Human Development in the Era of Globalization: Essays in Honor of Keith B. Griffin - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848446659 ISBN 13: 9781848446656

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

Honoring Keith Griffin's more than 40 years of fundamental contributions to the discipline of economics, the papers in this volume reflect his deep commitment to advancing the well-being of the world's poor majority and his unflinching willingness to question conventional wisdom as to how this should be done.

Four overarching themes recur in Keith Griffin's work and this book: the need to both eradicate poverty and redress inequalities in the distribution of wealth within and among nations; the impact of growth on inequality, and conversely inequality's impact on growth; the political economy of policy-making; and the need for openness to heterogeneity in both analytic tools and in policy recommendations. The volume begins with an introduction by the editors followed by a paper by Keith Griffin. In succeeding chapters the contributors explore strategies for reducing poverty and inequality, and provide perspectives on issues such as human development, the rural/urban divide in China, and biodiversity and sustainability.

Students, researchers, policymakers and NGO analysts exploring issues in development economics, development studies, alternative economic systems, globalization, environmental sustainability, inequality and well-being will find this book of great interest.

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About the Author

Edited by James K. Boyce, Professor of Economics and Program Director for Development, Peacebuilding, and the Environment, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, US, the late Stephen Cullenberg, formerly Professor of Economics, Prasanta K. Pattanaik, Professor of Economics, University of California, Riverside, US and Robert Pollin, Professor and founding Co-Director, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, US

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1848446659
• ISBN 13: 9781848446656
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Boyce James K., Cullenberg Stephen, Pattanaik Prasanta K., Pollin Robert