Should equity be a goal of economic policy?
Should equity be a goal of economic policy? [electronic resource] /
IMF Fiscal Affairs Department ; [with contributions from Sanjeev Gupta ... [et al.].
- Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, c1998.
- 1 online resource (iii, 12 p.)
- Economic issues, 16 1020-5098 ; .
- Economic issues (International Monetary Fund) ; 16. .
"Summary version of an Issues Paper circulated at the IMF Conference on Economic Policy and Equity, held on June 8-9, 1998, at IMF headquarters"--P. iii. "December 1998"--T.p. verso.
Despite widespread economic expansion, income gaps have widened during the past decade in many parts of the world, including in the industrial countries. This trend has hightened concerns about the treatment of equity in the formulation of economic policy. Equity and growth can be complementary: some policies that promote equity -- particularly investment in human capital -- can boost growth in the long run and thus alleviate extreme poverty, increase social cohesion, and reduce the scope for political conflict. Policy choices are not always so easy, however: when growth and equity do not go hand in hand, when and how should governments intervene?
9781455268757 (electronic bk.) 1455268755 (electronic bk.)
Income distribution.
Economic policy.
Financas internacionais
Equity.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Economic Conditions
Electronic books.
HC79.I5 / S56 1998eb
339.2
"Summary version of an Issues Paper circulated at the IMF Conference on Economic Policy and Equity, held on June 8-9, 1998, at IMF headquarters"--P. iii. "December 1998"--T.p. verso.
Despite widespread economic expansion, income gaps have widened during the past decade in many parts of the world, including in the industrial countries. This trend has hightened concerns about the treatment of equity in the formulation of economic policy. Equity and growth can be complementary: some policies that promote equity -- particularly investment in human capital -- can boost growth in the long run and thus alleviate extreme poverty, increase social cohesion, and reduce the scope for political conflict. Policy choices are not always so easy, however: when growth and equity do not go hand in hand, when and how should governments intervene?
9781455268757 (electronic bk.) 1455268755 (electronic bk.)
Income distribution.
Economic policy.
Financas internacionais
Equity.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Economic Conditions
Electronic books.
HC79.I5 / S56 1998eb
339.2