Measuring Development An Inequality Dominance Approach
This book discusses how to measure the level of development of an economy, particularly, the task of ranking economies in terms of their development. In this context, development is defined as an increase
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Asis Kumar Banerjee
Measuring Development An Inequality Dominance Approach
Themes in Economics Theory, Empirics, and Policy
Series Editors Satish Kumar Jain, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India Karl Ove Moene, Max Planck Institute, Munich, Germany Anjan Mukherji, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
The main objective of the series is to publish volumes dealing with topics in economic theory and empirics with important policy implications. The series aims to publish monographs, both theoretical and empirical, on topics of contemporary interest. While topics that are important from a policy perspective are preferable, volumes in this series are one of the following types: (i) Research dealing with important economic theory topics; (ii) Rigourous empirical work on issues of contemporary importance; and (iii) Edited volumes of selected papers, either of individual authors, or those presented in Economic Theory and Policy conferences which will be conducted annually. Some of the topics that explored in this series are: poverty, income inequality, eminent domain (land acquisition in particular), some theoretical aspects of the functioning of the market mechanism, economic and social implications of affirmative action.
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Asis Kumar Banerjee
Measuring Development An Inequality Dominance Approach
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Asis Kumar Banerjee University of Calcutta Kolkata, India
ISSN 2730-5597 ISSN 2730-5600 (electronic) Themes in Economics ISBN 978-981-15-6160-3 ISBN 978-981-15-6161-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6161-0 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer N
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