Pro-Poor Macroeconomics: Potential and Limitations

Book Overview

List of Figures List of Tables Notes on the Contributors Foreword Acknowledgements PART 1: OVERVIEW AND POVERTY IMPACT OF MAIN MACROECONOMIC POLICIES Potential and Limitations of Pro-Poor Macroeconomics: An Overview; G.A.Cornia Pro-Poor Fiscal Policy in the Globalized Economy; R.Jha Can Monetary Approaches to Stabilization be Pro-Poor?; S.K.Chand Exchange Rate Regimes for Development and Poverty Alleviation; G.A.Cornia Portfolio Flows, Macroeconomic Policy and Global Poverty; C.E.Weller & R.Chaurushiya The Effects of FDI on Growth and Inequality; C.Bonassi, G.Giovannetti & G.Ricchiuti Safety Nets for the Poor: A Missing International Dimension?; S.G.Reddy PART 2: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES Financial and Trade Reforms and Impact on Poverty and Income Inequality: The Case of Mauritius; S.K.Bundoo Macroeconomic Policy, Growth, Redistribution and Poverty Reduction: The Case of Malaysia; W.C.Hui and J.K.S. The Search for Macroeconomic Stability and Growth under Persistent Inequality: The Case of Chile; A.Solimano & M.Pollack Macroeconomic Policy, Inequality and Poverty Reduction in Fast-Growing India and China; C.P.Chandrasekhar & J.Ghosh Heterodox Macroeconomic Policies, Inequality and Poverty in Uzbekistan; G.A.Cornia Macroeconomic Policy and Pro-Poor Growth in a Dualistic Economy: The Case of Bolivia; S.Klasen Has Macroeconomic Policy Been Pro-Poor in Brazil?; J.S.Arbache Index

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349281638
• ISBN13: 9781349281633
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"