Poverty, inequality and growth in developing countries : theoretical and empirical approaches / edited by Atsushi Maki. - 1 Edition. - xxii, 248 pages ; 24 cm. - Routledge studies in the modern world economy .

Introduction / Atsushi Maki -- Are luxury goods really luxuries? : the validity of the Törnqvist-wold's hypothesis / Atsushi Maki and Mlemba Abassy Kamwe -- Engel's law in Vietnam and the Philippines : effects of in-kind consumption on inequality and poverty / Atsushi Maki and Satoshi Ohira -- Informal agriculture sector in Indonesia : big in size, small in contribution, and high working poverty rate / Kadarmanto -- Effects of remittances on income inequality and poverty in the Philippines / Satoshi Ohira and Karen Villaquer Firshan -- Area disparity of income and expenditure in Sri Lanka : based on micro data sets of household income and expenditure survey of 2006/07 / Yasumasa Baba, Yuko Arai, Hiroko Yasui and Kaori Yonezawa -- The agricultural sector in Thailand's middle-income stage / Satoshi Ohira and Atsushi Maki -- The possibility of a border economic zone : Asian golden quadrangle / Satoko Okuyama -- Development of the fishery systems in modern Taiwan / Nobutake Koiwa -- Conclusion / Atsushi Maki.

9781138023260 (hardback)

2014046582


Poverty--Developing countries.
Equality--Developing countries.
Urbanization--Developing countries.


Developing countries--Economic conditions--21st century.

HC59.72.P6 / P6834 2015

339.4/6091724