Income Distribution and Growth in the Less-Developed Countries

Name: Income Distribution and Growth in the Less-Developed Countries
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Author: Charles R Frank, Jr.
ISBN: 0815729154

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ISBN:	0815729154
Kiadó:	The Brookings Institution
Kiadás éve:	1977
Kiadás helye:	Washington, D.C.
Kötés típusa:	ragasztott papír
Terjedelem:	641
Nyelv:	angol
Méret:	Szélesség: 18.00 cm, Magasság: 25.00 cm
Súly:	0.00 kg
Kategória:	Közgazdaságtan / Társadalomtudomány / Politika / Idegennyelv / Nyelvek / Angol / Irodalom / Szépirodalom / Esszék, Tanulmányok, Publicisztika

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  INTRODUCTION                                            1
  Notes                                                   6
I. AN OVERVIEW OF INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES: 
  POLICY ALTERNATIVES AND DESIGN
  Charles R. Frank, Jr., and Richard Webb                 7
  A. Factors that are raísing incomes of the poor         7
  B. How policíes reinforce inequality                   10
  C. Goals for redistributive policies                   12
  D. The scope for policy                                15
     1. Political factors                                15
     2. Economic factors                                 19
     3. The scope for policy: a summary                  22
  E. Policy desígn                                       22
     1. The policy context                               22
     2. Indirect economic effects                        23
     3. Policy implementation: political and administratíve
       factors                                           26
  F. The prospects for better policies                   28
     1. Takíng from the rích                             28
     2. Reaching the very poor--and improving "delivery" in a
       market context                                    31
     3. Improving the market as a dístributive mechanism 38
  G. Conclusions                                         40
  Sotes                                                  43
  CACSES OF INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND GROWTH IN LESS DEVELOPED 
  COUNTRIES: SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE RELATION BETWEEN THEORY 
  AND POLICY
  Charles R. Frank, Jr., and Ríchard Webb                45
     Introduction                                        46
  3. Simple models of the relatíonship between income distribution
     and growth                                          47
  C. Isolation of the modern sector: dualism run rampant 49
  •  Returns to human capital assets                     54 
  i. Factors affecting the distribution of income from prívate
     assets                                              57
  f. Government taxation and expenditure                 60
  ▪  Size dístríbution of income over time               62
  •  Policy optíons                                      62
     1. Market intervention                              63
     2. Confiscatory policies                            68


     H. Policy options (continued)
       3. Provision of public services                           70
       4. Expenditure-oriented policies                          72
     I. Conclusions                                              72
     Notes                                                       74
III. INDUSTRIALIZATION POLICY AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION
     Henry J. Bruton                                             79
     A. Introduction                                             79
     B. Role of manufacturers                                    83
       1. First model variant                                   84
       2. Second model varíant                                   90
     C. Role of industrialízation policies                       92
       1. Investment and incentives                              92
       2. Profit rates                                           96
       3. Wage rates                                             98
     D. Nature and sources of productivity growth               100
       1. Role of technology                                    101
       2. An approach to the creation of an appropriate indigenous
          technology                                            102
     E. Trade policy issues                                     106
       1. Inward- and outward-looking poiicies                  107
       2. Protection                                            108
       3. Exchange rates                                        112
     F. Small-scale indigenous activities                       116
     G. Policy implications                                     120
     Notes                                                      122
IV. THE EDUCATION - INCOME CONNECTION
     Frederick H. Harbison                                      127
     A. Education: a nationwide learning system                 127
     B. Formai education and íncome distribution                129
     C. Nonformal education and income distribution             137
     D. Work-related skill and knowledge generation and income
       distribution                                             140
     E. Summary: learning programs and income distribution      141
     F. The processes of analysis of learning systems           142
     G. The selection of goals                                  148
     H. Conclusions                                             149
     I. Research príorities                                     153
     Notes                                                      156
  V. POPULATION POLICY AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION
     Bryan L. Boulier                                           159
     A. Demographic characteristics of less developed countries 159
     B. Population change and income distribution ím the absence 
       of policy                                                161
       1. Population growth and the functional distribution of
          income                                                161
       2. Demographíc parameters and the size distribution of
          income                                                164