Inequality and economic development : the modern perspective /

Other Authors: Galor, Oded,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, England : Edward Elgar, c2009.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : inequality and the development process : an overview
  • pt. I. Inequality and development : past and present
  • pt. II. The origins of the modern perspective
  • pt. III. The credit market imperfection approach
  • pt. IV. The political economy perspective
  • pt. V. A unified theory of inequality and economic development
  • pt. VI. Inequality and hurdles for human capital accumulation
  • pt. VII. Inequality and social and political transitions
  • pt. VIII. Industrialization, gender inequality and fertility
  • pt. IX. Ethnic division
  • pt. X. Empirical findings.