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Paganetto, Luigi (ed.); Phelps, Edmund S. (ed.) - 2003

education and its rate of 'social return; is education necessary for improving the skill of the workforce, or does it serve … scholars to analyze the importance of education, research and human capital and the impact of financial systems on growth and …

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Technology and Human Capital in Historical Perspective

Ljungberg, Jonas (ed.); Smits, Jan Pieter Herman (ed.) - 2005

One theme of this volume is whether the complementarity between technology and human capital is a recent phenomenon, or whether it can be traced through history. Different approaches to human capital as well as technology are applied, and besides historical surveys are total factor productivity...

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Debt Relief for Poor Countries

Addison, Tony (ed.); Hansen, Henrik (ed.); Tarp, Finn (ed.) - 2004

analysis of debt, development, and poverty …

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Financial Liberalization : Beyond Orthodox Concerns

Arestis, Philip (ed.); Sawyer, Malcolm C. (ed.) - 2005

The financial liberalization thesis emerged in the 1970s and has been of considerable importance ever since, not merely in terms of its theoretical influence but, perhaps more importantly, in terms of its impact on policy makers and policy debates. Although it has encountered increasing...

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Social Security, the Economy and Development

Midgley, James (ed.); Tang, Kwong-Leung (ed.) - 2008

This book explores the complex relationship between social security and economic development, arguing that social security contributes positively to economic development by promoting social investments that not only foster economic growth but enhance social welfare for all. The contributors...

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Quantitative Approaches to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement

Kakwani, Nanak (ed.); Silber, Jacques (ed.) - 2008

This book is written in light of the latest developments in the field of multidimensional poverty measurement. It …

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The Many Dimensions of Poverty

Kakwani, Nanak (ed.); Silber, Jacques (ed.) - 2007

With representatives from different disciplines stressing the central importance of freedom in analyzing poverty and … emphasizing some important policy issues, this book offers a view of poverty that will orient research in directions previously … neglected, and help those in charge of implementing poverty reduction policies …

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Globalization and the Poor in Asia : Can Shared Growth Be Sustained?

Nissanke, Machiko (ed.); Thorbecke, Erik (ed.) - 2008

examining mechanisms at work in the globalization-poverty nexus through specific case studies reflecting different settings, the …

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Financial Development, Institutions, Growth and Poverty Reduction

Guha-Khasnobis, Basudeb (ed.); Mavrotas, George (ed.) - 2008

This book explores country case studies and works that detail the exact transmission mechanisms through which financial development can enhance pro-poor development in order to derive best practices in this field. This is an important companion for professionals and policymakers, and also a...

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Alleviating Poverty through Business Strategy

Wankel, Charles (ed.) - 2008

There is a growing realization that business development is the most effective weapon in fighting world poverty. How …

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