Innocenti Working Papers Attitudes to Inequality after Ten Years of Transition AUTHOR(S) Gerry Redmond; Sylke Schnepf; Marc Suhrcke Published: 2002 Innocenti Working Papers This paper compares people’s attitudes to inequality at the end of the 1990s the qualities they perceive are needed to get ahead, the role of government and rewards for employment in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Western countries. Data (from the 1999 International Social Survey Programme) suggest that overall, people in CEE express substantially more ‘egalitarian’ attitudes than those in the West, even after 10 years of economic adjustment to the market economy. The research produces important messages for policymakers, underlining the degree of support for public action concerning redistribution and warning them of the extent to which inequalities are felt in society, especially those that are perceived to be generated by ‘unfair’ means. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 40 | Thematic area: Countries in Transition | Tags: adjustment policies, economic development, economic planning, economic transition, social inequality | Publisher: IRC × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Gerry Redmond; Sylke Schnepf; Marc Suhrcke 2002 Attitudes to Inequality after Ten Years of Transition. , pp. 40.
Innocenti Working Papers Is EFA Affordable? Estimating the global minimum cost of 'Education for All' AUTHOR(S) Enrique Delamonica; Santosh Mehrotra; Jan Vandemoortele Published: 2001 Innocenti Working Papers Progress towards the target of universal access to basic education by the year 2000, set by two global conferences in 1990, has been too slow in many countries. Most of the reasons for this inadequate progress are country-specific. However, in virtually all countries one explanation stands out: inadequate public finance for primary education. This paper updates the global and regional cost estimates for achieving 'education for all' by 2015 the new target date set by the Social Summit in 1995. The estimates are based on the most recent country-by-country data on budgetary expenditure, population and enrolment trends, and unit cost. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 44 | Thematic area: Education | Tags: access to education, basic education, economic planning, economic policy, right to education | Publisher: IRC × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Enrique Delamonica; Santosh Mehrotra; Jan Vandemoortele 2001 Is EFA Affordable? Estimating the global minimum cost of 'Education for All'. , pp. 44.
Innocenti Publications The Dynamics of Child Poverty in Industrialised Countries AUTHOR(S) John Micklewright; Bruce Bradbury; Stephen P. Jenkins Published: 2001 Innocenti Publications A child poverty rate of ten percent could mean that every tenth child is always poor, or that all children are in poverty for one month in every ten. Knowing where reality lies between these extremes is vital to understanding the problem facing many countries of poverty among the young. This unique study goes beyond the standard analysis of child poverty based on poverty rates at one point in time and documents how much movement into and out of poverty by children there actually is, covering a range of industrialised countries - the USA, UK, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Hungary and Russia. Five main topics are addressed: conceptual and measurement issues associated with a dynamic view of child poverty; cross-national comparisons of child poverty rates and trends; cross-national comparisons of children’s movements into and out of poverty; country-specific studies of child poverty dynamics; and the policy implications of taking a dynamic perspective. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 312 | Thematic area: Industrialized Countries | Tags: child poverty, economic planning, economic policy, industrialized countries, poverty | Publisher: CUP / IRC × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION John Micklewright; Bruce Bradbury; Stephen P. Jenkins 2001 The Dynamics of Child Poverty in Industrialised Countries. , pp. 312.
Innocenti Working Papers How Effective is the British Government's Attempt to Reduce Child Poverty? AUTHOR(S) Holly Sutherland; David Piachaud Published: 2000 Innocenti Working Papers The Labour Government elected in 1997 in Britain made the reduction of child poverty one of its central objectives. This paper describes the specific initiatives involved in Labour’s approach and weighs them up in terms of their potential impact. After setting out the extent of the problem of child poverty, the causes are discussed and Britain's problem is set in international perspective. The impact on child poverty of policies designed to raise incomes directly is analysed using micro-simulation modelling. A major emphasis of the policy was the promotion of paid work, and the potential for poverty reduction of increasing the employment of parents is explored. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 48 | Thematic area: Industrialized Countries | Tags: child poverty, economic planning, economic policy, poverty reduction × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Holly Sutherland; David Piachaud 2000 How Effective is the British Government's Attempt to Reduce Child Poverty?. , pp. 48.
Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series Two Errors of Targeting AUTHOR(S) Giovanni Andrea Cornia; Frances Stewart Published: 1993 Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series This paper is the product of the authors’ detailed study of food intervention programmes in nine countries. It identifies the imperfections common to all such schemes, finding that most can be brought under two headings - the ‘two errors’ of the title. These mistakes involve excess coverage - food aid is misdirected and reaches a non-priority population - and are characterised by a failure in the prime objective of the intervention. Having made the diagnosis, the authors go on to discuss possible remedies, highlighting areas in which improvements might be made to the structure of food initiatives. It is hoped that this document will be of value to all those working to ensure that food aid gets to the people who need it most. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 56 | Thematic area: Economic Development | Tags: economic aid, economic planning, food supply | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Giovanni Andrea Cornia; Frances Stewart 1993 Two Errors of Targeting. , pp. 56.
Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series The Distributive Impact of Fiscal and Labour Market Policies: Chile's 1990-1991 Reforms AUTHOR(S) Mariana Schkolnik Published: 1992 Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 52 | Thematic area: Economic Development | Tags: development planning, economic planning | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Mariana Schkolnik 1992 The Distributive Impact of Fiscal and Labour Market Policies: Chile's 1990-1991 Reforms. , pp. 52.