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1 online resource (xxiv, 228 pages) : illustrations, color maps |
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Göttinger Studien zur Entwicklungsökonomik = Göttingen studies in development economics, 1439-3395 ; Bd. 33 |
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Göttinger Studien zur Entwicklungsökonomik ; 33.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-228). |
| Contents |
I. Social institutions and gender inequality -- 1. The Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. The Database -- 1.3. Construction of the Subindices -- 1.3.1. Measuring the Association between Categorical Variables -- 1.3.2. Aggregating Variables to Build a Subindex -- 1.4. The Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) -- 1.5. Results -- 1.5.1. Country Rankings and Regional Patterns -- 1.5.2. Simple Correlation with other Gender-related Indices -- 1.5.3. Regression Analysis -- 1.6. Conclusion -- 1.7. Tables -- 1.8. Figures -- 2. Why care about social inst. related to gender ineq. -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Social Institutions and Household Decisions -- 2.2.1. Social Institutions and Female Education -- 2.2.2. Social Institutions and Fertility and Child Mortality Rates -- 2.3. Social Institutions and the Society: Governance -- 2.4. Data -- 2.5. Empirical estimation and Results -- 2.5.1. Empirical estimation -- 2.5.2. Results -- 2.6. Conclusion -- 2.7. Tables -- 3. Reexamining the link between gender and corruption -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Empirical Estimation and Results -- 3.2.1. Data -- 3.2.2. Empirical Estimation -- 3.2.3. Results -- 3.3. Conclusion -- 3.4. Tables -- 3.5. Figures -- II. Regional growth convergence in Colombia -- 4. Regional convergence in Colombia: Income indicators -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Motivation and Background -- 4.2.1. Economic Background -- 4.2.2. Data Issues Affecting Convergence Results in Colombia -- 4.3. The Solow Model and Its Estimation -- 4.3.1. The Solow Model -- 4.3.2. Absolute Beta-Convergence -- 4.3.3. Conditional Convergence -- 4.3.4. Parameter Heterogeneity: Are There Different Steady States? -- 4.3.5. Sigma-Convergence -- 4.4. Distributional Approach: Quah's Critique -- 4.5. Empirical Estimation and Results -- 4.5.1. Sigma-Convergence -- 4.5.2. Absolute Beta-Convergence -- 4.5.3. Conditional Beta-Convergence Using Control Variables -- 4.5.4. Beta-Convergence Using Time-Series Cross-Sectional Data -- 4.5.5. Kernel Density Estimators -- 4.6. Conclusions -- 4.7. Tables -- 4.8. Figures -- 5. Regional convergence in Colombia: Social indicators -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Motivation -- 5.3. Methods for Measuring Convergence -- 5.4. Data and Empirical Estimation -- 5.4.1. Data -- 5.4.2. Empirical estimation -- 5.5. Results -- 5.5.1. Literacy Rate -- 5.5.2. Infant Survival Rate -- 5.5.3. Life Expectancy at Birth -- 5.5.4. Nourishment -- 5.6. Conclusions -- 5.7. Tables -- 5.8. Figures -- Appendices -- Appendix to Essay 1. |
| Summary |
This book contributes to the understanding of gender and regional inequalities in developing countries. First, it deals with social institutions related to gender inequality and proposes new composite indices to measure them. Using these indices, some interesting empirical connections between social institutions related to gender inequality and several relevant development outcomes are examined at the cross-country level. The second part of the book is concerned with the historical development of another type of inequality which is relevant for developing countries: inequality between regions. The topic of regional convergence in Colombia during the last quarter of the 20th century is analyzed using different approaches and focusing on both income and social indicators. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Börngen, ...
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Social institutions -- Developing countries.
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Sex discrimination -- Developing countries.
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Economic development -- Colombia.
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Convergence (Economics) -- Colombia -- 20th century.
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Développement économique -- Colombie.
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Rapprochement (Économie) -- Colombie -- 20e siècle.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Personal Finance -- Money Management.
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Convergence (Economics) (OCoLC)fst00877202
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Economic development. (OCoLC)fst00901785
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Sex discrimination. (OCoLC)fst01114365
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Social institutions. (OCoLC)fst01122537
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Colombia. (OCoLC)fst01205916
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Developing countries. (OCoLC)fst01242969
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Regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung
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Konvergenz
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Ungleichheit
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Institution Soziologie
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Regionale Disparität
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Kolumbien
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Entwicklungsländer
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Branisa Caballero, Boris. Social institutions, gender inequality, and regional convergence in developing countries. Frankfurt am Main ; New York : Peter Lang, ©2012 3631614225 (DLC) 2011279466 (OCoLC)775075395 |
| ISBN |
9783631753545 (electronic bk.) |
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3631753543 (electronic bk.) |
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3631614225 |
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9783631614228 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000065068803 |
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