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Human Development is widely recognised as the overriding goal of development, yet its realization is challenged by growing inequality, macro-economic fluctuations, and recurrent financial crises. This edited collection reflects on the work of Richard Jolly and includes contributions from leading scholars of development, all of whom have worked with Richard Jolly at varying points in his distinguished career. The volume advances thinking in the area of Human Development by discussing the evolution of its conceptualization and the policy implications, and the achievements in related key areas such as education, social protection, and employment. It juxtaposes these theoretical and (at times) real life improvements with disturbing developments in terms of growing inequality and macro-economic instability. It documents the growing income inequality which has characterized both developing and developed countries. It shows that there has been a decline in some countries and identifies the po

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PART I: SIR RICHARD JOLLY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; PART II: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY: PROGRESS IN CONCEPTS AND POLICIES?; PART III: STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, NEW MACROECONOMIC APPROACHES AND REMAINING CHALLENGES

Towards Human Development New Approaches to Macroeconomics and Inequality

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      Publisher Oxford University Press
      Published 8 April 2016
      ISBN-13 9780198784371
      978-0198784371
      ISBN-10 0198784376
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      Business, Finance & Law Macroeconomics Welfare economics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Human Development is widely recognised as the overriding goal of development, yet its realization is challenged by growing inequality, macro-economic fluctuations, and recurrent financial crises. This edited collection reflects on the work of Richard Jolly and includes contributions from leading scholars of development, all of whom have worked with Richard Jolly at varying points in his distinguished career. The volume advances thinking in the area of Human Development by discussing the evolution of its conceptualization and the policy implications, and the achievements in related key areas such as education, social protection, and employment. It juxtaposes these theoretical and (at times) real life improvements with disturbing developments in terms of growing inequality and macro-economic instability. It documents the growing income inequality which has characterized both developing and developed countries. It shows that there has been a decline in some countries and identifies the po

      Table of Contents
      PART I: SIR RICHARD JOLLY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; PART II: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY: PROGRESS IN CONCEPTS AND POLICIES?; PART III: STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, NEW MACROECONOMIC APPROACHES AND REMAINING CHALLENGES

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