Economic Growth with Equity

1. Front Matter

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2. Growth and Equity: In Search of the “Empty Box”

   1. Growth and Equity: In Search of the “Empty Box

      • José Luis Machinea, Osvaldo L. Kacef

      Pages 1-23

3. Recent Successful Experiences on Economic Development

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25

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   2. What Produces Economic Success?

      • Dani Rodrik

      Pages 27-43

   3. Development Success: May History Breed Humility

      • William Easterly

      Pages 44-60

   4. The Dual Divergence: Growth Successes and Collapses in the Developing World Since 1980

      • José Antonio Ocampo, María Angela Parra

      Pages 61-92

4. Interrelations Between Growth and Equity

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93

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   2. Is Greater Equity Necessary for Higher Long-Term Growth in Latin America?

      • François Bourguignon, Michael Walton

      Pages 95-125

   3. Pro-Growth Social Policies for Latin America

      • Miguel Székely

      Pages 126-150

5. Financial Market Development for Growth and the Capital Account

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151

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   2. Financial Development, Growth and Equity in Brazil

      • Armando Castelar Pinheiro, Regis Bonelli

      Pages 153-174

   3. Financial Globalization: From Crises-Prone to Development-Friendly?

      • Ricardo Ffrench-Davis

      Pages 175-197

6. Trade for Growth

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199

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   2. Trade and Growth: Why Asia Grows Faster than Latin America

      • Manuel R. Agosin

      Pages 201-219

   3. Trade and Growth: Past Experience and Perspectives for Latin America

      • Marcelo Paiva de Abreu

      Pages 220-241

7. Back Matter

   Pages 242-252

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This book analyses the development challenge faced by Latin America at a time at which the concerns for the large inequality in the region are at a peak. This volume focuses on growth-with-equity, and is written by an outstanding group of Latin American and international researchers and policy-makers.

• development
• Economic Development
• economic growth
• growth

• Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), USA

  Ricardo Ffrench-Davis, José Luis Machinea

MANUEL R. AGOSIN Professor, Department of Economics, Universidad de Chile, Chile REGES BONELLI Research Associate, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), Brazil FRANÇOIS BOURGUIGNON Chief Economist and Senior Vice-President, World Bank, USA JOSÉ ANTONIO CAMPO Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nations, Brazil MARCELO DE PAIVA ABREU Professor of Economics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil WILLIAM EASTERLY Professor of Economics (Joint with African Studies Program), New York University, USA OSVALDO LUIS KACEF Officer in Charge, Economic Development Division, CEPAL/ECLAC, Chile MARíA ANGELA PARRA Advisor to the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nations, Brazil ARMANDO CASTELAR PINHEIRO Senior Researcher, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA) and Professor at the Instituto de Economia of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil DANI RODRIK Professor of International Political Economy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA MIGUEL SZÉKELY Under-Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Ministry of Social Development of Mexico, 2002-2006, Mexico MICHAEL WALTON Lecturer in International Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA

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