Pro-Poor Macroeconomics Potential and Limitations [Hardcover]

This book tackles the disagreements that affect those looking to establish the macroeconomic policies needed to halve poverty over the next ten years. It presents a pro-poor macroeconomic policy allowing countries to recapture policy space, help promote growth, reduce inequality and diminish poverty in a sustainable way.List of Figures List of Tables Notes on the Contributors Foreword Acknowledgements PART 1: OVERVIEW AND POVERTY IMPACT OF MAIN MACROECONOMIC POLICIES Potential and Limitations of Pro-Poor Macroeconomics: An Overview; G.A.Cornia Pro-Poor Fiscal Policy in the Globalized Economy; R.Jha Can Monetary Approaches to Stabilization be Pro-Poor?; S.K.Chand Exchange Rate Regimes for Development and Poverty Alleviation; G.A.Cornia Portfolio Flows, Macroeconomic Policy and Global Poverty; C.E.Weller & R.Chaurushiya The Effects of FDI on Growth and Inequality; C.Bonassi, G.Giovannetti & G.Ricchiuti Safety Nets for the Poor: A Missing International Dimension?; S.G.Reddy PART 2: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES Financial and Trade Reforms and Impact on Poverty and Income Inequality: The Case of Mauritius; S.K.Bundoo Macroeconomic Policy, Growth, Redistribution and Poverty Reduction: The Case of Malaysia; W.C.Hui and J.K.S. The Search for Macroeconomic Stability and Growth under Persistent Inequality: The Case of Chile; A.Solimano & M.Pollack Macroeconomic Policy, Inequality and Poverty Reduction in Fast-Growing India and China; C.P.Chandrasekhar & J.Ghosh Heterodox Macroeconomic Policies, Inequality and Poverty in Uzbekistan; G.A.Cornia Macroeconomic Policy and Pro-Poor Growth in a Dualistic Economy: The Case of Bolivia; S.Klasen Has Macroeconomic Policy Been Pro-Poor in Brazil?; J.S.Arbache Index

'Macroeconomic management is of great importance for the poor, who tends to pay more in times of crisis and gain less in times of booms. This volume rightly avoids providing a recipe for all countries, stressing instead the importance of country context in chool#$