UID:
almafu_9958112441802883
Format:
xx, 282 pages :
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illustrations ;
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24 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-8213-7764-7
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1-282-10111-0
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9786612101113
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0-8213-7763-9
Series Statement:
Equity and development series
Content:
This volume introduces the gender dimension in the empirical analyses on the links between trade and poverty. Gender disparities, an important component of overall inequality, may limit the gains from trade and the potential benefits to poor people. This view is supported by the robust finding that while growth (as well as the gains from trade) is the major vehicle of lifting people out of poverty, it is more likely to be pro-poor when initial inequality is low. High inequality directly lowers the rate of poverty reduction by hindering growth.Ample evidence shows that, in spite of recent
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Gender Aspects of the Trade and Poverty Nexus: Introduction and Overview; Tables; Figures; 2 The Gender Effects of Trade Liberalization in Developing Countries: A Review of the Literature; Part I. The Macro Approach: Social Accounting Matrices and Computable General Equilibrium Models of Trade, Gender, and Poverty; Part II. The Micro Approach: Household Models of Trade, Gender, and Poverty; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-7762-0
Language:
English
