The book, public finance for poverty reduction, includes a series of papers that were prepared in the context of a World Bank Institute (WBI) public finance The book, public finance for poverty reduction, includes a series of papers that were prepared in the context of a WBI public finance...

The objective of this report is to provide some policy guidelines for the fight against poverty. In particular, it hopes to be able to identify the growing sectors, as well as the constraints faced by the poor in benefiting from this growth. The report is part of a series of studies conducted...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- The Dominican Economy: Strong albeit Barely Inclusive Growth -- Why Has High Economic Growth Not Led to Better Equity Outcomes? -- Why Is Growth Insufficient to Reduce Poverty in the...

The World Bank has partnered with the Commitment to Equity Institute at Tulane University to implement their diagnostic tool, the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Assessment, designed to assess how taxation and public expenditures affect income inequality, poverty, and different economic groups. The...

The Dominican Republic stands out as a fast growing economy that has not been able to generate a commensurate reduction in poverty. Three reasons have been raised before to explain this conundrum: (i) a labor market that does not translate productivity gains into salary increases; (ii) a...

The World Bank has partnered with the Commitment to Equity Institute at Tulane University to implement their diagnostic tool-the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Assessment-designed to assess how taxation and public expenditures affect income inequality, poverty, and different economic groups. The...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Overview: Fiscal Policy and Redistribution -- Introduction -- Budget Size, Social Spending, and Taxation -- Fiscal Policy and Inequality -- Fiscal Policy and the Poor -- The Contribution of...

The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region is making progress in opening the doors of development to all. But it still has a long way to go. At the current pace, it would take, on average, a generation for the region to achieve universal access to the basic services that make for human...

Migration has historically been a source of opportunities for people to improve their lives and those of their families. Today, the large differences in income between places-particularly countries-continue to motivate individuals to escape poverty through migration. The potential advantages of...

This volume is an introduction to the theories and policies that affect economic growth and poverty. It is a compilation of lecture notes used in face-to-face and e-learning courses presented by the World Bank Institute's (WBI) Poverty Program during 2004-08. The volume is divided into three...