decentralization is considered an important element of participatory democracy and, along with privatization and deregulation, represents a subst…
Over the past three decades the developing world has seen increasing devolution of political and economic power to local governments. Decentralization is considered an important element of participatory democracy and, along with privatization and deregulation, represents a subst…
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…
This volume brings together essays by 34 leading economists about important things they have learnt from their research that relate to poverty. These essays range from the impact of colonialism and globalization to the future of micro-credit and the quest for vaccines.
Understanding poverty
by ebrary, Inc, Banerjee, Abhijit V., Bénabou, Roland, Mookherjee, Dilip
This volume brings together essays by 34 leading economists about important things they have learnt from their research that relate to poverty. These essays range from the impact of colonialism and globalization to the future of micro-credit and the quest for vaccines.
This volume brings together essays by 34 leading economists about important things they have learnt from their research that relate to poverty. These essays range from the impact of colonialism and globalization to the future of micro-credit and the quest for vaccines.
"Understanding poverty and what to do about it, is perhaps the central concern of all of economics. Yet the lay public almost never gets to hear what leading professional economists have to say about it. This volume brings together twenty-eight essays by some of the world leader…