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Development and Income Distribution: Economic growth has been accompanied by increasing inequality in many developing countries. But a strategy of “nibbling” at the problems of income distribution through financial and technical assistance seems promising. »
Article
Source: Finance & Development, September 1973
Volume/Issue: 10/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 September 1973
ISBN: 9781616353131
Keywords: income distribution, per capita income, income groups, distribution of income
This paper focuses on the subject of development and income distribution, and suggests a method whereby economic development can be skewed in favor of the poor. The paper underscores that improvements in the distri...

Global Financial Markets: Moving Up the Learning Curve »
Article
Source: Finance & Development, December 1996
Volume/Issue: 33/4
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1996
ISBN: 9781451951899
Keywords: environmentally sustainable development, environment, sustainable development, rural development
For the latest thinking about the international financial system, monetary policy, economic development, poverty reduction, and other critical issues, subscribe to Finance & Development (F&D). This lively quarterly...

7 Maintaining Competitiveness in the Global Economy »
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Source: Exchange Rate Analysis in Support of IMF Surveillance : A Collection of Empirical Studies
Series: Books
Author(s): Charalambos Tsangarides , Carlo Cottarelli , Gian Milesi-Ferretti , and Atish Ghosh
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 September 2008
ISBN: 9781589067288
Keywords: exchange rate, real exchange rate, exchange rate regime, exchange rates, exchange rate regimes
The appreciation of the rupee in recent years has raised concerns about India’s export competitiveness. Between end-2002 and 2005, the Indian rupee appreciated by 6 percent against the U.S. dollar and by 8 p...