Economic Development As Opportunity Equalization

Economic development should be conceived of as the degree to which an economy has implemented an efficient and just distribution of economic resources. The ubiquitous measure of GDP per capita reflects a utilitarian conception of justice, where ind...

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Main Author:	Roemer, John E.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ABSTINENCE AGRICULTURE AVERAGE INCOME AVERAGE INCOME LEVEL CAPACITY BUILDING CITIZENS CONFLICT DATA SET DATA SETS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCOUNTED VALUE DISPOSABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC RESOURCES ECONOMIC THEORY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY EXCHANGE RATES FREE WILL GDP GDP PER CAPITA HORIZONTAL DISTANCE HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX HUMAN WELFARE INCOME INCOME DATA INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOMES INEFFICIENCY INEQUALITY MEASURE INEQUALITY MEASURES LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIFE EXPECTANCY LOW INCOMES MEASURING INEQUALITY MOTHER NATIONAL INCOME NET INCOME NUMBER OF CHILDREN OUTPUT PER CAPITA PARETO EFFICIENCY PERSONAL INCOME POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL SCIENCE POOR POOR COUNTRY POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRESS PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC GOODS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION REDISTRIBUTIVE TAXATION RESPECT RURAL SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES SOCIAL SPENDING SOCIAL WELFARE TAX REVENUES TAXATION TERTIARY EDUCATION TOTAL OUTPUT TRANSFER PAYMENTS UTILITY FUNCTION WAGES WEALTH WOMAN
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