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List of figures and tables |
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xi | (3) |
| Preface |
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xiv | (3) |
| Acknowledgements |
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| List of acronyms and abbreviations |
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| Introduction |
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| Plan of the book |
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2 | (1) |
| The approach |
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3 | (6) |
| PART I The Roots |
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1 Basic concepts and realities |
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The realities: a regional summary of evidence |
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20 | (7) |
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27 | (1) |
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Types and objectives of colonial rule |
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The origins of affluent lifestyles |
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31 | (1) |
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Political colonialism and educational discrimination |
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36 | (6) |
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3 Religious foundations of justice and inheritance |
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The importance of religion |
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Ideal moral standards: the immorality of deprivation |
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45 | (2) |
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Conflicts and confrontation: an explanation |
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49 | (3) |
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52 | (1) |
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4 Economic foundations: the natural resource base |
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54 | (20) |
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Oil windfalls: from poverty to sudden affluence |
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56 | (9) |
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Economic capacity to develop land and water resources |
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Irrigation is expensive: who benefits? |
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69 | (3) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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Inequality and poverty in a dual economy: the case of Sudan |
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75 | (6) |
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Oil-based unbalanced development: Algeria, Iran and Libya |
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81 | (6) |
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87 | (1) |
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6 Social imbalance in public expenditure: health, education and defence |
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The resource-allocation base |
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Outcomes and estimates of imbalance |
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Militarism and social imbalance: the case of Iraq |
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104 | (6) |
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110 | (1) |
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7 Corruption: the embezzlement of public funds |
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112 | (12) |
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Conflicting views and analytical problems |
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Channels for embezzlement: evidence |
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115 | (6) |
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8 Inequality in private consumption |
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Regional features of consumption |
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Changing consumption patterns |
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127 | (5) |
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Family consumption inequality: case studies |
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132 | (12) |
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Appendix 8.1: Measurement of personal consumption inequality |
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146 | (3) |
| PART II Policy choice: some countries' experiences |
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9 Redistribution of wealth and income: an assessment |
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Policy choice: who benefits? |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (9) |
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Informal provision of social security |
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167 | (3) |
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10 Economic policy reforms: distributional impact |
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Countries' adjustment experiences |
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Inter-country comparisons |
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Appendix 10.1: Selected economic and social indicators in eight adjusting countries, 1975-93 |
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11 Prospects and challenges |
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From economic reforms to what? |
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215 | (5) |
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The challenge of democracy for equitable development |
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220 | (3) |
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Peace dividend: real expectation or elusive hope? |
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223 | (6) |
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Channelling the peace dividend |
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229 | (2) |
| Notes |
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| Bibliography |
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261 | (22) |
| Name index |
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| Subject index |
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