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2. Trade Liberalization, Economic Restructuring and Urban Poverty: The Case of China.
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Zhicheng Liang
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WEALTH ,ECONOMIC development ,BUSINESS ,LIBERALISM ,POVERTY ,TRADE regulation - Abstract
Increased trade openness and rapid market-oriented transformation have largely altered the patterns of wealth accumulation and wealth distribution in post-reform China. In the present paper, with the help of Chinese provincial level data over the period of 1986 to 2000, simultaneous equations estimation and generalized method of moment techniques are applied to investigate the relationship between trade and poverty in urban China. Empirical results suggest that China's trade liberalization helps to reduce urban poverty both directly and indirectly through its favorable impacts on economic growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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3. ON MEASURING POVERTY.
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Thon, Dominique
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POVERTY ,ECONOMIC history ,WEALTH ,ECONOMIC development ,ECONOMIC indicators - Abstract
This paper investigates the properties of various measures of poverty and of the ‘difficulty of alleviation of poverty’. It is found that the ranking properties of both kinds of indices can be quite counter-intuitive and that they could be misleading if used for policy evaluation. An alternative index is proposed; it is compared to the other indices and seems to fare rather well. To illustrate, a special reference is made to S. Anand's recent article on poverty in Malaysia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1979
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4. When the Wealthy Are Poor: Poverty Explanations and Local Perspectives in Southwestern Madagascar.
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Tucker, Bram, Huff, Amber, Tsiazonera, Tombo, Jaovola, Hajasoa, Patricia, and Nagnisaha, Charlotte
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POVERTY ,WEALTH ,ECONOMIC development ,MODE of production ,MASIKORO (Malagasy people) ,VEZO (Malagasy people) ,MIKEA (Malagasy people) ,MALAGASY ,SOCIAL institutions - Abstract
Copyright of American Anthropologist is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2011
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5. Consolidating the lessons of 50 years of ‘development’.
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Shepherd, Andrew
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POVERTY ,WEALTH ,INCOME inequality ,EQUALITY ,ECONOMIC development ,SOCIAL security - Abstract
The World Development Report 2000/01 builds a complex picture of poverty, and a comprehensive approach to its reduction, which challenges the still dominant neo-liberal paradigm. The significance of inequality in determining the outcomes of economic growth, of vulnerability and the need for an agenda of social security or social protection represent advances in the discourse of international agencies. The uniform and simplistic solutions of the past are dismissed with recognition of the fragility of markets and the problems of privatization. The diversity of poverty is met by emphasis on country strategies, which need to address the issues faced by the losers from the process of economic growth. Diversity has been identified — it now needs analysis. The comprehensive approach advocated should help to stabilize development thinking, to move away from the pendulum swings of policy fashion. The constraints to poverty reduction are under-emphasised — resources to provide safety nets; the problems of preventing or resolving conflict, and the potential political resistance from elites unconvinced that poverty is their problem. Nevertheless, the report provides a basis for building a new international coalition against poverty, with the Bank as one among several agencies, a situation in which it will need to clarify its role. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2001
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6. Income Inequality and Economic Progress: An Empirical Test of the Institutionalist Approach.
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Park, Kang H.
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INCOME inequality ,WEALTH ,ECONOMIC development ,EQUALITY ,EMPIRICAL research ,POVERTY - Abstract
This article compares income distribution and economic progress to neo-classical and neo-Keynesian schools. It aims to determine empirically whether there is a strong relationship between income distribution and economic progress. Its first section briefly examines the economic theories on the relationship between income inequality and economic progress within the framework of institutional economics. The second section contains the empirical analysis of the hypothesized relationship which involves construction of a model, description of the variables and data, and interpretation of the estimated results. A cross- national study with a sample of 65 countries is carried out. In the final section, conclusions and suggestions for further study are made. The analysis of income distribution and economic progress (or growth) in the past was largely dominated by the conventional approaches such as neo-classical and neo-Keynesian schools. However, institutionalism offers an alternative explanation, particularly on the relationship between income distribution and economic growth.
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- 1996
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7. The Reduction of a Self-Sufficient People to Poverty and Welfare Dependence: An Analysis of the Causes of Cherokee Indian Underdevelopment.
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Anders, Gary C.
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POVERTY ,WEALTH ,ECONOMIC underdevelopment ,ECONOMIC development ,IMPERIALISM ,INDIGENOUS peoples - Abstract
This investigation of American Indian .underdevelopment is based on historical data on the Cherokee people which demonstrate how a self-sufficient people have been reduced to their present state of poverty and welfare dependence. Colonialism and the imposition of White control over Native institutions undermined the Cherokees' ability to innovate effectively. This hypothesis is substantiated by similar experiences of other tribes, as well as those of different indigenous groups, such as Alaska Natives, who have been more successful in preserving their traditional cultures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1981
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8. The Relationship of Unemployment to Crime and Delinquency.
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Guttentag, Marcia
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UNEMPLOYMENT & crime ,JUVENILE delinquency ,WEALTH ,ECONOMIC development ,INDUSTRIALIZATION ,POVERTY - Abstract
The article focuses on the relationship of unemployment to crime and delinquency. It would appear that rises in juvenile crime go hand in hand with industrialization and economic affluence. In India, a country with a generally low delinquency rate, a sudden rise of delinquency in Orissa province coincided with the erection of a new steel plant and anew urban, industrial center in the area. Advocates of rapid industrialization stress the positive social effects of economic well being, pointing out that providing employment opportunities gives people the means of escaping from the antisocial consequences of poverty. In order to have a clear look at the relationship between employment and crime, one must discard the idea that a simple cause and effect relationship can be isolated. It is necessary to explore the exact nature and operation of the variables intervening between these two conditions. Initially, rates of adult crime and rates of juvenile crime must be separately examined since considerable evidence suggests that they are not positively correlated.
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- 1968
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