Poverty, Inequality and Development - Essays in Honor of Erik Thorbecke (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)

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.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being, 1
Release date:	December 2005
First published:	2006
Editors:	Alain De Janvry • Ravi Kanbur
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	385
Edition:	2006 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-7850-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment
LSN:	1-4020-7850-1
Barcode:	9781402078507

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