Flat world, big gaps: economic liberalization, globalization, poverty, and inequality

Abstract

* Preface - Jomo K. S. * 1. Global income inequality: What it is and why it matters? - Branko Milanovic * 2. The scorecard on development: 25 years of diminished progress - Mark Weisbrot, Dean Baker and David Rosnick * 3. A converging or diverging world? - Bob Sutcliffe * 4. World economic growth and income distribution, 1980-2000 - Albert Berry and John Serieux * 5. Globalizing inequality: 'Centrifugal' and 'centripetal' forces at work - Gabriel Palma * 6. Growth not much good for poor - David Woodward and Andrew Simms * 7. Inequality trends in the developed OECD countries - John Weeks * 8. Inequality and household economic distress in the USA - Heather Boushey and Christian E. Weller * 9. Poverty and Inequality in Eastern Europe and the CIS Transition Economies - Mihaly Simai * 10. Equity in Latin America since the 1990s - Pedro Sainz * 11. Income distribution in the Middle East and North Africa, 1960-2000 - Maria Cristina Paciello * 12. Openness, trade liberalization, inequality and poverty in Africa - Alemayehu Geda and Abebe Shimeles * 13. Inequality in India: A survey of recent trends - Parthapratim Pal and Jayati Ghosh * 14. Economic growth and inequality in East Asia - Jomo K. S. * 15. Understanding the extent and evolution of inequalities in China - Ranja Sengupta and Jayati Ghosh