Berlin Workshop Series 2006 : Equity and Development
This year, the workshop examined the conceptual foundation of the workshop sessions by discussing the definition of equity itself. What do we mean by equity, and how does equity differ from equality? Whereas equity is commonly associated positively...
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ABSOLUTE POVERTY AGGREGATE OUTPUT CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKETS CARTEL CIVIL SOCIETY CLASSICAL ECONOMISTS COUNTRY DATA CREDIT MARKET CROSS-COUNTRY DATA DEBT DEBT RELIEF DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT REPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH DISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGE DISTRIBUTIONAL OUTCOMES ECONOMIC ASSETS ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC LITERATURE ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ECONOMIC SITUATION ECONOMIC STUDIES ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION ELASTICITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPORT SUBSIDIES FIXED COSTS FOREIGN AID GDP GENDER INEQUALITY GLOBAL LEVEL GROWTH ELASTICITY GROWTH RATE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE IMPERFECT CAPITAL MARKETS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME DISTRIBUTIONS INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME POVERTY INCOMES INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES INEFFICIENCY INFANT MORTALITY INSURANCE INSURANCE MARKETS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES LABOR FORCE LABOUR MARKET LIVING STANDARDS MARGINAL RETURNS MARKET IMPERFECTIONS MEMBER COUNTRIES MORTALITY RATES MULTIPLE EQUILIBRIA NEOCLASSICAL ECONOMICS OPPORTUNITY SET OPPORTUNITY SETS PENSIONS PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY ALTERNATIVES POLICY DECISIONS POLICY LEVEL POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL ECONOMY CHANNEL POLITICAL ECONOMY MODELS POOR COUNTRIES POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRO-POOR PRO-POOR GROWTH PUBLIC CHOICE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE RAPID GROWTH RAPID INCREASE REDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES REDUCING INEQUALITY REGIONAL INEQUALITIES RELATIVE SUPPLY SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SAVINGS RATES SOCIAL CONFLICTS SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL SAFETY SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECURITY STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUBSIDIARY TOTAL OUTPUT TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNEMPLOYMENT WEALTH WELFARE ECONOMICS |
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ABSOLUTE POVERTY AGGREGATE OUTPUT CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKETS CARTEL CIVIL SOCIETY CLASSICAL ECONOMISTS COUNTRY DATA CREDIT MARKET CROSS-COUNTRY DATA DEBT DEBT RELIEF DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT REPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH DISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGE DISTRIBUTIONAL OUTCOMES ECONOMIC ASSETS ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC LITERATURE ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ECONOMIC SITUATION ECONOMIC STUDIES ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION ELASTICITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPORT SUBSIDIES FIXED COSTS FOREIGN AID GDP GENDER INEQUALITY GLOBAL LEVEL GROWTH ELASTICITY GROWTH RATE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE IMPERFECT CAPITAL MARKETS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME DISTRIBUTIONS INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME POVERTY INCOMES INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES INEFFICIENCY INFANT MORTALITY INSURANCE INSURANCE MARKETS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES LABOR FORCE LABOUR MARKET LIVING STANDARDS MARGINAL RETURNS MARKET IMPERFECTIONS MEMBER COUNTRIES MORTALITY RATES MULTIPLE EQUILIBRIA NEOCLASSICAL ECONOMICS OPPORTUNITY SET OPPORTUNITY SETS PENSIONS PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY ALTERNATIVES POLICY DECISIONS POLICY LEVEL POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL ECONOMY CHANNEL POLITICAL ECONOMY MODELS POOR COUNTRIES POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRO-POOR PRO-POOR GROWTH PUBLIC CHOICE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE RAPID GROWTH RAPID INCREASE REDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES REDUCING INEQUALITY REGIONAL INEQUALITIES RELATIVE SUPPLY SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SAVINGS RATES SOCIAL CONFLICTS SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL SAFETY SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECURITY STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUBSIDIARY TOTAL OUTPUT TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNEMPLOYMENT WEALTH WELFARE ECONOMICS Kochendörfer-Lucius, Gudrun Pleskovic, Boris Berlin Workshop Series 2006 : Equity and Development |
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This year, the workshop examined the
conceptual foundation of the workshop sessions by discussing
the definition of equity itself. What do we mean by equity,
and how does equity differ from equality? Whereas equity is
commonly associated positively with impartiality and
justice, economists understand equality as an idealistic and
unattainable goal often linked to socialism and communism.
The terminological twins equity/equality, however, can be
conceptualized in highly diverging ways with different
consequences for development strategy. The discussions
throughout the workshop mirror the controversial positions
of international discourse on the topic. Through the varying
dimensions of these terms, discussions focused on the
different responsibilities for political action such terms
entail. For example, whereas equality in outcome implies an
egalitarian perspective, economic studies on inequality in
outcome mostly take into account the results of actions and
conditions such as unequal incomes. Session I, on what is
equity, and, what is the role for governments in the
promotion of equity, further discussed how does this role
differ between developed and developing countries.
Nonetheless, it was suggested that before operationalizing
and measuring inequity, the concept itself has to be
clarified, and, further arguments indicated that one future
challenge for development policy is precisely to combine
growth-promoting policies with policies that assure that the
poor can fully participate in the opportunities that growth
offers. Session II, on equity-enhancing social
transformation and historical evidence from European and
Transition Countries, focus on policies that impact equity.
Session III, on building efficient welfare states and
lessons learnt, discussed the task of formulating policies
that foster both efficiency and equitable social welfare,
while Session IV, on international inequalities and what can
be done to reduce them, focuses on the global level,
contrary to Session III which concentrated on equity issues
at the national level. Finally, Session V, on what will
greater integration mean for inequalities between and within
the richer and poorer countries of the New Europe, draws a
very differentiated picture. Conclusions outlined key issues
that need to be addressed, noting the importance of
carefully analyzing different redistributive instruments
with respect to their effects on growth and efficiency, and
vice versa. |
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Kochendörfer-Lucius, Gudrun Pleskovic, Boris |
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Berlin Workshop Series 2006 : Equity and Development |
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Berlin Workshop Series 2006 : Equity and Development |
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Berlin Workshop Series 2006 : Equity and Development |
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Berlin Workshop Series 2006 : Equity and Development |
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Berlin Workshop Series 2006 : Equity and Development |
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berlin workshop series 2006 : equity and development |
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Washington, DC : World Bank |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-69642021-04-23T14:02:27Z Berlin Workshop Series 2006 : Equity and Development Kochendörfer-Lucius, Gudrun Pleskovic, Boris ABSOLUTE POVERTY AGGREGATE OUTPUT CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKETS CARTEL CIVIL SOCIETY CLASSICAL ECONOMISTS COUNTRY DATA CREDIT MARKET CROSS-COUNTRY DATA DEBT DEBT RELIEF DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT REPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH DISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGE DISTRIBUTIONAL OUTCOMES ECONOMIC ASSETS ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC LITERATURE ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ECONOMIC SITUATION ECONOMIC STUDIES ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION ELASTICITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPORT SUBSIDIES FIXED COSTS FOREIGN AID GDP GENDER INEQUALITY GLOBAL LEVEL GROWTH ELASTICITY GROWTH RATE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE IMPERFECT CAPITAL MARKETS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME DISTRIBUTIONS INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME POVERTY INCOMES INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES INEFFICIENCY INFANT MORTALITY INSURANCE INSURANCE MARKETS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES LABOR FORCE LABOUR MARKET LIVING STANDARDS MARGINAL RETURNS MARKET IMPERFECTIONS MEMBER COUNTRIES MORTALITY RATES MULTIPLE EQUILIBRIA NEOCLASSICAL ECONOMICS OPPORTUNITY SET OPPORTUNITY SETS PENSIONS PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY ALTERNATIVES POLICY DECISIONS POLICY LEVEL POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL ECONOMY CHANNEL POLITICAL ECONOMY MODELS POOR COUNTRIES POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRO-POOR PRO-POOR GROWTH PUBLIC CHOICE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE RAPID GROWTH RAPID INCREASE REDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES REDUCING INEQUALITY REGIONAL INEQUALITIES RELATIVE SUPPLY SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SAVINGS RATES SOCIAL CONFLICTS SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL SAFETY SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECURITY STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUBSIDIARY TOTAL OUTPUT TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNEMPLOYMENT WEALTH WELFARE ECONOMICS This year, the workshop examined the conceptual foundation of the workshop sessions by discussing the definition of equity itself. What do we mean by equity, and how does equity differ from equality? Whereas equity is commonly associated positively with impartiality and justice, economists understand equality as an idealistic and unattainable goal often linked to socialism and communism. The terminological twins equity/equality, however, can be conceptualized in highly diverging ways with different consequences for development strategy. The discussions throughout the workshop mirror the controversial positions of international discourse on the topic. Through the varying dimensions of these terms, discussions focused on the different responsibilities for political action such terms entail. For example, whereas equality in outcome implies an egalitarian perspective, economic studies on inequality in outcome mostly take into account the results of actions and conditions such as unequal incomes. Session I, on what is equity, and, what is the role for governments in the promotion of equity, further discussed how does this role differ between developed and developing countries. Nonetheless, it was suggested that before operationalizing and measuring inequity, the concept itself has to be clarified, and, further arguments indicated that one future challenge for development policy is precisely to combine growth-promoting policies with policies that assure that the poor can fully participate in the opportunities that growth offers. Session II, on equity-enhancing social transformation and historical evidence from European and Transition Countries, focus on policies that impact equity. Session III, on building efficient welfare states and lessons learnt, discussed the task of formulating policies that foster both efficiency and equitable social welfare, while Session IV, on international inequalities and what can be done to reduce them, focuses on the global level, contrary to Session III which concentrated on equity issues at the national level. Finally, Session V, on what will greater integration mean for inequalities between and within the richer and poorer countries of the New Europe, draws a very differentiated picture. Conclusions outlined key issues that need to be addressed, noting the importance of carefully analyzing different redistributive instruments with respect to their effects on growth and efficiency, and vice versa. 2012-06-04T14:36:38Z 2012-06-04T14:36:38Z 2006 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6754573/equity-development 978-0-8213-6105-4 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6964 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC : World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication |