Globally, there is a commitment to eliminate poverty; and yet the politics that have caused anti-poverty policies to succeed in some countries and to fail in others have been little studied. The Politics of Poverty Reduction focuses on these political processes. Analysis is based partly on global comparisons and partly on case-studies of nine countries that span the developing world. Where governments are politically weak, they need to make alliances with other groups to stay in power, and where these have been with low-income groups, the result may be a lasting and effective pro-poor strategy. Often pro-poor policies have been brought in not with progressive intentions, but out of fear that the state will fall apart unless pro-poor elements are incorporated into government, and the most effective regimes in reducing poverty have seldom been the kindest and most benevolent. Ability to provide the poor with access to key markets, in particular labor and capital, is crucial, and this in turn requires fiscal strength. Two crucial elements in the story are the ability to frame labor-intensive policies (given that labor is often the only thing that poor people are able to sell) and the design of effective tax and expenditure policies. Aid donors can make a key contribution, partly through reinforcing recipients' fiscal capacity, but much more through providing technical support of the right kind.

The Politics of Poverty Reduction

Business & Money

Mosley, Paul

Economics

Oxford University Press

Globally, there is a commitment to eliminate poverty; and yet the politics that have caused anti-poverty policies to succeed in some countries and to fail in others have been little studied. The Politics of Poverty Reduction focuses on these political processes. Analysis is based partly on global comparisons and partly on case-studies of nine countries that span the developing world. Where governments are politically weak, they need to make alliances with other groups to stay in power, and where these have been with low-income groups, the result may be a lasting and effective pro-poor strategy. Often pro-poor policies have been brought in not with progressive intentions, but out of fear that the state will fall apart unless pro-poor elements are incorporated into government, and the most effective regimes in reducing poverty have seldom been the kindest and most benevolent. Ability to provide the poor with access to key markets, in particular labor and capital, is crucial, and this in turn requires fiscal strength. Two crucial elements in the story are the ability to frame labor-intensive policies (given that labor is often the only thing that poor people are able to sell) and the design of effective tax and expenditure policies. Aid donors can make a key contribution, partly through reinforcing recipients' fiscal capacity, but much more through providing technical support of the right kind.

Fiscal Policy and the Natural Resources Curse: How to Escape from the Poverty Trap (Routledge Studies in Development Economics)

It is widely accepted that natural resource wealth, especially in the form of oil and minerals, can be a key factor in inhibiting economic development. Many of the countries that are richest in natural resources – including oil, metals and diamonds – are amongst the world’s poorest. Why?  Fiscal Policy and the Natural Resources Curse re-examines this ancient, unsolved puzzle, asking why many governments of natural resource-intensive countries are incapable, in a globalised world, of dealing with the natural-resource curse. This book offers a detailed analysis of the power-relationships which underpin the natural resource curse, using both statistical analysis and country case studies from Africa and Latin America to pinpoint the strategies that have enable developing countries to break out of the poverty trap. The book differs from other works on this subject, as it not only identifies the issues at stake but also offers solutions in the form of a series of suggested policy measures. The work focusses in particular on fiscal escape routes, namely measures to develop and diversify the tax system, and to reallocate and target public expenditure.  This volume will be of great interest to scholars of economic development, the economics of natural resources and economic growth as well as all those with an interest in development, global politics and anti-poverty policies.

Reference

Routledge

The global recession of the early 1980s prompted a revolution in aid policy. The major aid organizations, and The World Bank in particular, increasingly made aid payments conditional on changes in policy generally of a type that reduced the level of government intervention in the economy. "Aid and Power" considers the impact of this on the relationship between donor organizations and developing countries, concentrating on the delicate bargaining stage that is now the focus of the aid process. It also examines whether policies which The World Bank has promoted have been a success. Volume 1 is arranged theoretically. It looks at the factors which shaped structural adjustment lending and considers the essential features of the bargaining process at its heart. Criteria for the assessment of the success and failure of programmes are developed and it looks at the results of policy-based lending across a wide range of countries. It concludes with some policy recommendations. Volume 2 contains the results of nine major case studies, involving countries in three continents. It is apparent that individual countries' experience of structural adjustment is unique.  This work should be of interest to lecturers and students of development economics, international relations and the politics of development.

Aid and Power: The World Bank and Policy-Based Lending : Analysis and Policy Proposals

Toye, John

Harrigan, Jane

MOSLEY, P. / J. HARRIGAN / J. TOYLE: AID AND POWER. THE WORLD BANK &amp; POLICY-BASED LENDING CASE STUDIES. LONDON, 1991, xi 443 p. tablas.Encuadernacion original. Nuevo.

Aid and Power: Case Studies: The World Bank and Policy-based Lending

In two volumes these books review and expand the theory that poverty in the world's poorest regions could be alleviated by providing small loans to micro-entrepreneurs. Volume 1 provides detailed analysis of this theory and offers policy recommendations for practitioners in this field. Volume 2 presents empirical evidence drawn from comparative experiences in seven developing countries. The work assesses the success of this policy and provides some startling conclusions. This is essential reading for all those interested in development, poverty-reduction, social welfare and finance.

Finance Against Poverty: Volume 1

David, Hulme

Aid and Power - Vol 1: The World Bank and Policy Based Lending

When the major aid organizations made flows of aid conditional on changes in policy, they prompted an extensive debate in development circles. Aid and Power has made one of the most significant and influential contributions to that debate. This edition has been revised to take account of changes within the World Bank itself and the extension of policy based lending to the formerly socialist economies of east and central Europe.

This revised edition of Aid and Power takes account of the changes within the World Bank and the extension of policy based lending to the formerly socialist economies of east and central Europe.

Overseas Aid 2nd Edition: Its Defence and Reform

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The Politics of Poverty Reduction

The Politics of Poverty Reduction

Fiscal Policy and the Natural Resources Curse: How to Escape from the Poverty Trap (Routledge Studies in Development Economics)

Aid and Power: The World Bank and Policy-Based Lending : Analysis and Policy Proposals

Aid and Power: Case Studies: The World Bank and Policy-based Lending

Finance Against Poverty: Volume 1

Aid and Power - Vol 1: The World Bank and Policy Based Lending

Aid and Power - Vol 1: The World Bank and Policy Based Lending

Overseas Aid 2nd Edition: Its Defence and Reform

Overseas Aid 2nd Edition: Its Defence and Reform