Flat world, big gaps :  economic liberalization, globalization, poverty and inequality / 
edited by Jomo K.S. with Jacques Baudot. 
 - Hyderabad, India :  London ;  New York :  Penang, Malaysia :  New York :  Orient Longman ;  Zed Books ;  Third World Network ;  Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan,  2007. 
 - xxvii, 416 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> "Published in association with the United Nations." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Preface --  Acknowledgements --  Global income inequality : what it is and why it matters /  scorecard on development : 25 years of diminished progress /  converging or diverging world? /  World economic growth and income distribution, 1980-2000 /  Globalizing inequality : 'centrifugal' and 'centripetal' forces at work /  Growth is failing the poor : the unbalanced distribution of the benefits and costs of global economic growth /  Inequality trends in some developed OECD countries /  Unequal fortunes, unstable households : has rising inequality contributed to economic troubles for households? /  Poverty and inequality in Eastern Europe and the CIS transition economies /  Branko Milanovic --  Mark Weisbrot,  Dean Baker  David Rosnick --  Bob Sutcliffe --  Albert Berry  John Serieux --  José Gabriel Palma --  David Woodward  Andrew Simms --  John Weeks --  Heather Boushey  Christian E. Weller --  Mihaly Simai --  1.  2. The  and  3. A  4.  and  5.  6.  and  7.  8.  and  9.  Equity in Latin America since the 1990s /  Income distribution in the Middle East and North Africa, 1960-2000 /  Openness, trade liberalization, inequality and poverty in Africa /  Inequality in India : a survey of recent trends /  Growth with equity in East Asia /  Understanding the extent and evolution of inequalities in China /  Contributors --  Index.  Pedro Sáinz --  Maria Cristina Paciello --  Alemayehu Geda  Abebe Shimeles --  Parthapratim Pal  Jayati Ghosh --  Jomo K.S. --  Ranja Sengupta  Jayati Ghosh --  10.  11.  12.  and  13.  and  14.  15.  and 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781842778333 (Zed hbk.) 1842778331 (Zed hbk.) 9781842778340 (Zed pbk.) 184277834X (Zed pbk.) 9788125030676 (Orient Longman pbk.) 8125030670 (Orient Longman pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008300948 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA684252  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013568028  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Income distribution.<br/>Economic development.<br/>Globalization.<br/>Revenu--Répartition.<br/>Développement économique.<br/>Mondialisation.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC79.I5  / F593 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>909.83  / KSF 2007 
<br/><br/><label>National Agricultural Library Call No.: </label>HC79.I5  / F53 2007