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Chapter dedicated to the history of development economics thought,
which is integral to a student fully understanding the evolution of
development economics (and which is absent from most other texts)
// Authored by two of the biggest names in development economics
globally. // Includes extensive discussions on data and studies
using the randomized control trial approach, which is widely used
in development research nowadays // Each chapter contains
"take-home messages"; boxes; "concepts seen in this chapter";
review questions and a reference list // Companion website with
policy briefs, extra study questions, further reading suggestions,
Excel exercises and Stata exercises
Chapter dedicated to the history of development economics thought,
which is integral to a student fully understanding the evolution of
development economics (and which is absent from most other texts)
// Authored by two of the biggest names in development economics
globally. // Includes extensive discussions on data and studies
using the randomized control trial approach, which is widely used
in development research nowadays // Each chapter contains
"take-home messages"; boxes; "concepts seen in this chapter";
review questions and a reference list // Companion website with
policy briefs, extra study questions, further reading suggestions,
Excel exercises and Stata exercises
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.
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.
The Agrarian Question and Reformism in Latin America epitomizes the
emerging tradition of conflict-oriented approaches to problems of
economic, agricultural, and rurual development in Third World
nations. Drawing on firsthand observations of the agrarian crises
in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and ten other Latin-American
nations, Alain de Janvry effectively blends Marxist theories of
world-wide economic development with empirical analysis and policy
recommendations. De Janvry offers both a careful examination of the
conditions of underdevelopment in Latin America and detailed
discussions of the achievements and limits of technological change,
land reform, integrated rural development, and basic-needs program.
The Agrarian Question and Reformism in Latin America is written for
both practitioners and academicians. Students of economic
development will benefit especially from its intelligent
explication of conflict-oriented theory and technique.
Redesigning access to land to increase efficiency and reduce poverty is back on the policy agenda. This book broadens the analysis of alternative options beyond state-led redistributions to consider channels of access such as inheritance and inter-vivos transfers, intra-household and intra-community land allocations, community titling of open access resources, the break-up of common property resources and the individualization of rights, decollectivization, land markets, and land rental contracts. Each of these channels of access to land is analysed, and recommendations made to enhance their effectiveness for poverty reduction.
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