This book provides a unique, comparative assessment on how the nature of work is changing in 11 major developing countries, and the role that these changes play in shaping earnings inequality in these societies. It provides a nuanced and context-sensitive developing-country perspective with an...

"An important question for the future of aid concerns its role in fragile states and conflict-affected areas. While considerable research points to a record of effectiveness that is mixed at best in these contexts, the imperative of external support for development and humanitarian needs...

"In this book we motivate the theme of the book. We first introduce the conceptual framework used in the country studies, drawing on the life-cycle model of savings. We also discuss some policy issues relevant to the sub-Saharan African context. We then provide an overview of the analytical...

"This book investigates the performance of firms and households in Tanzania and the strategies they adopt to navigate shocks, achieve sustainability, and build resilience in order to sustain their growth and development. The contributions take into account competitiveness and productivity for...

"The extraction and use of natural resources underpins a global economy that provides high living standards for many as well as the prospect of ending poverty in the developing world. Mining, as well as the oil and gas industries, are vitally important sectors in many developing countries. They...

Inequality has emerged as a key development challenge. It holds implications for economic growth and redistribution and translates into power asymmetries that can endanger human rights, create conflict, and embed social exclusion and chronic poverty. For these reasons, it underpins intense...

Social mobility is the hope of economic development and the mantra of a good society. There are disagreements about what constitutes social mobility, but there is broad agreement that people should have roughly equal chances of success regardless of their economic status at birth. Concerns about...