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The Inequality Trap: Why equity must be central to development policy »
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Source: Finance & Development, December 2005
Volume/Issue: 42/4
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 2005
ISBN: 9781451954050
Keywords: remittances, photography, facsimile, development impact of remittances, impact of remittances
This paper reviews the resurgence of Latin America. The paper highlights that much of the region has witnessed a swift and robust recovery from the successive financial crises of 2001-02. Within two years, the regi...

Stuck in a Rut: Avenues for combating persistent poverty and inequality in Latin America »
Article
Source: Finance & Development, December 2005
Volume/Issue: 42/4
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 2005
ISBN: 9781451954050
Keywords: remittances, photography, facsimile, development impact of remittances, impact of remittances
This paper reviews the resurgence of Latin America. The paper highlights that much of the region has witnessed a swift and robust recovery from the successive financial crises of 2001-02. Within two years, the regi...

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. »
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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...