The microeconomics of income distribution dynamics in East Asia and Latin America / Francois Bourguigon, Francisco H.G. Ferreira, Nora Lustig, editors.

Other author Bourguignon, François.
Other author Ferreira, Francisco H. G.
Other author Lustig, Nora.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, DC : World Bank ; [New York] : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Descriptionxx, 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Income distribution--Southeast Asia.
Income distribution--Taiwan.
Income distribution--Latin America.
Southeast Asia--Economic conditions.
Taiwan--Economic conditions.
Latin America--Economic conditions.

Contents Introduction / François Bourguignon ... [et al.] -- Decomposing changes in the distribution of household incomes: methodological aspects / François Bourguignon, Francisco H.G. Ferreira -- Characterization of inequality changes through microeconometric decompositions: the case of greater Buenos Aires / Leonardo Gasparini ... [et al.] -- The slippery slope: explaining the increase in extreme poverty in urban Brazil, 1976-96 / Francisco H.G. Ferreira, Ricardo Paes de Barros -- The reversal of inequality trends in Colombia, 1978-95: a combination of persistent and fluctuating forces / Carlos Eduardo Vélez ... [et al.] -- The evolution of income distribution during Indonesia's fast growth, 1980-96 / Vivi Alatas, François Bourguignon -- The microeconomics of changing income distribution in Malaysia / Gary S. Fields, Sergei Soares -- Can education explain changes in income inequality in Mexico? / Arianna Legovini ... [et al.] -- Distribution, development, and education in Taiwan, China, 1979-94 / François Bourguignon ... [et al.] -- A synthesis of the results / François Bourguignon ... [et al.].
General note"A copublication of the World Bank and Oxford University Press."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004059638
ISBN0821358618 (pbk.)