Economists have traditionally concentrated on aggregate economic
growth to measure a country's development, but previously they have
also considered income distribution performance. In this book Gary
Fields reverses conventional approaches by using income
distribution as the primary indicator. He examines what is known
about the distribution of income and poverty, inequality, and
development. He explores the main causes of poverty and inequality
and the extent to which they have been reduced by individual
countries in the course of their economic growth. Recognizing that
conclusions vary with the type of income distribution measure used,
Fields proposes that changes in absolute poverty be adopted as the
primary index of a developing nation's progress and suggests that
the growth rate of the GNP and character of that growth be regarded
as the principal determinants of the levels of poverty and
inequality. This framework calls for new models new data. and new
microanalytic techniques in order to understand the results of
development efforts. Fields employs evidence from case studies of
six developing nations to suggest some explanations for differing
patterns of development and calls for development planning founded
on a firm commitment to helping the poor.
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