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This book looks at developmental pathways to poverty reduction that emphasize employment-centred structural change, social policies that both protect citizens and contribute to economic development, and types of politics that support economic transformation and participation of the poor in growth processes.

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Author:   Y. Bangura
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   5.268kg
ISBN:  

9781137482532

ISBN 10:   1137482532
Pages:   316
Publication Date:   17 June 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Developmental Pathways to Poverty Reduction; Yusuf Bangura PART I: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES 2. Employment, Economic Development and Poverty Reduction; James Heintz 3. Taxation, Developmental State Capacity and Poverty Reduction; Jonathan Di John 4. The Effectiveness of IMF/World Bank-Funded Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers; Ricardo Gottschalk 5. Poverty Reduction and the Politics of Bilateral Donor Relations; Tom Lavers 6. Politics of Growth and Redistribution in a Democratic Context; Yusuf Bangura 7. Agrarian Social Pacts and Poverty Reduction; Adam Sheingate PART II: CASE STUDIES 8. Economic Development and Poverty Reduction in Korea: Governing Multifunctional Institutions; Huck-ju Kwon and Ilcheong Yi 9. Growing Wealth, Poverty Avoidance and Management in Singapore; Chua Beng Huat 10. Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction in China; Jean C. Oi 11. The Unsocial Leviathan: Interests, Institutions and Social Policy in Brazil; Marcus André Melo 12. Ireland's Boom-Bust Cycles: The Elusive Search for a Balanced Development; Peadar Kirby

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Yusuf Bangura Chua Beng Huat Jonathan Di John Ricardo Gottschalk James Heintz Huck-ju Kwon Peadar Kirby Tom Lavers Marcus André Melo Jean C. Oi Adam Sheingate Ilcheong Yi

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