Accounting for Poverty in Infrastructure Reform

Accounting for Poverty in Infrastructure Reform
By:"Antonio Estache","Vivien Foster","Quentin Wodon"
Published on 2002 by World Bank Publications

Annotation This book provides practical guidelines and options for infrastructure reform that result in access and affordability for the poor. It includes a new model for reform that consists of three main components - policies, regulation, and provision which when properly balanced minimize the risks associated with reform.

This Book was ranked 24 by Google Books for keyword accounting.

Globalization, Growth, and Poverty

Globalization, Growth, and Poverty
By:"Paul Collier","David Dollar"
Published on 2002 by World Bank Publications

Globalization - the growing integration of economies and societies around the world, is a complex process. The focus of this research is the impact of economic integration on developing countries and especially the poor people living in these countries. Whether economic integration supports poverty reduction and how it can do so more effectively are key questions asked. The research yields 3 main findings with bearings on current policy debates about globalization. Firstly, poor countries with some 3 billion people have broken into the global market for manufactures and services, and this successful integration has generally supported poverty reduction. Secondly, inclusion both across countries and within them is important as a number of countries (pop. 2 billion) are failing as states, trading less and less, and becoming marginal to the world economy. Thirdly, standardization or homogenization is a concern - will economic integration lead to cultural or institutional homogenization?

This Book was ranked 40 by Google Books for keyword economy.