1 Paper written in the framework of the joint initiative "Mobilising European Research for D... more 1 Paper written in the framework of the joint initiative "Mobilising European Research for Development Policies" for the European Commission (DG Development and Relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific States), Luxembourg, Finland, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The ...
This paper investigates the reasons why inequality, and distribution more generally, have come to... more This paper investigates the reasons why inequality, and distribution more generally, have come to the fore in the development discourse at the tum of the century, after a period of relative neglect in the 1980s. The paper considers, in particular the analysis of (a) efficiency and equity, (b) growth and distribution, (c) recent changes in inequality, (d) recent work on the complex patterns of inequality change in developing countries, and (e) inequality between countries. All of these different strands of analyses have ensured that inequality will be prominent on the development agenda in the decade to come.
International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches
This introductory essay for the issue presents an overview of issues related to ‘Q-Squared in Pol... more This introductory essay for the issue presents an overview of issues related to ‘Q-Squared in Policy: the use of qualitative and quantitative methods of poverty analysis in decision-making’. We focus on issues raised on the supply side of data use, relating, inter alia to the informational content and policy usefulness of different types of data and analysis. These issues are grouped under the headings of: outcomes vs. processes, unpacking processes and thick and thin. We begin however, with a brief discussion of one aspect of the demand side, namely the politics of data use, given its centrality to the issues at hand.
... Alok Bhargava, Peter Cornelisse, Alfred Field, Augustin Fosu, Patrick Guillaumont, Jan Willem... more ... Alok Bhargava, Peter Cornelisse, Alfred Field, Augustin Fosu, Patrick Guillaumont, Jan Willem Gunning, Jere Haas, Walter Isard, Stefan Klonner, Arie Kuyvenhoven, Mukul Majumadar, GermanoMwabu, Uri Possen, Vernon Ruttan, Richard Schuler, Karl Shell, John Strauss, Jan ...
Abstract (English) This paper examines the interrelations between the World Bank's project (... more Abstract (English) This paper examines the interrelations between the World Bank's project (investment) loans and its policy reform (adjustment) loans. Since the late 1970's, adjustment loans have come to constitute about a quarter of annual World Bank lending. ...
China’s spectacular growth and poverty reduction has been accompanied by growing inequality which... more China’s spectacular growth and poverty reduction has been accompanied by growing inequality which threatens the social compact and thus the political basis for economic growth and social development. The regional dimension of inequality— rural/urban, inland/coastal and provincial—dominates in a country as large as China, and especially with its particular history. The three of us have been researching Chinese regional inequality for over a decade. In a series of papers which have been published in peer reviewed journals, we have been involved in a systematic investigation into the nature and evolution of regional inequality in China. The object of this volume is to bring together a selection of these papers by us and our co-authors, so that researchers and policy makers can have access to them in one place. This introduction provides an overview of the volume.
1 Paper written in the framework of the joint initiative "Mobilising European Research for D... more 1 Paper written in the framework of the joint initiative "Mobilising European Research for Development Policies" for the European Commission (DG Development and Relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific States), Luxembourg, Finland, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The ...
This paper investigates the reasons why inequality, and distribution more generally, have come to... more This paper investigates the reasons why inequality, and distribution more generally, have come to the fore in the development discourse at the tum of the century, after a period of relative neglect in the 1980s. The paper considers, in particular the analysis of (a) efficiency and equity, (b) growth and distribution, (c) recent changes in inequality, (d) recent work on the complex patterns of inequality change in developing countries, and (e) inequality between countries. All of these different strands of analyses have ensured that inequality will be prominent on the development agenda in the decade to come.
International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches
This introductory essay for the issue presents an overview of issues related to ‘Q-Squared in Pol... more This introductory essay for the issue presents an overview of issues related to ‘Q-Squared in Policy: the use of qualitative and quantitative methods of poverty analysis in decision-making’. We focus on issues raised on the supply side of data use, relating, inter alia to the informational content and policy usefulness of different types of data and analysis. These issues are grouped under the headings of: outcomes vs. processes, unpacking processes and thick and thin. We begin however, with a brief discussion of one aspect of the demand side, namely the politics of data use, given its centrality to the issues at hand.
... Alok Bhargava, Peter Cornelisse, Alfred Field, Augustin Fosu, Patrick Guillaumont, Jan Willem... more ... Alok Bhargava, Peter Cornelisse, Alfred Field, Augustin Fosu, Patrick Guillaumont, Jan Willem Gunning, Jere Haas, Walter Isard, Stefan Klonner, Arie Kuyvenhoven, Mukul Majumadar, GermanoMwabu, Uri Possen, Vernon Ruttan, Richard Schuler, Karl Shell, John Strauss, Jan ...
Abstract (English) This paper examines the interrelations between the World Bank's project (... more Abstract (English) This paper examines the interrelations between the World Bank's project (investment) loans and its policy reform (adjustment) loans. Since the late 1970's, adjustment loans have come to constitute about a quarter of annual World Bank lending. ...
China’s spectacular growth and poverty reduction has been accompanied by growing inequality which... more China’s spectacular growth and poverty reduction has been accompanied by growing inequality which threatens the social compact and thus the political basis for economic growth and social development. The regional dimension of inequality— rural/urban, inland/coastal and provincial—dominates in a country as large as China, and especially with its particular history. The three of us have been researching Chinese regional inequality for over a decade. In a series of papers which have been published in peer reviewed journals, we have been involved in a systematic investigation into the nature and evolution of regional inequality in China. The object of this volume is to bring together a selection of these papers by us and our co-authors, so that researchers and policy makers can have access to them in one place. This introduction provides an overview of the volume.
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