Overview
- Joseph Stiglitz is an extremely highprofile and wellregarded economist who won the Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences in 2001.
- Kaushik Basu is also a very wellknown and respected economist who currently holds the position of Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank.
- Numerous influential economists and policymakers contribute to this volume, providing a thorough and comprehensive insight into the links between economic development and inequality.
Part of the book series: International Economic Association Series (IEA)
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It was part of common wisdom that in the early stages of development inequality would rise, but it would, eventually, decline. As time passed and growth persisted, inequality has, however, continued to grow, casting doubt on the received wisdom.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Reviews
“This valuable and timely collection results from an International Economics Association gathering in Dead Sea, Jordan … . this is a valuable collection not only for development economists but for all those interested in the classical issues of political economy.” (Valpy FitzGerald, Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 56 (2), June, 2018)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Joseph E. Stiglitz is University Professor at Columbia University and the winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize for Economics. He served on President Clinton's economic team as a member and then Chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisors in the mid-1990s. He then joined the World Bank as Chief Economist and Senior Vice President.
Kaushik Basu is the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank currently on leave from Cornell where he is Professor of Economics and the C. Marks Professor of International Studies. Previously he served as Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Inequality and Growth: Patterns and Policy
Book Subtitle: Volume II: Regions and Regularities
Editors: Kaushik Basu, Joseph E. Stiglitz
Series Title: International Economic Association Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137554598
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-55457-4Published: 04 April 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-137-55458-1Published: 06 April 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-55459-8Published: 01 July 2016
Series ISSN: 2662-6330
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6349
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 282
Topics: Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, Regional/Spatial Science, Development Economics, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods