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- catalog abstract "Most of the world's people live in "developing" economies, as do most of the world's poor. The predominant means of economic development is economic growth. This text asks to what extent and in what circumstances economic growth improves the material standard of living of a country's people. Most of the world's people live in "developing" economies, as do most of the world's poor. The predominant means of economic development is economic growth. In this book Gary Fields asks to what extent and in what circumstances economic growth improves the material standard of living of a country's people. Most development economists agree that economic growth raises the incomes of people in all parts of the income distribution and lowers the poverty rate. At the same time, some groups lose out because of changes accompanying economic growth. Fields examines these beliefs, asking what variables should be measured to determine whether progress is being made and what policies and circumstances cause some countries to do better than others. He also shows how the same data can be interpreted to reach different, even conflicting, conclusions. Using both theoretical and empirical approaches, Fields defines and examines inequality, poverty, income mobility, and economic well-being. Finally, he considers various policies for broad-based growth.".
- catalog contributor b12085028.
- catalog coverage "Developing countries Economic conditions.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description "1. The Distributional Effects of Economic Growth -- 2. The Meaning and Measurement of Income Inequality -- 3. Economic Growth and Inequality: A Review of the Empirical Evidence -- 4. The Measurement of Poverty -- 5. Does Economic Growth Reduce Absolute Poverty? A Review of the Empirical Evidence -- 6. The Meaning and Measurement of Income Mobility -- 7. Growth and Income Mobility: Some Initial Evidence for the Developing World -- 8. The Meaning and Measurement of Economic Well-Being -- 9. Empirical Comparisons of Economic Well-Being -- 10. Distribution and Development: Policies for Broad-Based Growth.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-251) and index.".
- catalog description "Most of the world's people live in "developing" economies, as do most of the world's poor. The predominant means of economic development is economic growth. This text asks to what extent and in what circumstances economic growth improves the material standard of living of a country's people. Most of the world's people live in "developing" economies, as do most of the world's poor. The predominant means of economic development is economic growth. In this book Gary Fields asks to what extent and in what circumstances economic growth improves the material standard of living of a country's people. Most development economists agree that economic growth raises the incomes of people in all parts of the income distribution and lowers the poverty rate. At the same time, some groups lose out because of changes accompanying economic growth. Fields examines these beliefs, asking what variables should be measured to determine whether progress is being made and what policies and circumstances cause some countries to do better than others. He also shows how the same data can be interpreted to reach different, even conflicting, conclusions. Using both theoretical and empirical approaches, Fields defines and examines inequality, poverty, income mobility, and economic well-being. Finally, he considers various policies for broad-based growth.".
- catalog extent "x, 260 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0262062151 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "9780585385785 (electronic bk.)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York, NY : Russell Sage Foundation ; Cambridge, MA : MIT Press,".
- catalog spatial "Developing countries Economic conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Developing countries.".
- catalog subject "339.2/2/091724 21".
- catalog subject "HC59.72.I5 F54 2001".
- catalog subject "Income distribution Developing countries.".
- catalog subject "Poverty Developing countries.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The Distributional Effects of Economic Growth -- 2. The Meaning and Measurement of Income Inequality -- 3. Economic Growth and Inequality: A Review of the Empirical Evidence -- 4. The Measurement of Poverty -- 5. Does Economic Growth Reduce Absolute Poverty? A Review of the Empirical Evidence -- 6. The Meaning and Measurement of Income Mobility -- 7. Growth and Income Mobility: Some Initial Evidence for the Developing World -- 8. The Meaning and Measurement of Economic Well-Being -- 9. Empirical Comparisons of Economic Well-Being -- 10. Distribution and Development: Policies for Broad-Based Growth.".
- catalog title "Distribution and development : a new look at the developing world / Gary S. Fields.".
- catalog type "text".