The Social Economics of Poverty

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ISBN: 9780415700894 | 0415700892
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 11/10/2005

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This book presents a unique analysis of the moral and social dimensions of microeconomic behavior in developing countries and calls into question standard notions of rationality and many of the assumptions of neo-classical economics, showing how these are inappropriate in communities with widespread disparity in incomes. This book will prove to be essential for students studying development economics.

List of figures

vii

List of tables

List of contributors

xiii

Acknowledgments

xvii

On the relevance of identities, communities, groups, and networks to the economics of poverty alleviation

(11)

Christopher B. Barrett

Toward an economic theory of dysfunctional identity

(44)

Hanming Fang

Glenn C. Loury

Polarization: concepts, measurement, estimation

(50)

Jean-Yves Duclos

Joan Esteban

Debraj Ray

Evolutionary equilibrium with forward-looking players

106

(19)

Lawrence E. Blume

Is inequality an evolutionary universal?

125

(21)

Samuel Bowles

Bridging communal divides: separation, patronage, integration

146

(25)

Indraneel Dasgupta

Ravi Kanbur

The extended family system and market interactions

171

(17)

Karla Hoff

Arijit Sen

Social divisions within schools: how school policies can affect students' identities and educational choices

188

(26)

George A. Akerlof

Rachel E. Kranton

Smallholder identities and social networks: the challenge of improving productivity and welfare

214

(30)

Christopher B. Barrett

Social networks in Ghana

244

(24)

Christopher R. Udry

Timothy G. Conley

Coping with disaster: morals, markets, and mutual insurance -- using economic experiments to study recovery from Hurricane Mitch

268

(20)

Michael R. Carter

Marco Castillo

The role of ethnicity and networks in agricultural trade: evidence from Africa

288

(29)

Marcel Fafchamps

Altruism, household co-residence and women's health investment in rural Bangladesh

317

(20)

Andrew D. Foster

Self-help groups and income generation in the informal settlements of Nairobi

337

(24)

Eliana La Ferrara

Community ties and land inheritance in the context of rising outside opportunities: evidence from the Peruvian Highlands

361

(42)

Tatiana Goetghebuer

Jean-Philippe Platteau

Index

403

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The Social Economics of Poverty

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