John Micklewright's Books

Gideon's River

(Writing as JJ Marric)

By: John Creasey

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The underworld inhabits the Thames, but Scotland Yard's finest detective is never far behind them . . . A dropped package puts him on the trail of an international diamond smuggling operation which uses it as its entry point. Further complications arise during a display of furs and jewels, but danger comes from an unexpected quarter.

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House of Stratus

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0755134249

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9780755134243

Waiting for Jack

By: John R Dean

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Waiting for Jack

By: John R Dean

This story opens with the main character Jack Bishop, JB for short, reflecting on two interviews that got him out of the dole queue and back into work where he now manages his own Team of Museum Assistants: he needs to be successful, he is on probation! How JB manages his own team 'us', and the interaction within 'us' and between 'us' and 'them' (the museums' Curators and Managers) is described in and around three story threads in a number of supporting scenes be they at work or at play - not least is a social event that enters into the museums' folklore! The interwoven story lines are developed and occur over a six month period during which time the summer is long, hot and stormy. JB has to try and thwart a planned theft of a valuable artefact before becoming involved in the supernatural and finally has to find time for a burgeoning romance. Museum security is JB's Achilles heel and his attempt to prevent a theft requires some fast tracking to boost his knowledge and understanding. However, his efforts leave him disappointed. JB is drawn into a story of railway tragedy that occurred not long after the end of the Great War at a former railway station, now a technology museum being one of a number of museums JB now helps his new employer to manage. It is at this museum that on several of occasions one of JB's Team is waved at by a porter. JB's curiosity takes him on the trail of a ghost. JB's burgeoning romance appears not purely incidental as a number of fateful coincidences seem to have brought him, his loved one and ghosts together but for what reason?

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AuthorHouse

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1452007284

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9781452007281

Comparative Economics in a Transforming World Economy

By: John Barkley Rosser

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Comparative Economics in a Transforming World Economy

By: John Barkley Rosser

The second edition of an innovative undergraduate textbook in Comparative Economic Systems that goes beyond the traditional dichotomies.

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MIT Press

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0262182343

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9780262182348

Poverty in America

A Handbook

By: John Iceland

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Poverty in America

A Handbook

By: John Iceland

In a remarkably concise, readable, and accessible format, John Iceland provides a comprehensive picture of poverty in America, He shows how poverty is measured and understood and how it has changed over time, as well as how public policies have grappled with poverty as a political issue and an economic reality. This edition has been updated and includes a new preface.

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Univ of California Press

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0520933044

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9780520933040

Children's Rights and Power

Charging Up for a New Century

By: Mary John

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Children's Rights and Power

Charging Up for a New Century

By: Mary John

Mary John considers how children learn about power. She compares the situation of children to that of other powerless minority groups, arguing that children are rarely included in debates on freedom and economy.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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1853026581

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Work Incentives, Poverty and Welfare in Ireland

By: Tim Callan,John R. Walsh,Kieran Coleman

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Work Incentives, Poverty and Welfare in Ireland

By: Tim Callan,John R. Walsh,Kieran Coleman

Evaluates the effect of financial incentives to work, exemplified by the calculation of replacement rates for a hypothetical unemployed who previously had received an average industrial wage and of the effective marginal tax rates for a sample of actual families. Uses the extended SWITCH tax-benefit model that considers eligibility for a medical card and entitlements under the Rant and Mortgage Interest Supplement scheme. Assesses effects of policy measures intended to minimize child poverty and provide child income support.

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ESRI

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0707002516

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The Nanxun Legacy and China's Development in the Post-Deng Era

By: John Wong,Zheng Yongnian

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The Nanxun Legacy and China's Development in the Post-Deng Era

By: John Wong,Zheng Yongnian

In the spring of 1992, Deng Xiaoping made a historical tour of south China, popularly known as the Nanxun (OCOsouthern tourOCO). During the tour, he boldly called for more radical economic reform and further opening up of China. The Nanxun has become a political landmark in the history of the People''s Republic of China, much like great events such as the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. Deng Xiaoping has left his own legacy for the country. The Nanxun belongs to Deng, just as the 1911 revolution belongs to Sun Yat-sen and the communist revolution to Mao Zedong. In this collection of articles, leading China scholars and experts analyze how the Nanxun has sparked off dynamic economic growth in China and drastically changed the political and social landscape of the country. Contents: Economic Growth and Transformation; Social Dynamism and Consequences of Economic Transition; Ideological Decline, Party Decay, and Return to Control?; Legal Reforms and the Search for More Efficient Governance. Readership: General readers.

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World Scientific

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9812811346

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9789812811349

The Cultural Dictionary of the Bible

By: John J. Pilch

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The Cultural Dictionary of the Bible

By: John J. Pilch

2000 Catholic Press Association Award Winner! Interpreting the Bible respectfully is a cross-cultural enterprise. For those who seek to understand the Bible as a document from the ancient Mediterranean world and communicate it to people in other cultures, The Cultural Dictionary of the Bible is an ideal tool. Scripture expert John Pilch gives the modern Bible reader an appreciation for the world in which each book of the Bible originated and an in-depth look at the Mediterranean personalities who populate the pages of the Bible. With more than 100 distinctive, Middle-Eastern notions, from Abba" to "Work," this collection provides a cultural system of shared interpretations of persons, things, and events relating to the Mediterranean region. By applying a social-scientific approach to interpreting the Bible, Pilch shows how a multi-cultural understanding, enriched with the discoveries and insights taken from contemporary anthropological studies, can bemused to examine the distinctive, Middle Eastern cultural world of the Bible. Since each article discusses a variety of persons, things, and events under its title, the alphabetized tale of contents presents a comprehensive list of these subjects for ready reference. Uppercase entries identify complete articles; lowercase entries list some of the related topics treated in the articles. A bibliography is provided at the end of each major article. A list of basic resources at the end of the volume presents a selection of dictionaries, atlases, and similar books for supplemental information on each topic. Preachers, readers, RCIA participants and students alike will appreciate the index to the Sunday Lectionary readings for the full three-year cycle that is provided and its citation of the words defined in the dictionary that appear in the given readings. Includes illustrations of appropriate entries. Entries include: ABBA Agriculture Alternate Reality ANGER Animals Antonia Fortress Bailey Beard Bread Blindness Boat Burial Carpenter Caves Centurion Christians CLOTHES COINS Corban COSMETICS AND JEWELRY Culture DANCE DEATH DECEPTION AND LYING DRINKING AND EATING Earrings Eating Emotions Evil Eye Eyes Fishing FORGIVENESS Fortresses Frankincense Goats Good Shepherd HAIR Hands HEALING Heaven HOLY MAN Honey Honor and Shame HOUSE HUMOR Individualism Insider/Outsider Israelite Jewelry JEWS ANDCHRISTIANS John the Baptist Judeans Laughter Life Literary Forms Lying MILITARY Milk MUSIC Mother Nazirite NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION Oath Oil Perfume Peter's House Poor PRAYER Puns Rabbi Revenge Roads Salt Satan Sea SECRECY Shalom Shame SHEEP AND GOATS SICKNESS Sign Sin Singing SKY SMELLS AND TASTES Sorghum Space SPIRITS Stonemason SYMBOLISM Tastes Teeth Tents Translation TRAVEL Vengeance Water WEATHER Wheat Wine Wool WORK

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Liturgical Press

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0814625274

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9780814625279

Social Mobility in Britain

Research, Politics and Policy

By: Erzsébet Bukodi,John H. Goldthorpe

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Social Mobility in Britain

Research, Politics and Policy

By: Erzsébet Bukodi,John H. Goldthorpe

A comprehensive examination of social mobility and education in Britain that exposes the prevailing misconception in political and policy circles of social mobility in decline. For students, researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in the issues surrounding social inequality, social mobility and education.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108474969

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9781108474962

Inequality and the State

By: John Hills

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Inequality and the State

By: John Hills

This book is about inequality, how the State affects distribution through its spending programmes and through taxation, and what the public thinks of these three issues. It describes and analyses one of the biggest social changes in Britain since the Second World War: the dramatic widening of the income distribution since the end of the 1970s, the growth of poverty, and the factors that have driven them. And it examines how government social spending and the taxes that pay for it affect this distribution, and why they take the forms they do. Each part of the discussion is set in the context of public attitudes as revealed by the rigorous and long-running British Social Attitudes survey, and of Britain's position by comparison with other countries. Against this background, the book analyses changes in policy since New Labour came to government in 1997, discusses the impacts of these changes, and looks at the constraints and pressures on future policies, before concluding with a discussion of the dilemmas facing policy-makers as they try to meet competing aims in reducing poverty and inequality, growing demands on social spending, and the constraints and opportunities created by public attitudes.

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OUP Oxford

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0191534862

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9780191534867

Sustainable Business

Key Issues

By: Helen Kopnina,John Blewitt

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Sustainable Business

Key Issues

By: Helen Kopnina,John Blewitt

Sustainable Business: Key Issues is the first comprehensive introductory-level textbook to address the interface between environmental challenges and business solutions to provide an overview of the basic concepts of sustainability, sustainable business, and business ethics. The book introduces students to the background and key issues of sustainability and suggests ways in which these concepts can be applied in business practice. Though the book takes a business perspective, it is interdisciplinary in its nature and draws on knowledge from socio-economic, political, and environmental studies, thereby providing a practical and critical understanding of sustainability in the changing paradigm of global business. It goes beyond the conventional theories of sustainability and addresses critical issues concerned with population, consumption, and economic growth. It discusses realistic ways forward, in particular the circular economy and Cradle to Cradle frameworks. The book is both a theoretical and practical study guide for undergraduate and postgraduate international students of broad areas of sustainability, teaching ways to recognize opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship at the intersection of environmental, economic, ethical, and social systems. It takes a strategic approach in applying the power of business methods and policy to address issues of global importance such as climate change, poverty, ecosystem degradation, and human rights. This textbook is essential reading for students of business, management, and sustainability courses. It is written in an engaging and accessible style, with each chapter including case studies, discussion questions, end of chapter summaries, and suggestions for further reading. This new edition is updated throughout, and contains an additional chapter on the circular economy.

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Routledge

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1351615270

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9781351615273

Technological Competition, Employment and Innovation Policies in OECD Countries

By: Paul J.J. Welfens,David B. Audretsch,John T. Addison,Hariolf Grupp

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Technological Competition, Employment and Innovation Policies in OECD Countries

By: Paul J.J. Welfens,David B. Audretsch,John T. Addison,Hariolf Grupp

High unemployment rates in the period of an internationalization of economies and an intensified technological competition are the main problems that exist in most EU countries. Taking stock of unemployment patterns, technological trends and employment opportunities in the EU and the US is crucial for the reform debate in Europe. In continental Europe, major problems are an insufficient creation of new firms in innovative technology fields, inadequate labor market developments and inconsistent R&D policies. Founded on new data evaluations, the book presents an innovative analysis of these topics and shows opportunities for reforms.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642587968

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9783642587962

Chronic Poverty In Asia: Causes, Consequences And Policies

By: John Malcolm Dowling,Chin-fang Yap

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Chronic Poverty In Asia: Causes, Consequences And Policies

By: John Malcolm Dowling,Chin-fang Yap

Asia contains the bulk of the world's poor, as many as 500 million people. A significant fraction of these poor are chronically poor, which means that they and their families have been poor for years and will remain in poverty unless governmental policies are adopted which can lift them out of poverty.This book focuses on rural poverty and those countries in Asia with the largest number of chronically poor, including the two emerging superpowers of China and India, other countries of South Asia and the Mekong region as well as Indonesia and Philippines in Southeast Asia. Systematic analysis of who is poor, where they live, and why they are poor is carried out. Microeconomic, sector and macroeconomic policies which have been adopted to address this important social issue are also discussed. Through specific country analysis, the book outlines additional concrete measures that can be taken to reduce chronic poverty and improve the welfare of these people.

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World Scientific

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9814468665

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9789814468664

Hard Budgets & Soft States

Social Policy Choices in Central and Eastern Europe

By: John Eatwell

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Hard Budgets & Soft States

Social Policy Choices in Central and Eastern Europe

By: John Eatwell

Shows that the welfare state makes a fundamental contribution to economic efficiency and should be an important component of a policy for a successful transition.

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Institute for Public Policy Research

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1860301061

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9781860301063

Rupert Thomson

Critical Essays

By: Robert Duggan,Iain Robinson,Rhona Gordon,Kaye Mitchell,John McAuliffe

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Rupert Thomson

Critical Essays

By: Robert Duggan,Iain Robinson,Rhona Gordon,Kaye Mitchell,John McAuliffe

Rupert Thomson's innovative and unsettling writing ranges from dystopian alternative futures to meditations on crime and cultural memory, and from historical fictions to explorations of contemporary gender violence. The essays in this collection argue that Thomson's novels and memoir are compelling case-studies in late twentieth and early twenty-first-century literature, which engage with contemporary cultural and political preoccupations through persistently off-beat and often experimental literary forms, and trouble stable definitions of genre in the process. With chapters focusing on borders, panopticism, haunting, child sexual abuse, shame, atmosphere and intertextuality, this collection offers a critical introduction to an author whose work has been overlooked by the academy for too long.

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Gylphi Limited

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1780240597

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The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It

The Complete Back-to-Basics Guide

By: John Seymour

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The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It

The Complete Back-to-Basics Guide

By: John Seymour

The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It is the only book that teaches all the skills needed to live independently in harmony with the land harnessing natural forms of energy, raising crops and keeping livestock, preserving foodstuffs, making beer and wine, basketry, carpentry, weaving, and much more. Our 2003 edition included 150 new full-color illustrations and a special section in which John Seymour, the father of the back to basics movement, explains the philosophy of self-sufficiency and its power to transform lives and create communities. More relevant than ever in our high-tech world, The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It is the ultimate practical guide for realists and dreamers alike.

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Penguin

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0744095840

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9780744095845

Mod Brit:An Econ & Soc Hist

By: John Irwin

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Mod Brit:An Econ & Soc Hist

By: John Irwin

First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Routledge

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1134847386

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9781134847389

The Economics of Search

By: Brian McCall,John McCall

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The Economics of Search

By: Brian McCall,John McCall

The economics of search is a prominent component of economic theory, and it has a richness and elegance that underpins a host of practical applications. In this book Brian and John McCall present a comprehensive overview of the economic theory of search, from the classical model of job search formulated 40 years ago to the recent developments in eq

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Routledge

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1134422342

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9781134422340

Public Finance and Public Choice

Analytical Perspectives

By: John Cullis,Philip Jones

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Public Finance and Public Choice

Analytical Perspectives

By: John Cullis,Philip Jones

Public Finance and Public Choice provides a comprehensive analysis of the economics of the public sector, taking a diagrammatic approach to the subject. Particular emphasis is given to the public choice and behavioural economics schools of thought.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199234787

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9780199234783

The New Self-Sufficient Gardnr

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Planning, Growing, Storing, and Preserving Your Own Garden Produce

By: John Seymour

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The New Self-Sufficient Gardnr

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Planning, Growing, Storing, and Preserving Your Own Garden Produce

By: John Seymour

This revised edition of an old favorite, first publishedin 1978, explains how to cultivate and preserve all types of fruit, herbs, and vegetables, in addition to instructions on keeping bees and raising chickens. Includes over 600 illustrations, many redrawn for the revised edition Contains information on drying, storing, and preserving fruits and vegetables Explains the “Deep Bed” method, critical to anyone with a tinyurban plotJohn Seymour authored over 40 books, including the DK’s best-selling Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency and The Forgotten Arts & Crafts. He died in the fall of 2004 at the age of 90.

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Penguin

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0756652138

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9780756652135

On Sociology

Numbers, Narratives, and the Integration of Research and Theory

By: John H. Goldthorpe

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On Sociology

Numbers, Narratives, and the Integration of Research and Theory

By: John H. Goldthorpe

This book is intended for scholars and students of sociology, social science methodology, business, economics, and social researchers.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0198295723

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Equality

From Theory to Action

By: John Baker,K. Lynch,Sara Cantillon,Judy Walsh

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Equality

From Theory to Action

By: John Baker,K. Lynch,Sara Cantillon,Judy Walsh

How can egalitarian ideals be put into action? This ground-breaking book sets out a new interdisciplinary model for equality studies. Integrating normative questions about the ideal of equality with empirical issues about the nature of inequality, it applies a new framework to a wide range of contemporary inequalities. Proposing far-reaching changes in the economy, politics, law, education and research practices, it sets out innovative political strategies for achieving those aims. It is an invaluable resource for both academics and activists.

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Springer

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0230250416

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9780230250413

Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries

Review of Lessons and Experience

By: David Coady,Margaret E. Grosh,John Hoddinott

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Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries

Review of Lessons and Experience

By: David Coady,Margaret E. Grosh,John Hoddinott

Drawing on a database of more than one hundred anti-poverty interventions in 47 countries, 'Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries' provides a general review of experiences with methods used to target interventions in transition and developing countries. Written for policymakers and program managers in developing countries, in donor agencies, and in NGOs who have responsibility for designing interventions that reach the poor, it conveys what targeting options are available, what results can be expected as well as information that will assist in choosing among them and in their implementation. Key messages are: - While targeting 'works' - the median program transfers 25 percent more to the poor than would a universal allocation - targeting performance around the world is highly variable. - Means testing, geographic targeting, and self-selection based on a work requirement are the most robustly progressive methods. Proxy means testing, community-based selection of individuals and demographic targeting to children show good results on average, but with considerable variation. - Demographic targeting to the elderly, community bidding, and self-selection based on consumption show limited potential for good targeting. - There is no single preferred method for all types of programs or all country contexts. Successful targeting depends critically on how a method is implemented. The CD-ROM includes the database of interventions, an annotated bibliography (PDF) and Spanish and Russian translations of the book (PDFs).

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