Macroeconomic policies and poverty reduction / / edited by Catherine Pattillo, Ashoka Mody.

In this volume, world-renowned contributors, including Martin Ravallion, Michael Kremer and Robert Townsend, deal with the institutional characteristics of poverty resulting from the time pattern of aid, the nature of financial systems and the political economy of budgetary decisions. Going beyond t...

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Place / Publishing House:London : : Taylor & Francis,, 2006.
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (400 pages)
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  • Part 1 Part I Issues in macroeconomics and poverty; Can public policies lower poverty?, Ashoka Mody, Catherine Pattillo; Chapter 1 Macroeconomic policies and poverty reduction, Ratna Sahay, Paul Cashin, Paolo Mauro, Catherine Pattillo; Chapter 2 Evaluating the poverty impact of economic policies, Francois Bourguignon, Luiz A. Pereira da Silva, Nicholas Stern; Chapter 3 Trade, growth, and poverty, Andrew Berg, Anne Krueger; Part 2 Part II Public finances; Chapter 4 Odious debt, Seema Jayachandran, Michael Kremer; Chapter 5 Aid and fiscal management, Ales Buli?, Timothy Lane; Chapter 6 Who is protected?, Martin Ravallion; Chapter 7 Understanding the evolution of inequality during transition, Ravi Kanbur, Matti Tuomala; Part 3 Part III Finance and trade; Chapter 8 Evaluation of financial liberalization, Xavier Gine, Robert M. Townsend; Chapter 9 Trade reforms and wage inequality in Colombia, Orazio Attanasio, Pinelopi K. Goldberg, Nina Pavcnik; Part 4 Part IV Crises and shocks; Chapter 10 Financial crises, poverty, and income distribution, Emanuele Baldacci, Luiz de Mello, Gabriela Inchauste; Chapter 11 Growth and shocks, Stefan Dercon; Chapter 12 Economic shocks, wealth, and welfare, Elizabeth Frankenberg, James P. Smith, Duncan Thomas Index.