A critical objective of Egypt's long-run development plan (through 2022), is the "alleviation of poverty and attenuation of income disparities." Contributing to the refinement of a strategy to meet this...
How have the world's poorest fared since the early 1980s? ; by Shaohua Chen and Martin Ravallion. Much ado about nothing? Do domestic firms really benefit from foreign direct investment ?; by Holger Gorg...
"Community-based and -driven development : a critical review" by Ghazala Mansuri and Vijayendra Rao. "Agricultural extension : good intentions and hard realities" by Jock R. Anderson and Gershon Feder...
Infectious diseases, public policy, and the marriage of economics and epidemiology; by Mark Gersovitz and Jeffrey S. Hammer. Globalization and the labor market; by Martin Rama. Developing countries; changing...
Income risk, coping strategies, and safety nets; by Stefan Dercon. The gender implications of public sector downsizing: the reform program of Vietnam; by Martin Rama. Trade, foreign direct investment...
Weathering the storm : the impact of the East Asian crisis on farm households in Indonesia and Thailand; by Fabrizio Bresciani, Gershon Feder, Daniel O. Gilligan, Hanan G. Jacoby, Tongroj Onchan, and Jaime...
Counting the world's poor: problems and possible solutions; by Angus Deaton. Comments on "counting the world's poor"; by Martin Ravallion, and T. N. Srinivasan. Ecology, history, and development : a perspective...
Principles of financial regulation : a dynamic portfolio approach; by Joseph E. Stiglitz. Competition and scope of activities in financial services; by Stijn Claessens, and Daniela Klingebiel. Toward transparency...