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Global poverty : deprivation, distribution, and development since the Cold War /
Why are some people poor? Why does absolute poverty persist despite substantial economic growth? What types of late economic development or 'catch-up' capitalism are associated with different poverty outcomes? Global Poverty addresses these apparently simple questions and the extent to whi...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Catch-up capitalism : how has the developing world changed since the end of the Cold War?
- The geography of poverty : how has global poverty changed since the end of the Cold War?
- Kuznets' revenge : poverty, inequality, growth, and structural change
- The poverty paradox : why are some people still poor?
- Slowdown capitalism : is there a new middle-income poverty trap?
- Conclusions.