Two of India's leading economists argue that, despite economic development, there must be a greater understanding of inequalities in India When India became independent in 1947 after two centuries of colonial subjugation, it immediately - and quite successfully - adopted a firml…
The world is a better place than it used to be. People are wealthier and healthier, and live longer lives. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and between nations. Here, Angus Deaton tells the remarkable story of how, starting…
"Before the current international economic crisis, Asian policymakers deferred to their Western counterparts. The enormous blunders since committed by the US and Europe mean deference has been replaced by disquiet. Asia's concern is that the world will soon come to grief if both…
Ghana has committed politically, legislatively, and fiscally to providing universal health insurance coverage for its population with the intent of reducing financial barriers to utilization of health care.. However, under current cost and enrollment projections the system will …
" ... Papers presented at a National Bureau of Economic Research Conference on the Economics of Aging, in Carefree, Arizona, in May 1988" -- p. 1.
This report is the thirteenth in the annual series addressing major development issues. This report is about the poor. It is thus about the fundamental issue in economic development : the eradication of poverty from the world. The report defines poverty in broad terms, to includ…
This clever how-to handbook is the first step to living off the grid.
A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.
