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The Buoyant Billions: How “Middle Class” Are the New Middle Classes in Developing Countries? (And Why Does It Matter?)

Sumner, Andy - 2012

taxation, governance, and—ultimately—domestic politics … they are above the average poverty line for developing countries, many people in these new “middle classes” may be insecure … and at risk of falling into poverty. This paper outlines indicative data on trends relating to poverty and the nonpoor by …

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Governance over economics : making globalisation good for the poor

Mamoon, Dawood - In: Journal of economics and political economy : JEPE 5 (2018) 2, pp. 160-193

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Poverty, taxation and governance

Marjit, Sugata; Mukherjee, Vivekananda; Kolmar, Martin - In: The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development 15 (2006) 3, pp. 325-333

findings. In the framework developed in this paper, the government can strategically design a weak governance system to promote …-transfer policy. The government chooses the tax rate and the degree of governance simultaneously to maximize the average income of the …

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Economic causes and cures of social instability in China

Knight, John B. - In: China & world economy 22 (2014) 2, pp. 5-21

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Human Well-being and Economic Well-being: What Values Are Implicit in Current Indices?

Osberg, Lars; Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2003

value judgment that inequality and insecurity do not matter, the paper demonstrates that a better measure of “command over …

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On Welfare and Terror

Burgoon, Brian - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 50 (2006) 2, pp. 176-203

insecurity, inequality, poverty, and religious-political extremism. Thus, countries with more generous welfare provisions should …

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Trends in Economic Well-being in Canada in the 1990s

Osberg, Lars; Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

In this chapter, Lars Osberg and Andrew Sharpe provide an overview of trends in a number of dimensions of economic well-being (consumption flows, stocks of wealth, income equality, and economic security) from the lens of the Index of Economic Well-being, a new composite measure of economic...

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Global Insecurity,Transparency and Sustainable Development:African Challenges

NWAOBI, GODWIN - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

conflicts as well as effort s to establish international systems that would foster global peace and prosperity. Yet, insecurity … institutions and governance to provide citizen security, justice and jobs is crucial to break cycles of violence while stimulating …

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Growth, Governance, and Fiscal Policy Transmission Channels in Low-Income Countries

Kojo, Naoko C.; Hillman, Arye L.; Baldacci, Emanuele - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

-income countries. In low-income countries, governance and also other considerations suggest that the primary channel is factor … from a reduction in unsustainable fiscal deficits because of governance-related factor productivity responses that increase …

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Mali; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

The new generation Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) describes the policies and programs that the country intends …. The low level of poverty reduction is owed to poor control of population growth and inadequate growth rate of the Malian …

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