Poverty, Inequality and Development: Essays in Honor of Erik Thorbecke (Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being, 1, Band 1) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 1402078501 ISBN 13: 9781402078507

Verlag: Springer, 2005

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This collection of essays honors a remarkable man and his work. Erik Thorbecke has made significant contributions to the microeconomic and the macroeconomic analysis of poverty, inequality and development, ranging from theory to empirics and policy. The essays in this volume display the same range. As a collection they make the fundamental point that deep understanding of these phenomena requires both the micro and the macro perspectives together, utilizing the strengths of each but also the special insights that come when the two are linked together. After an overview section which contains the introductory chapter and a chapter examining the historical roots of Erik Thorbecke's motivations, the essays in this volume are grouped into four parts, each part identifying a major strand of Erik's work―Measurement of Poverty and Inequality, Micro Behavior and Market Failure, SAMs and CGEs, and Institutions and Development. The range of topics covered in the essays, written by leading authorities in their own areas, highlight the extraordinary depth and breadth of Erik Thorbecke's influence in research and policy on poverty, inequality and development. Acknowledgements These papers were presented at a conference in honor of Erik Thorbecke held at Cornell University on October 10-11, 2003. The conference was supported by the funds of the H. E. Babcock Chair in Food, Nutrition and Public Policy, and the T. H. Lee Chair in World Affairs at Cornell University.

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Alain de Janvry teaches agricultural and resource economics at the University of California, Berkeley.

Ravi Kanbur teaches applied economics at Cornell University.

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Traditionally, there have been two strands in the analysis of poverty, inequality and development – a micro strand that focuses on individual behavior, welfare economics and the measurement of inequality and poverty; and a macro strand that analyzes economy-wide policies and the role of institutions. This unique volume brings together both strands in a series of essays written by leading experts in the field of economic development. Topics include measurement issues, micro-behavior determinants of poverty outcomes, economy-wide models in the SAM-CGE tradition and the institutional framework underlying macro policies.

Alain de Janvry teaches agricultural and resource economics at the University of California, Berkeley.

Ravi Kanbur teaches applied economics at Cornell University.

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• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1402078501
• ISBN 13: 9781402078507
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 398
• Herausgeber: De Janvry Alain, Kanbur Ravi
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