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This book contributes to the understanding of gender and regional inequalities in developing countries. First, it deals with social institutions related to gender inequality and proposes new composite indices to measure them. Using these indices, some interesting empirical connections between social...
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oapen-20.500.12657-422322020-10-02T01:09:26Z Social Institutions, Gender Inequality, and Regional Convergence in Developing Countries Branisa Caballero, Boris Personal finance Economics International relations Gender studies: women and girls bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCB Macroeconomics::KCBM Monetary economics bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFS Social groups::JFSJ Gender studies, gender groups::JFSJ1 Gender studies: women bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPH Political structure & processes bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCS Economic systems & structures This book contributes to the understanding of gender and regional inequalities in developing countries. First, it deals with social institutions related to gender inequality and proposes new composite indices to measure them. Using these indices, some interesting empirical connections between social institutions related to gender inequality and several relevant development outcomes are examined at the cross-country level. The second part of the book is concerned with the historical development of another type of inequality which is relevant for developing countries: inequality between regions. The topic of regional convergence in Colombia during the last quarter of the 20th century is analyzed using different approaches and focusing on both income and social indicators. 2020-10-01T17:53:48Z 2020-10-01T17:53:48Z 2012 book ONIX_20201001_9783631753545_139 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/42232 eng Goettinger Studien zur Entwicklungsoekonomik / Goettingen Studies in Development Economics application/pdf n/a 9783631753545.pdf Peter Lang International Academic Publishers 10.3726/b13876 10.3726/b13876 e927e604-2954-4bf6-826b-d5ecb47c6555 33 252 Bern open access |
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This book contributes to the understanding of gender and regional inequalities in developing countries. First, it deals with social institutions related to gender inequality and proposes new composite indices to measure them. Using these indices, some interesting empirical connections between social institutions related to gender inequality and several relevant development outcomes are examined at the cross-country level. The second part of the book is concerned with the historical development of another type of inequality which is relevant for developing countries: inequality between regions. The topic of regional convergence in Colombia during the last quarter of the 20th century is analyzed using different approaches and focusing on both income and social indicators. |
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