Equity: Not only for idealists

Growing disparities in development outcomes are storing up trouble for current and future generations. In addition to the moral issues raised and the intrinsic welfare effects for those experiencing relative deprivation, this article argues that recent research supports a stronger public‐policy focu...

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Autor principal: Haddad, Lawrence James
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151434
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description Growing disparities in development outcomes are storing up trouble for current and future generations. In addition to the moral issues raised and the intrinsic welfare effects for those experiencing relative deprivation, this article argues that recent research supports a stronger public‐policy focus on equity. Increasing inequity blunts both growth and the ability of growth to translate into human‐development outcomes, and puts institutions, social cohesion and the productivity of future generations at risk. The article highlights new micro evidence suggesting that a focus on the most marginal might well lead to higher benefit:cost ratios, and outlines the choices that need to be made to generate a more equity‐focused policy agenda.
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spelling CGSpace1514342024-10-25T07:55:28Z Equity: Not only for idealists Haddad, Lawrence James politics policies economic development equity poverty Growing disparities in development outcomes are storing up trouble for current and future generations. In addition to the moral issues raised and the intrinsic welfare effects for those experiencing relative deprivation, this article argues that recent research supports a stronger public‐policy focus on equity. Increasing inequity blunts both growth and the ability of growth to translate into human‐development outcomes, and puts institutions, social cohesion and the productivity of future generations at risk. The article highlights new micro evidence suggesting that a focus on the most marginal might well lead to higher benefit:cost ratios, and outlines the choices that need to be made to generate a more equity‐focused policy agenda. 2015-12-21 2024-08-01T02:57:18Z 2024-08-01T02:57:18Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151434 en Limited Access Wiley Haddad, Lawrence James. 2015. Equity: Not only for idealists. Development Policy Review. 33(1): 5-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12089
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Haddad, Lawrence James
Equity: Not only for idealists
title Equity: Not only for idealists
title_full Equity: Not only for idealists
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title_short Equity: Not only for idealists
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