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Flat world, big gaps : economic liberalization, globalization, poverty and inequality / edited by Jomo K.S. with Jacques Baudot.

Contributor(s): Jomo K. S. (Jomo Kwame Sundaram) | Baudot, Jacques | United NationsMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: London ; New York : Orient Longman ; Zed Books ; Third World Network ; c2007Description: xxvii, 416 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781842778340 (pbk.); 184277834X (pbk.)Subject(s): Income distribution | Economic development | GlobalizationDDC classification: 338.9 LOC classification: HC79.I5 | F53 2007
Contents:
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Global income inequality : what it is and why it matters / Branko Milanovic -- 2. The scorecard on development : 25 years of diminished progress / Mark Weisbrot, Dean Baker and David Rosnick -- 3. A converging or diverging world? / Bob Sutcliffe -- 4. World economic growth and income distribution, 1980-2000 / Albert Berry and John Serieux -- 5. Globalizing inequality : 'centrifugal' and 'centripetal' forces at work / José Gabriel Palma -- 6. Growth is failing the poor : the unbalanced distribution of the benefits and costs of global economic growth / David Woodward and Andrew Simms -- 7. Inequality trends in some developed OECD countries / John Weeks -- 8. Unequal fortunes, unstable households : has rising inequality contributed to economic troubles for households? / Heather Boushey and Christian E. Weller -- 9. Poverty and inequality in Eastern Europe and the CIS transition economies / Mihaly Simai --
10. Equity in Latin America since the 1990s / Pedro Sáinz -- 11. Income distribution in the Middle East and North Africa, 1960-2000 / Maria Cristina Paciello -- 12. Openness, trade liberalization, inequality and poverty in Africa / Alemayehu Geda and Abebe Shimeles -- 13. Inequality in India : a survey of recent trends / Parthapratim Pal and Jayati Ghosh -- 14. Growth with equity in East Asia / Jomo K.S. -- 15. Understanding the extent and evolution of inequalities in China / Ranja Sengupta and Jayati Ghosh -- Contributors -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Global income inequality : what it is and why it matters / Branko Milanovic -- 2. The scorecard on development : 25 years of diminished progress / Mark Weisbrot, Dean Baker and David Rosnick -- 3. A converging or diverging world? / Bob Sutcliffe -- 4. World economic growth and income distribution, 1980-2000 / Albert Berry and John Serieux -- 5. Globalizing inequality : 'centrifugal' and 'centripetal' forces at work / José Gabriel Palma -- 6. Growth is failing the poor : the unbalanced distribution of the benefits and costs of global economic growth / David Woodward and Andrew Simms -- 7. Inequality trends in some developed OECD countries / John Weeks -- 8. Unequal fortunes, unstable households : has rising inequality contributed to economic troubles for households? / Heather Boushey and Christian E. Weller -- 9. Poverty and inequality in Eastern Europe and the CIS transition economies / Mihaly Simai --

10. Equity in Latin America since the 1990s / Pedro Sáinz -- 11. Income distribution in the Middle East and North Africa, 1960-2000 / Maria Cristina Paciello -- 12. Openness, trade liberalization, inequality and poverty in Africa / Alemayehu Geda and Abebe Shimeles -- 13. Inequality in India : a survey of recent trends / Parthapratim Pal and Jayati Ghosh -- 14. Growth with equity in East Asia / Jomo K.S. -- 15. Understanding the extent and evolution of inequalities in China / Ranja Sengupta and Jayati Ghosh -- Contributors -- Index.

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